Silence hangs in the air as curtains rise and lights slowly fade to illuminate a screen at the back. An eager audience leans forward as a series of shadows appear, gliding gracefully to the flowing ...

There are tensions between those who wish to preserve the nature of shadow play and those who want to see it evolve. Shadow puppets are accompanied by dancing at Chris Myer's Fire in the Head ...

I’ve been trying for some time to find an appropriate metaphor to capture the shallowness of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s political narrative. I’ve settled on the image of him as an ancient puppet master ...

Virtual reality devices have taken gaming and entertainment communities by storm in recent years, but the phenomenon isn’t entirely new. Massimo Riva, professor of Italian studies and affiliated ...