Everyone seeks some form of entertainment. These days entertainment is easily available. At a touch of a screen we are bombarded by videos, music, songs, comedies, etc. and we can watch them our phones, television screens, etc. In days of old, entertainment comes in simpler forms. One of them is called Shadow Play, an ancient form of theatrical storytelling that is performed in many countries. Here in Malaysia it is called ‘Wayang Kulit.’
Wayang Kulit is an old traditional performance where a puppeteer (called Tok Dalang) uses flat cut-out puppets of various designs, made of leather or hyde; to tell a story. All these happens behind a piece of white cloth where the puppeteer tells stories using shadows (cast onto the said white cloth screen) with the help of a light source such as an oil lamp or a carbide lamp.