When Shadows Come Alive: Cambodia’s Sacred Sbek Thom

A white screen stands against the darkness. Music begins, firelight flickers behind it, and suddenly an enormous figure appears in shadow. It isn’t an actor, and it certainly isn’t an ordinary puppet. This is Sbek Thom, Cambodia’s ancient large shadow-puppet theatre, where intricately carved leather figures, dancers, musicians and storytellers bring sacred stories to life. By […]