Come and join Moon Shadow Studio’s shadow puppetry and play masterclass! In this workshop, visual artist Youbi Lee and performer-writer Taka Takiguchi will share their collaborative development process, blending multidisciplinary artistic approaches to explore themes of time, memory, place, and language.
Focusing on the untold stories within ourselves, we will explore how to visualize, color, and mobilize these narratives to create truly original and engaging shadow puppetry.
No prior puppetry or performance experience is required. If you already have experience, this is a wonderful opportunity to tailor the workshop to your ongoing projects.
Workshop
Stories in the shade
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Photo: Courtesy of Banyule Council
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Photo: Lorris Nguan Wee Yong
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Photo: Kien Faye Lee
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Photo: Teo Swee An
Team
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Youbi Lee is a Korean-heritage, multidisciplinary artist based in Naarm/Melbourne. Her practice encompasses installation, performance, animation, puppetry, and facilitation. Drawing on her diverse skill set and experience, she has created large-scale collaborative arts projects with various communities, councils, and festivals. She works with established organisations like Lemony S Puppet Theatre, Threshold, and Polyglot as a puppeteer, concept designer, and art facilitator.
Youbi has participated in several competitive residency and development programs, including SITUATE Arts in Festival (2018), ArtPlay New Idea Lab (2020), and Lemony S Puppet Lab (2022). Her work has been recognized with nominations for Obang: Theatre for Baby at the Green Room Awards (2024) and Asian Grocery at the Melbourne Fringe Festival’s Best Live Art (2017). She also contributed to the visual design of Best Party Ever by Threshold, a project that won the Innovate Award by NBN (2024). She was also commissioned to create large-scale interactive shadow puppets by the City of Melbourne in 2022 as part of ‘Flash Forward’.
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Taka Takiguchi (滝口貴) is a Naarm/Melbourne-based independent artist and producer of Japanese (Hiroshima) heritage.His practice delves into personal stories, places, their historical contexts, and our presence within them today. He explores relational phenomena—between memory, time, and language—bringing them to life through poetry, scriptwriting, and movement-based techniques including the Suzuki Method, Butoh, and shamanic/trance dance.
The recent projects include: "Lost in Place" - Performer at Mona Foma (2022) & Mona Museum (2023) | "Obang – Theatre for babies" - Producer & Performer at Sydney Opera House (2024), Bunjil Place (2023) & Bowery Theatre (2023) | "Humans in between" - Director & Performer at Pavilion Melbourne (2023), “Apologia” - Performer at Malthouse (2024) | "Kiki and Zuki" - Co-creator at Banyule Council
Audience Feedback
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“I deeply connected with this story as an immigrant from Ireland. It’s a fantastic show that resonates with both parents and kids alike.”
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“My kids absolutely loved the shapes of Kiki and Zuki! A few weeks later, they even drew them from memory, which truly amazed me. I was surprised by how much shadow puppetry sparked their creativity— Thank you!”
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“As an immigrant myself, I couldn’t hold back my tears, even though I wasn’t sure why I was crying. It was a really touching work, and I recommend to all migrant parents too (not only for kids)”
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“Our kids (6, 9, and 12 years old) each enjoyed the show and post-show activity in their own unique way. It was wonderful to see how it engaged them differently! I highly recommend it for families with kids of various ages.”
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“My kids had never seen an overhead projector before or knew how to use one. It was amazing to watch the artists bring it to life right in front of us, allowing us to experience shadow puppetry in a whole new way!”
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“These shadow puppet with multi cultural storyline are a gift”
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"I attended with my 5 year old son. I was extremely moved by my son’s engagement with the workshop and his understanding of the storyline. Watching the children create their own puppets and performance was a credit to the hosts."
Parent - April 2025
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Excellent event for children with a very subtle but important message about the migrant experience.
Parent - April 2025
