In the winter of 2015, CTW partnered with the Chicago Field Museum to film a traditional shadow theater production using some of the antique shadow figures from the Pauline Benton Collection.
Working closely with the Field’s creative staff, we produced a 10 minute episode based on one of Monkey King’s adventures from “Journey to the West” Shot from both sides of the shadow screen, the video display will remain in the Field’s new Cyrus Tang China Hall for the next 50 years.
