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There are four different types of performances in shadow play: the actors using their bodies as shadows, puppets where the actors hold them as shadows in the daytime, spatial viewing, and viewing the shadows from both sides of the screen.

China

Shadow play in China is called piyingxi. There are two distinct styles of shadow play: Luanzhou (North China) and Sichuan (South China). Within Sichuan, there are two styles: Chuanbei piyingxi (Northern Sichuan) and Chengdu piyingxi. Cities that are included in the Northern Sichuan are Bazhong, Nanchong, and Guangyuan.

Indonesia

Shadow puppet theatre is called wayang in Indonesia, wherein a dramatic story is told through shadows thrown by puppets and sometimes combined with human characters. Wayang is an ancient form of storytelling that renowned for its elaborate puppets and complex musical styles. The earliest evidence is from the late 1st millennium CE, in medieval-era texts and archeological sites. Around 860 CE an Old Javanese charter issued by Maharaja Sri Lokapala mentions three sorts of performers: atapukan, aringgit, and abanol. Ringgit is described in an 11th-century Javanese poem as a leather shadow figure. Unlike India's shadow plays that incorporated little to no musical performance, Indonesia wayang includes an assemble of gamelan music.

Malaysia

There are four types of shadow theaters in Malaysia: wayang kulit Jawa, wayang kulit Gedek, wayang kulit Melayu, and wayang kulit Siam. Wayang kulit Jawa and wayang kulit Melayu can be traced back to Javanese Shadows while wayang kulit Gedek and wayang kulit Siam are be trace back to Southern Thailand's shadow theaters.

Thailand

nang talung shadow play usually occur at domestic rituals and ceremonies or at commercial and temple fairs but they are starting to occur on Thai television

There are specific types of performances in Thailand that are political than theatrical like which are called nang kaanmuang.

There are different kind of performers in Thailand's shadow play. Nang samai performers are more modern in terms of music and dialogue while Nang booraan performers are more traditional.

Shadow theatre in Thailand is called nang yai (which used large and steady figures); in the south there is a tradition called nang talung (which uses small, movable figures). Nang yai puppets are normally made of cowhide and rattan. Also, they are carried by people in front of the screen compared to behind it.