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Can We Stop Killing Each Other? season: Shadow puppets of South Asia
January 2026
In conversation with curators at the South Asia Collection
By exploring homicide as spectacle, performance and game, Eyewitness (until 15 February 2026) asks why we choose to watch violence on the stage and screen. Why do dramatic traditions from around the world include killing in their plots? And why has this brutal theme proven to be an enduring source of entertainment for so many different cultures for so long?
Multiple works are on display from the South Asia Collection in Norwich. We spoke to curators Mansi S Rao and Hannah Bentley, about the traditions and craftsmanship of the shadow puppets of South Asia.
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Interview, filming and editing: Kate Wolstenholme