Wayang performance during Hungry Ghost Festival celebration at Queen Street, 1974
- Arts
- Heritage and Culture
- 1974
This photograph shows a Chinese wayang or opera performance on a makeshift stage in 1974. An actor is taking centrestage while three other performers are seated on stage facing the altar with their back to the crowd. Title devised by Library staff.
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All rights reserved. National Library Board Singapore, 2020
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