This book deals with and honors the musical tradition of Shadow Theater. However, apart from its obvious significance, it also has another aspect: it contributes to the effort of reversing a perception that for a long time - since the establishment of the state - underestimated this tradition.

The music that the Shadow Theater tradition has bequeathed to us, when examined from the perspective of the artist, provides a material of multiple meanings, both for simple presentation and for its exploitation. The cultivation of a new approach by musicians is characterized by an interest in the artistic value of this music, without commitments to graphic, folkloric, or museum-like types. Shadow Theater performances are timeless works of art that remain admirable and relevant. They also take on the role they had back then: to cause concern and disturb the waters.