With its UNESCO designation as a “Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity” in 2003, wayang puppet theater is without a doubt one of the most celebrated icons of Indonesian culture.
An all-female troupe is reshaping wayang kulit, reviving and reinventing South-East Asia's shadow puppetry traditions and ...
A special one-hour Javanese wayang kulit for families and children. Wayang kulit is the shadow-puppet theater of Indonesia. Wayang means "theater" and kulit means "skin," which refers to the leather ...
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In the island of Java in Indonesia, Wayang Kulit or sometimes called Wayang Purwa (puppets made out of embossed leather) holds a significant importance in society. Wayang is performed during royal ...
For its final installment of the 2019 Spring Puppet Forum Series, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will host Wayang Puppet Theater of Indonesia: Collective ...
UNDER the night sky at Dataran Merdeka and from behind an illuminated sheet, a shadow puppet performance captivates the ...
In a pitch black auditorium in South Jakarta, about a hundred people – a mix of men and women in their 20s and older parents with children – are laughing at the antics of the puppets on stage. Wayang ...
Bullied for not being “masculine enough”, Bambang Priawan is feeling wretched. Priawan, a transgender man, rues his lot in life as part of a sexual minority in Indonesia, destined for prejudice by ...
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