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.

Chinese puppet: The classical Chinese heroic story of “Sie Jin Kwie”, once performed by the widely renowned Teater Koma group, was again brought to life in the form of wayang tavip. ( Chinese puppet: ...

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“Wayang” means shadow or wooden puppet performance. The performance is usually accompanied by Javanese gamelan. There are many kinds of wayang not only in Java but also in several areas outside the ...

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 ...

On Sunday, April 23, Buffalo’s Nusantara Arts will treat us to a spectacular Sunday afternoon of Javanese shadow puppetry unlike anything that we could have possibly imagined. These Javanese Wayang ...

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 ...

The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry will present Sea Offerings, Wayang, and Me, a lecture-performance by UConn Puppet Arts Professor Dr. Matthew Cohen, with video by artist Ben Hagari, on ...

Join ASTC, the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia, and Rice University for an exhilarating sensory experience of color, movement, and sound when we present the first-ever Javanese shadow ...

Remember when Ed Sheeran got turned into a wayang kulit shadow puppet last year? Made by modern wayang kulit revivalists Fusion Wayang Kulit, it was commissioned by Warner Music Malaysia for a new ...