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In relief: A picture of performers presenting a wayang-style performance of Larry Reed. The audience sits on the other side of the screen. In relief: A picture of performers presenting a wayang-style ...

Slameto, one of the advisors for the show’s director, feels something is missing if they don't stick to its origins regarding language. “We only speak Indonesian when it comes to funny parts,” he says ...

Ki Dalang Manteb Sudarsono appears as Petruk with the Wayang Orang Sriwedari group at Surakarta City Hall (20/5). TEMPO/ Ahmad Rafiq The battle scene orchestrated by the Wayang Orang Sriwedari actors ...

STORRS — 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 artist Ben Hagari.

A human wayang play entitled "Sang Julandoro" by Satya Budaya Indonesia (SBI) at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta, Saturday (23/9). TEMPO/Dhemas Reviyanto "The production team was challenged with creating a ...

THE timeless shadows of Wayang Kulit are about to flicker with a new kind of fire. For the first time ever, Wayang Women, the world’s first multinational all-female Wayang Kulit troupe, will bring ...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — Traditional performance arts from across Malaysia will take centre stage in the ...

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Wayang Kulit, an Indonesian form of shadow puppetry, holds the audience’s attention with riveting storylines executed masterfully by the dhalang, or puppeteer. The puppets are made of buffalo hide and ...