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 ...

A funky green Wak Jamal brings the comedy, while the mystical Bapa Jin Gedung Gemita serves as your genie-like companion. Dewa Betara Guru rules over three worlds, Maharaja Rawana plays the villain, ...

For years, Buffalo’s own Nusantara Arts has been curating exceptional Indonesian shadow puppet and Javanese dance performances, set to traditional gamelan music. Leave your traditional idea of what a ...

One of my favourite Muzium Negara exhibits as a child was the flat-as-pancakes wayang kulit puppets depicting dramatic characters. Watching the puppeteer bring each of them to life, flying across a ...

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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 ...

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 ...

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian college lecturer Ahnaf Hakimi Ahmad hopes to save the ancient tradition of shadow puppetry using 3D-printed figures controlled by robotics instead of people. “Wayang kulit”, a ...

This one-night-only performance allows New York City audiences the rare opportunity to experience a traditional Javanese shadow-puppet play, featuring one of the most exciting and renowned artists ...