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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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These series of audio-visual learning materials (Materi ajar pandang-dengar) on Wayang puppet theatre were produced by SENA WANGI (Indonesian National Wayang Secretariat) and PEPADI (Indonesian ...

Renowned for its elaborate puppets and complex musical styles, this ancient form of storytelling originated on the Indonesian island of Java. For ten centuries wayang flourished at the royal courts of ...