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 ...

A puppeteer performs Wayang kulit at Yogyakarta Palace complex in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 9, 2025. JAKARTA, April 13 (Xinhua) -- For centuries, the emerald ...

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 ...

Wayang puppets are a traditional form of theater in parts of Indonesia, which was ruled by the Netherlands until 1949. His surrealist work is followed in the rolling display by a piece featuring the ...

In modern daily Javanese and Indonesian vocabulary, wayang can refer to the puppet itself or the whole puppet theatre performance. While kulit means skin or leather, the material from which the fi ...

What: Shadow Puppets of Java – Indonesian Wayang Kulit, Dance, and “Gamelan” music shows All questions related to performance accessibility or inquiries related to special needs for our ...

The wayang kulit shadow puppets of Indonesia are such an important cultural and artistic legacy that UNESCO designated the tradition as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

Puppetry is more than just a performance—it’s a timeless art form, deeply rooted in culture, tradition, and storytelling.

A traditional form of puppet theatre, wayang has its roots in the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali, although it has since spread across the nation’s other islands. Puppets are held up in ...

Heri Dono is a contemporary Indonesian artist known for his inventive mélange of traditional folk art with contemporary imagery. Throughout his practice, he combines diverse source material such as ...