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 ...

These Javanese Wayang Kulit puppets are relatively new to the city ... afternoon that will be a whimsical look into the world of Indonesian shadow puppetry. Wayang Kulit performances are ...

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Indonesian government has officially designated April 19 as National Keris Day to raise public awareness of the importance of preserving the keris, a ...

This photo taken with a mobile phone shows people visiting Wayang Museum in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 12, 2025. Wayang, a unique theatrical form honored as Indonesia's cultural crown jewel ...

The two-day cultural festival with South-East Asian flavour held in Kuala Lumpur recently was part of the unique promotional ...