Wayang Kulit, a traditional form of shadow puppetry, holds a significant cultural heritage across Southeast Asia, particularly in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Cambodia. This art form not ...

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 ...

Petaling Jaya native Illya Sumanto’s passion for Wayang Kulit goes beyond performances. As a performing arts teacher in Chiang Mai, Thailand, she uses the art form as a tool to connect with ...

A CHINESE Tok Dalang (master puppeteer) in Kelantan is glad that his grandson has shown a talent for wayang kulit, Sinar ...

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.

Recent incidents have shown how the Malays seem to have lost their open-mindedness, and have become fearful at the slightest, ...

On Saturday, Asia Society welcomed puppet master Ki Midiyanto and the Gamelan Kusuma Laras orchestra for an entertaining evening of traditional Javanese shadow puppetry. The unique theater form is a ...

“Wayang kulit”, a theatrical art form once popular across Southeast Asia, particularly in Malaysia and Indonesia, is traditionally performed with figurines crafted from buffalo skin, whose ...

Wayang klitik or golèk - made from wood and three-dimensional Wayang kulit - made from leather and two-dimensional Typically, the good characters first enter the stage from the right whilst the ...

Throughout his practice, he combines diverse source material such as wayang kulit (shadow puppets), Western pop culture, and socio-political issues in paintings and installations. Born on June 12, ...