One of my favourite Muzium Negara exhibits as a child was the flat-as-pancakes wayang kulit puppets depicting dramatic ...

and the flat leather shadow puppet (wayang kulit) projected in front of a screen lit from behind. Both types are characterized by costumes, facial features and articulated body parts. There's also a ...

This is the third part and is dedicated to shadow puppets performance. This part contains the following 12 VCD: - Wayang Kulit Cirebon Laras, 2 discs - Wayang Kulit Cirebon Laras Pelog, 2 discs ...

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.

They skillfully play a range of traditional instruments; serunai, geduk and gedombak, all set against a backdrop of wayang kulit puppets representing diverse characters on the screen. On the other ...

Female characters are often sidekicks or supporting ... recognised Illya’s vision and supported her idea of creating an all-female wayang kulit troupe. “Pak Dain and Kak Timah were incredibly ...