SINGAPORE — The traditional art of wayang kulit, or puppet shadow play, will take centre stage at tomorrow’s annual Aliwal Arts Night Crawl. This year’s Rasa Wayang edition, however, will feature a ...

Young apprentice: In Javanese, the word wayang means, “shadow” and kulit, “leather.” Before a piece of “leather” is turned into a puppet of gemlike beauty it is first carved and then painted, often by ...

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Unlike the characters in wayang kulit, LSD patients do not need to have their stories confined to the shadows. (Fusion Wayang Kulit pic) Patients who suffer from lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs) face ...

Preserving tradition: Sapari making wayang kulit purwo puppets, which are heavily influenced by Javanese culture, at his shop at the Johor Craft Complex in Johor Baru. — THOMAS YONG/The Star JOHOR ...

"The Tale of Dewa Ruci" is a Javanese story based on the epic Mahabharata. It tells the story of Bima — one of the Pandawa brothers — in his quest for sacred knowledge. This mystical journey brings ...

Wayang kulit expert Che Mohd Nasir Yusoff, better known as Pak Nasir, says the stories of shadow puppetry mirror the many shades of human behaviour. (Bernama pic) Beyond the silhouettes of puppets ...

When you think of wayang kulit (shadow puppet performance), you probably imagine a shadow puppet performance telling traditional stories, like tales from the Ramayana and Mahabharata. But in Malaysia, ...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 (Bernama) -- Concerns over the declining popularity of wayang kulit (a traditional form of shadow puppetry) have driven three artistes to take an innovative approach to ensure ...

The Wayang Kulit Shadow Puppets are an important cultural tradition in Indonesia, and have been a part of community life for many generations. The puppets are often used to depict ancient epic poems ...

This one-night-only performance allows New York City audiences the rare opportunity to experience a traditional Javanese shadow-puppet play, featuring one of the most exciting and renowned artists ...