CONCERNS over the declining popularity of wayang kulit, Malaysia’s traditional shadow puppetry, have spurred three artists to innovate, ensuring the heritage art remains relevant, especially ...

Most wayang kulit performances are in the Kelantanese dialect, or Kecek Kelate, although there is also wayang kulit from other states, such as Johor, Kedah and Perlis.

Musical overture begins 30 minutes before show time. A special one-hour Javanese wayang kulit for families and children.. Wayang kulit is the shadow-puppet theater of Indonesia.Wayang means "theater" ...

Wayang kulit has not always had such a positive reception in Kelantan. In 1990, the Islamist Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, or PAS, was elected to the state government and outlawed wayang kulit, ...

Across the region, Indonesia’s Wayang Kulit Purwa often explores Javanese Hindu epics, while Thailand’s Nang Talung and Nang Yai emphasise intricate puppet designs and Buddhist narratives.

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 ...

Made Lolen has dedicated himself to the ‘wayang kulit’ ever since seeing his first show in 1988. Now he is ensuring this enigmatic form of entertainment is passed down to those as captivated ...

Protests against the perceived assault on wayang kulit (traditional shadow puppetry) are the manifestation of continuing fear about the dissemination of ideologies promoting global Islam.

Fusion Wayang Kulit's first attempt at introducing modern characters for wayang kulit began by creating characters from the ‘Star Wars’ franchise, including Darth Vader, Skywalker, Princess ...

The wayang kulit collection at the Simon Fraser Univeristy Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology was commissioned and created between 1870 and 1920. The donor inherited the collection, and brought it to ...

UNESCO designated three variations of wayang theater, including the flat leather shadow puppet wayang kulit, as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity from Indonesia in 2003.