In the north of the country, Wayang kulit Kelantan is being revitalized through contemporary storytelling and the long-overdue inclusion of women.

Dalang Ki Purbo Asmoro, one of Indonesia’s most celebrated wayang kulit puppeteers, is sitting cross-legged on a rattan mat between a flickering lamp and a wide sheet of linen. With both hands he ...

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 ...

Wayang klitik is one of them. Wayang klitik are similar to wayang kulit (shadow puppets) but instead of being made from leather, they are made from thin wood and are used the same way as shadow ...

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.

Some of the colourful characters that once drove the late Tok Dalang Abdullah Ibrahim’s (1937-2005) wayang kulit shows are back ... look at these artefacts and photos and feel like they were ...

A total of 144 artworks, including wayang kulit (shadow puppets) instruments, paintings, sculptures, and new media are now on display at the Bank Negara Malaysia Museum and Art Gallery’s (BNM MAG).

For the next couple of hours everyone is spellbound by one of Bali’s most enigmatic forms of entertainment: the wayang kulit, or shadow puppet show. For small village performances like this ...

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

At first glance, the textile art piece “Wayang Kulit” appears to be a striking example of traditional art. Each of its countless threads has been laid out with precision, and its vibrant hues ...