conservative Wahhabist religious preacher, Khalid Basalamah has sparked controversy after a statement he made a couple of years ago recently went viral. He made the remarks during a ...

Wayang kulit dikenal luas sebagai seni tradisional yang telah mengakar dalam kehidupan masyarakat Indonesia. Pertunjukan ini ...

This photo taken with a mobile phone shows people visiting Wayang Museum in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 12, 2025. Wayang, a unique theatrical form honored as Indonesia's cultural crown jewel, consists ...

According to Khalid Basalamah, it “should be destroyed”. But for Indonesians, this type of performance is not only a form of entertainment, it is also a way of sharing folk wisdom. In recent decades, ...

Sportswear giant Adidas has apologised for insinuating that wayang kulit, or shadow puppetry, originated in Malaysia, following a torrent of angry comments from Indonesians. The brand’s faux pas, ...

A special one-hour Javanese wayang kulit for families and children. Wayang kulit is the shadow-puppet theater of Indonesia. Wayang means "theater" and kulit means "skin," which refers to the leather ...

The traditional wayang kulit is a famous shadow puppet play in Indonesia. lekhikaa blogs about a project to make the wayang accessible to foreigners. Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest ...

For its final installment of the 2019 Spring Puppet Forum Series, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will host Wayang Puppet Theater of Indonesia: Collective ...

THE Kulit Wayang Official Movie Launch, Trailer Premiere and Press Conference was held at the Kulit Wayang Cultural Festival @ KL Base in Sungai Besi recently. The two-day festival was part of the ...

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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 ...