Visitors viewing some of the wayang kulit pieces crafted by the team at Fusion Wayang Kulit gallery in GMBB in Kuala Lumpur. CONCERNS over the declining popularity of wayang kulit, Malaysia’s ...

Mesmerising: Pak Cu taking his audience on a journey of rich storytelling. One of my favourite Muzium Negara exhibits as a child was the flat-as-pancakes wayang kulit puppets depicting dramatic ...

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: Beyond the silhouettes of puppets gliding across a white screen – and the easy banter that draws laughter – the art of wayang kulit carries deeper lessons about human nature. Wayang ...

THE timeless shadows of Wayang Kulit are about to flicker with a new kind of fire. For the first time ever, Wayang Women, the world’s first multinational all-female Wayang Kulit troupe, will bring ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Young apprentice: In Javanese, the word wayang means, “shadow” and kulit, “leather.” Before a piece of “leather” is turned into a ...

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 ...

"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 ...

n international festival featuring wayang kulit (shadow puppets) dubbed "Karakulit 2017" is currently being held in Pécs, an ancient city in southern Hungary, until May 10. The event was initiated by ...

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 ...