Difficulties in obtaining performance permits and a lack of successors continue to pose major challenges for Kelantan’s ...

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 ...

Presented by The Japan Foundation, Kuala Lumpur (JFKL) in collaboration with The Godown Arts Centre, the exhibition features ...

SHAH ALAM — For centuries, the flickering shadows of Wayang Kulit have been cast largely by men. But on May 17, 2026, the National Art Gallery will host a transformative event that brings the feminine ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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"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 ...

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 ...