Wayang Theater’s Young Puppeteers
Sanggar Taruna Krida Rasa teaches Malang’s children and teenagers the art of puppeteering. The studio hopes to preserve wayang theater.
Tempo
June 11, 2019
RAMZA Atmaja held the Gatot Kaca wayang (shadow puppet) as he sat on the floor with his legs crossed. Ramza and over a dozen of his friends are learning how to become a dalang (puppeteer) at the Sanggar Taruna Krida Rasa puppeteering school, known simply as Sanggar Takir (Takir Studio), in Lesanpuro village, Malang City, East Java. “I like it and want to learn,” said the 16-year-old boy on Friday, May 17. “And to preserve tradit
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