Renowned shadow drama master Purbo Asmoro (of the Indonesian Institute of the Arts in Surakarta) and members of his troupe will lead a hands-on workshop in the craft of Javanese shadow puppet making. Often lauded as the pinnacle of aesthetic achievement in Indonesia, wayang is one of the world’s great classical theatrical forms. This workshop is part of a series of programs around Purbo Asmoro’s residency whose culminating event is a performance on Saturday, March 10 at 8 pm in the Michigan Union Ballroom. For more information about these programs, please visit ii.umich.edu/cseas or contact Susan Walton at swalton@umich.edu. 

Other programs included in this Javanese Theater and Gamelan Residency include:

This project is sponsored by the UM Center for World Performance Studies Artist Resident Program, North Quad, Residential College, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, UMMA and Arts at Michigan. The gamelan is owned by the UM Stearns Collection.