There were many highlights during Asia Week in New York — a sublime polychromed wood Lokeshvara from Tibet at John Eskenazi, a rare Sogdian cup at James Lally, a Jakachu painting at JADA, among others ...

Mr Sumarsam, a leading dalang in the Theatre of Shadows in Java today, gives us an idea of just how complicated it is to pull off a smooth shadow-puppet performance: "You need to control the ...

Mr Sumarsam, a leading dalang in the Theatre of Shadows in Java today, gives us an idea of just how complicated it is to pull off a smooth shadow-puppet performance: "You need to control the ...

So, with this animatronic shadow puppet show, it will be a new phenomenon for these youths,” he said at a performance at a mall in Penang island. Wayang usually depicts epic Hindu tales such as ...

What are some of the distinctive features of a performance that differentiate it from other forms of puppetry? Javanese shadow puppetry involves distinctive puppets that are art works in themselves.