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A new generation of Indonesian theatre activists is staging performances based on the everyday experiences of local communities
Andy SW and M...
Saturday, 24 July 2010
Wayang Golek is proclaimed a masterpiece, but what is its future?
Sarah Anaïs Andrieu
The puppeteer Dadan Sunand...
Sunday, 06 September 2009
The peacock is no more
Barbara Hatley
Rendra (wearing white T-shirt) and other members of Bengkel Th...
Saturday, 15 August 2009
Photo-essay: Yogya’s community protests against the Pornography Bill
FG Pandhuagie
On 22 October 2008 Yogyakarta for Diversity (YuK! o...
Saturday, 13 December 2008
A law on pornography still divides the community
Helen Pausacker
Silenced but still communicating
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Tuesday, 09 December 2008
Evolving performances at Hari Raya celebrations are a window into deeper
cultural change
Paul Mason
A Mi...
Friday, 03 October 2008
The arts scene has changed radically since 1998, but some of the old uncertainties remain
Jennifer Lindsay
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Sunday, 07 September 2008
A community takes a fresh look at water
Alexandra Crosby
Kalitaman school kids made costumes out of household rubbish for an op...
Sunday, 02 December 2007
Post-earthquake, Klaten villagers receive laughing therapy through wayang.
Kathryn Emerson
Cleansing ceremonies take place in Klaten, Central J...
Monday, 01 January 2007
The ‘Gang’ approach to cross-cultural collaboration.
Alexandra Crosby
In early 2005, a small group of Sydney-based artists got together to ...
Monday, 03 July 2006
Australia: an alternative West in Asia?
Suzan Piper
Rendra in Australia
Susan Piper
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Monday, 03 April 2006
Workers with soul take their message to the kampung
Bob Muntz and Helen Pausacker
Teater Abu (Diverse Workers’ Theatre) was one of many worker...
Monday, 03 April 2006
Women and marginalised groups seize new opportunities in the arts
Barbara Hatley
During the ‘bad old days’ of Suharto’s New Order regime, ...
Friday, 01 July 2005
Local theatre in Makassar reveals a backlash against Java-centrism
Lauren Bain
It’s a balmy night and the amphitheatre is crowded. The space i...
Friday, 01 July 2005
An innovative shadow puppet show combats post-traumatic stress disorder in Bali
Rucina Ballinger
Following the fatal bomb blast in Kuta in Octob...
Tuesday, 01 April 2003
Two directors resided in an intercultural realm
Ian Brown
Teguh Karya and Suyatna Anirun were each inspired by traditional and popular forms of ...
Tuesday, 01 October 2002
A sampling of performances in Java
Julie Janson
My travels in Java coincided with the writing of my own new play The crocodile hotel, about a te...
Monday, 01 July 2002
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