FREE Wayang Kulit Puppetry Workshop/Performance at National Gallery of Australia! (ACT)

The National Gallery of Australia is organising a workshop and performance of Wayang Kulit Puppetry in July. They are hoping there will be some interest from local and interstate artists!  Given they have a really big Indonesian Contemporary Worlds exhibition coming up early next year, which will also feature shadow puppet works, with an associated artist in residence program (they believe), we hope this may build into something bigger for the puppetry community here next year.

National Gallery of Australia
Indonesian shadow puppet workshop (ages 18+)
A unique opportunity to learn from Javanese master puppeteer, Dr Joko Susilo, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia. Dr Susilo is bilingual Indonesian and English.
Free, registration only, places limited

Tuesday 31 July
10.30am – 12 noon, repeated 1.30 – 3.00pm

Booking link for 10.30am

Booking link for 1.30pm

Performances by the artist with Gamalan Orchestra will also be presented the weekend prior as follows:

National Gallery of Australia
Wayang Kulit : shadow puppet drama of Java, Indonesia
A live performance of Wayang Kulit with Dr. Joko Susilo (dhalang – puppet master) and Ngesti Budoyo Gamelan Ensemble directed by Soegito Hardjodikoro. Presented with the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia.  Free, registration required
Sunday 29 July 12.30 – 2.00pm   and repeated 3.00 – 4.30pm

Booking link for 12.30pm

Booking link for 2.00pm