Muhammad Dain, 73, a 13th-generation Tok Dalang (puppet master) of traditional Kelantanese Malay wayang kulit, said shifting audience interests motivated them to innovate while preserving the art form ...

Once a famed shadow puppet master, Ramlee now lives as a recluse but the arrival of a young woman awakens old demons that refuse to stay hidden. Students must wear Jalur Gemilang badge on uniforms ...

Fusion Wayang Kulit is showcasing a series of contemporary shadow puppets alongside nearly 100 traditional puppets from Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand, and Indonesia at the exhibition.

TODAY speaks to Pak Daim, a master puppeteer in the field of wayang kulit or shadow puppetry. In an effort to re-introduce this dying art to the masses, he teams up with visual artist Tintoy Chuo ...

Fusion Wayang Kulit’s groundbreaking Peperangan Bintang, a Star Wars-inspired, series has become a live staple at culture-based events and arts workshops, while its shadow puppets have been ...

Take a walk along the ground floor of The Gardens Mall in Kuala Lumpur, and you may notice wayang kulit in the window display of Hermès’ renovated and expanded store. The scenes depicted in the ...

When you think of wayang kulit (shadow puppet performance), you probably imagine a shadow puppet performance telling traditional stories, like tales from the Ramayana and Mahabharata. But in Malaysia, ...

Wayang Kulit, an Indonesian form of shadow puppetry, holds the audience’s attention with riveting storylines executed masterfully by the dhalang, or puppeteer. The puppets are made of buffalo hide and ...