The aim why this research is conducted is to understand the essence of Rejang Lilit Performing Arts in Mundeh Traditional Village, Tabanan, Bali in global era. This research is done because there is an imbalance between assumption and reality in the field. Generally, developed and modern community...

In the early, high and late colonial periods, i.e., beginning in the early 17th century, most writings on the Southeast Asian performing arts were by foreign scholars, were court-centric, and aimed at objective accounts of syntax, theory and instruments. In the post-colonial, post-Vietnam war...

Srimpi and bedhaya, danced by women at the Javanese court, developed into court rituals from the end of the 16th century. The choreography of these dances expresses ideas like the peace and order of the cosmos, the unity of good and evil or of God and man. These dances were first made available to...

The Orang Sakai of Mainland Riau, on the east coast of Sumatra, have an elaborate performing art genre through which they physicalise the unseen spirit-dimension in a shamanic ritual called dikei. Their shamanic ritual utilises songs, dance as well as comedy. This article elaborates on how songs...

This article discusses the relationship between the state and the performing arts in the transmission of political messages. During the New Order period in Indonesia, the traditional shadow puppet theater genre known as wayang played a significant role as a medium of communication between the...

Regeneration of Sriwedariwayang orang/wong (literally, human puppet) art-observers is a complicated issue encountered by the Solo city art group. Wayang orang has long been becoming one of Surakarta's performing art icons and its continuity is a shared concern. The regeneration is influenced by...

European film festivals today are not only exhibitors but also film producers and distributors. Festivals perform these roles by providing funding for films created by Third World filmmakers through separate bodies set up for such a purpose. Such funding programs often come with strings attached....

This issue is devoted to the role of magic in Indonesian cultures. Contents include poetry on the subject and articles on different aspects: shamanic healing strategies among the Benuaq Dyaks in East Kalimantan, Borneo, personal approaches to magic worlds, legends featured in Balinese dance ...

This article examines wayang potehi, a cloth glove puppet theatre of southern Fujian origin performed on Java. It outlines the genre's emergence in Fujian, its arrival in the archipelago, and historical and contemporary practice. This article seeks to respect potehi's Hokkien roots, Indonesian...

Performing arts used as a method of spreading health information dates back to the origins of storytelling. However, interventions in developing, non-Western countries typically utilize Western entertainment forms. This qualitative investigation assesses responses to an intervention designed around ...