Bringing Wonder Woman to Life with Malay Shadow Play
- Rigdon Rose
- Mar 15, 2016
- 1 min read
From Malaysia, FUSION WAYANG KULIT founded by Tintoy Chuo & Take Huat teamed up with Mr.Pak Dain of the 13th accredited Tok Dalang ("Master Puppeteer") of the Kelantan Traditional Malay Shadow Play ("Wayang Kulit Melayu Tradisional Kelantan", or "WKMTK") . Their objective is to revive this Malaysia traditional culture by merging it with fusion element & enhancing it with various multimedia components.
The group reimagines super heros Star Wars in the wayang kulit style. Wayang Kulit is the ancient Indonesian art of shadow play. Wayang Kulit is the very unique combination of ritual, lesson, and entertainment. Hand crafted shadow images are projected on a linen screen with a light. The Dalang, or shadow artist, manipulates the carved figures between the light and the screen to bring the shadows to life.
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