Javanese Shadow Theatre: “Ontran-Ontran Alas Kaniyaka (Chaos at the Forest of Kaniyaka)”
The Bates Gamelan Ensemble performs a Javanese shadow puppetry show based on Mahabarata, one of the sacred Hindu epics from India, with Artist – in – Residence, Darsono Hadiraharjo (puppeteer).
The Bates Gamelan Ensemble (Performing Musical Arts of Indonesia S25) collaborates with a Javanese dalang (puppeteer) to bring a Javanese wayang kulit (shadow theatre) to Lewiston! The Lakon (main story) will be based on one of the episodes from Mahabarata, one of the Hindu epics from India, about a dispute over the reign of the Astina Kingdom between the Pandawa family and Kurawa family.
Mick Burden
Kay Cochran
Jackson Donahue
Maddy Ewell
Ben Hoffinger
Amelia Ingersoll
Imogen Mickelwhite
Will Schinabeck
Piper Strunk
Jackson Williams
Puppeteer: Darsono Hadiraharjo
Director: Maho A Ishiguro
Guest Musicians: Anne Stebinger (Kusumo Laras, NYC); Phil Acimovic (Smith College)