Event time:
Tuesday, November 6, 2018 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Location:
Yale University Art Gallery (YUAG)
1111 Chapel Street
New Haven, CT
06510
Event description:
Join shadow puppeteer Ki Suharno and gamelan musicians from the royal court of Yogyakarta (Indonesia) for a special wayang kulit performance of this canonical play drawn from the Javanese version of the Mahabharata and first inscribed in a poetic version titled Arjunawiwāha by the East Javanese court poet Mpu Kanwa around 1030 CE. This performance will feature shadow puppets from the Dr. Walter Angst and Sir Henry Angest Collection of Indonesian Puppets at Yale University Art Gallery, and instruments of the Yale Gamelan.
Performance in conjunction with the visit of Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, Sultan of Yogyakarta.
SPACE IS LIMITED - doors open at 6:30 PM
Ki Suharno Ssn. (puppeteer) and gamelan musicians from the royal court of Yogyakarta
Contact:
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