Indonesian wayang. Hanuman's Jump

Scenes from the epic The Ramayana. I was the first to introduce the Indian epics in performance to the Israeli pblic.

Credits

• Puppets: Original, handmade wayang golek puppets from Sunda, West Java, Indonesia

• Director and teacher: Professor Kathy Foley

• Text: Kathy Foley.

• Music: played by the UCSC Gamelan Orchestra directed by Pak Undang Sumarna and recorded for the show.

• Puppeteer: Patricia O'Donovan

Above: Hanuman and his father the Wind God.

I learned wayang golek, the traditional rod puppet theater from Sunda in West Java, at UCSC ( University of California at Santa Cruz) under the direction of Professor Kathy Foley, Pak Undang Sumarna and Pak Nano S.

I performed two shows in Israel : "Hanuman's Jump" - some scenes from the Indian epic the Ramayana- which became part of the repertoire of the Train Theater of Jerusalem, and "Sanghyan Rancassan" -scenes from the Mahabharata- for adults, which became part of the repertoire of the Bamah Theater of Jerusalem.

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  Sita and Ravana ( Ramayana)

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  13c