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AZ's Blog | Indonesia Photograher / Editorial  / LIVING HISTORY, Wayang Orang Bharata is keeping alive a traditional art form

LIVING HISTORY, Wayang Orang Bharata is keeping alive a traditional art form

Wayang orang is a traditional javanese theater often compared to western-style opera and performed to a gamelan ensemble. Established more than 40 years ago, the Wayang Orang Bharata is now the last surviving professional wayang orang troupe in Jakarta. It stages performances once a week, on Saturdays in a playhouse in Senen, Jakarta.

In an unusual arrangement, executives and socialites have performed on stage with the troupe, such as Indika Energy President Commissioner Wiwoho Basuki Tjokronegoro. โ€œBecoming a wayang orang artist is not a matter of income. We do it solely because of a profound love for wayang orangโ€”we want to keep alive Wayang Orang Bharata and this traditional art form,โ€ says Marsam Mulyo Atmojo, head of the Wayang Orang Bharata association.

Photo Story By Ahmad Zamroni

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2 Comments
  • roni

    Thanks matey….

    October 6, 2014 at 8:59 pm
  • paul burow

    thanx Roni…love ur work…

    September 22, 2014 at 3:29 pm

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