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Remedy Shows Up, Malady Gives Up (Indonesian shadow puppet performance, with With English Translatio
Date:
Tuesday, 28 Sep 2021
Time:
9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Location:
Live-streaming link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdJ3b-mlZUs
Department:
Asian Studies Center
Event Details:

 

Don't miss a special wayang kulit (shadow puppet) premiere performance from Java! Ki Purbo Asmoro will be performing Tamba Teka Lara Lunga (Remedy Shows Up Malady Gives Up). This new wayang story is inspired by a 1920 text designed to educate the public about pandemic influenza. Tune in and see how Ki Purbo Asmoro weaves the content and perspective from a dhalang (puppet master) during the pandemic 100 years ago with his own thoughts on the current COVID-19 pandemic.

English translation by Kitsie Emerson

Co-Sponsored by the Asian Studies Center, University of Michigan Center for Southeast Asian Studies, American Institute for Indonesian Studies,