a place for artists who need a retreat to make new work, do research, collaboration, on puppetry fields in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
This eco-friendly house located on the hill, in the middle of terracotta artisan village, and surrounded by nature. The house has huge green open space with beautiful garden where you could do
yoga, meditation, or even stargazing in the night.
The house facilitated with:
4 eco-friendly private rooms, with fan
3 bathrooms,
2 open studio,
1 shared kitchen
1 shared dining room
books instead of Wifi
You could take weekly or monthly artists residency program with Papermoon Puppet Theatre in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Papermoon Residency House is located in the middle of a village of terracotta artisans, 5 minutes biking from our studio.
Living in community compound will allow artists to interact with locals, doing exchanges with fellow artists from different disciplines. Sharing session, work in progress performance, studio visit, learn from the masters, will be part of the residency program.
Please contact us for joining our Residency Program, and to stay at Papermoon Residency House.
A Puppet performance that will be fit for all ages, children and adults.
“Based on a story told by a 4-years old boy”
“About friendship between a little boy named Wehea, and beetles around him”
“about learning to appreciate the small things to then be able to appreciate next bigger things”
About life.
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Wehea is a little boy who lives in a big rain forest. Just like any other people who live there, Wehea has a special connection with nature. Even the smallest beings in the forest are his friends.
One day, Wehea sees a very special beetle. He then embarks on an adventure to meet the beetle; the ver special rhinoceros beetle who always searches for the lights and turns out to save his life.
“A Bucket of Beetles” is more than just a story of a beautiful friendship. It is a story about the connection between humans and nature. A story that leaves us questioning ourselves: are we taking care of our water, soil, and air enough?
This play is based on a story told by a 4-years old little boy.
All designs of the animal puppets in the play are taken from his drawings.
Every performances will be followed by a backstage tour.
Papermoon Puppet Theatre’s first cinematic puppet performance.
this performance also has the cinema version
Journey of “A Bucket of Beetles”
Puppet performance “A Bucket Of Beetles”, Chicago International Puppet Festival, USA ( January 2024)
Puppet performance “A Bucket Of Beetles”, Sydney Festival, Australia ( January 2024)
Puppet performance “A Bucket Of Beetles”, IFI Yogyakarta, ( June 9th-11th,2023)
Puppet performance “A Bucket Of Beetles”, Salihara Theater, Jakarta, Indonesia ( March 10th-12th, 2023)
Virtual Cinematic Puppet performance “A Bucket Of Beetles”, Centrum Sztuki Dziecka w Poznaniu , Poland ( Oct 22nd, 2021)
Virtual Cinematic Puppet performance “A Bucket of Beetles”, Think Arts Festival, India (Nov 16th – 21st, 2021 )
Virtual Cinematic Puppet performance “A Bucket Of Beetles”, Australia Arts Councill ( June 3rd , 2021)
Virtual Cinematic Puppet performance “A Bucket Of Beetles”, at ASSITEJ Online Festival ( March 24th, 2021 )
Virtual Cinematic Puppet performance “A Bucket Of Beetles”, at Kochi, Japan ( 27 Feb, 2021)
virtually performed under series of discussion about”Puppetry and Ecology” (October 25, 2020)
virtually performed at Theatre Department Hunter College, CUNY (October 1, 2020 )
August 1-2, 2020 : world premiere, virtually presented
Puppet performance “A Bucket Of Beetles”, at Wakabacho WHARF, Yokohama, Japan (28 February- 1 March 2020))
Audiences’ comments :
“speechless, it gave me goosebumps!” “magical performance for family” “here is to our continuous effort to collectively cultivate interspecies, intergenerational, and intergroup collaboration towards peace and climate justice” “the backstage tour was amazing!” “love all the details in the show” “never imagined a virtual performance could be this warm” “Glad i could watch this virtual production from East Indonesia” “Love this piece so much, i watched this in Chile!” “a little child story, to a masterpiece!”
Papermoon Puppet Theatre membuka kesempatan bagi seniman lintas disiplin untuk mengikuti serangkaian workshop eksperimental untuk membuat pementasan teater boneka, maupun teater objek dalam sebuah projek dengan tajuk ; PUPA “Puppet Lab”.
Seniman peserta dan kolaborator mereka akan menghadiri pertemuan wajib seminggu sekali, selama 1 bulan untuk mengembangkan projek mereka, berbagi temuan-temuan dan pertanyaan mengenai teater boneka, teknik memainkan, desain, mendiskusikan plot cerita, pengembangan karakter, dan juga menyusun narasi pertunjukan.
Di akhir sesi, seniman akan mempresentasikan temuan mereka selama mengikuti PUPA “Puppet Lab”
PUPA “Puppet Lab” #1 : childhood
Cara mendaftar :
Individual / kelompok
Setiap seniman sudah memiliki tim kerja masing-masing ( maksimal 5 orang )
CV
Proposal dan deskripsi karya
Sasaran penonton : ANAK-ANAK
Memiliki komitmen kuat untuk berproses selama 1 bulan, selama bulan Juli 2019
Bersedia dan bisa menghadiri pertemuan wajib pada tanggal 4 Juli, 11 Juli, 18 Juli and 26 Juli 2019
Memiliki komitmen untuk melakukan presentasi di akhir periode PUPA “Puppet Lab”#1
Tim fasilitator dari Papermoon Puppet Theatre untuk mendampingi proses selama 1 bulan
Makanan dan subsidi pengganti transport dalam kota untuk 4 pertemuan
Karya terpilih akan mendapat kesempatan untuk diproduksi oleh Papermoon Puppet Theatre setelah PUPA “Puppet Lab”#1
Tanggal Penting :
Tenggat akhir proposal : 8 Juni 2019
Pengumuman proposal terpilih : 15 Juni 2019
Pertemuan wajib (sehari penuh) : 4 Juli 2019, 11 Juli 2019, 18 Juli 2019, 26 Juli 2019
Presentasi karya tumbuh : 26 Juli 2019
NOTES :
PROGRAM INI GRATIS, Peserta TIDAK DIPUNGUT BIAYA
Partisipan bisa menjadwalkan pertemuan dengan fasilitator di luar kelas wajib.
(English version)
Papermoon Puppet Theatre hosts experimental workshop for artists developing interdisciplinary projects for puppet and object theater; PUPA “Puppet Lab”.
Participating artists and their collaborators meet weekly over a period of 1 month to develop projects, share puppetry elements and other design and technical ideas, discuss plot structure and character development, and work on narrative.
By the end of the process, there will be a “work in progress” presentation by each artist.
PUPA “Puppet Lab” #1 : childhood
How to apply :
Individual / group
Each artist already have a team ( max. 5 person)
CV
Proposal and description of your performance
Target audience : CHILDREN
Have a strong commitment for 1 month working process on July 2019
Could attend 4 primary meetings on 4 July, 11 July, 18 July and 26 July 2019
Have a commitment to do presentation by the end of PUPA “Puppet Lab”.
PUPA “Puppet Lab” will provide :
Facilitators from Papermoon Puppet Theatre to assist your process for 1 month
Foods, local transportation fee for 4 meetings.
Chosen works will get the opportunity to be produced by Papermoon Puppet Theatre after PUPA “Puppet Lab”
Important Dates :
Proposal deadline : 8 June 2019
Announcement of chosen proposal : 15 June 2019
Primary meetings (full day) : 4 July 2019, 11 July 2019, 18 July 2019, 26 July 2019
Work in Progress presentation : 26 July 2019
NOTES :
This program is FREE ADMISSION.
Participants could arrange more sessions with facilitators, beside the primary sessions.
“The piece is well crafted, incredibly nuanced and extremely bittersweet. Against an intricate and mobile set, the performers skillfully manipulate the puppets with precision and finesse, taking the audience through a sensitive journey that is not overtly sentimental.The moment of stillness also give us space to reflect on the certainty of time and the fragility of life.The piece is not about death. Instead, it is a hopeful poem reminding us that the ones we love will never leave us. Death ends a life, not a relationship.”
Caleb Lee,Researcher of Southeast Asian Theatre for Young Audience, Singapore.
ABOUT
PUNO (Letters To The Sky) is an original play by Papermoon Puppet Theatre about dealing with losing the beloved one.
Got inspired by a loss of parents, brother, best friend, and child, this play is dedicated to the people who missed their beloved one who already passed away.
PUNO (Letters To The Sky) is inviting audience from age 7+ to learn how to feel the loss as an emotional experience, so we could appreciate what we have today.
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Tala is a little girl trying to cope with the departure of her beloved father, Puno. As a young girl who has lost her father, she feels anger and sadness at the thought of being neglected by her loved one. She writes about her feelings towards her father, but she could never sent it…
Until, she finds out that the souls of your loved ones remain around for 40 days after their death. Now, Tala has the chance to live alongside her father Puno for 40 more days. Will Tala share with Puno the contents of her letter? How will she say goodbye to him at the end of 40 days?
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2021
24 March 2021 : Screening Cinematic Puppet performance “PUNO (Letters To The Sky)”, Mirai Festival, Japan
2020
14-16 May, 2020 : ASSITEJ 20th World Congress & Performing Arts Festival in Tokyo, Japan (postponed to 2021)
22-24 May, 2020 : Performance of “PUNO (Letters To The Sky)” in Wakabacho WHARF, Yokohama, Japan (postponed to 2021)
2019
22-23 June, 2019 : Performance of “PUNO (Letters To The Sky)” in Wei Wu Ying Arts Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
15-17 February, 2019 : Performance of “PUNO (Letters To The Sky)” in Rafi Peer International Puppet Festival, Lahore-Pakistan,
2018
4-8 July : Performance of “PUNO (Letters To The Sky)” in Indonesien Francais Institute, Yogyakarta-Indonesia
6 June : Performance of “PUNO (Letters To The Sky)” in CSB SDA Black Box Theatre De La Salle-College of St. Benilde, Manila, The Philippines
3 June : Performance of “PUNO (Letters To The Sky)” in Spotlight Theatre, Manila- The Philippines
29-30 May : Performance of “PUNO (Letters To The Sky)” at 100&100 More Festival in The Artground, Singapore
19-20 May : World premiere of “PUNO (Letters To The Sky)”- the new version of “Surat Ke Langit” at Bangkok International Children Theatre Festival (BICT Fest) in Creative Industries, Bangkok-Thailand
