A light, bright, shinny paper was made its journey right after that place.
From a table of puppet maker, to the room of a woodblock artist,
From a dark, wet small room to the journey of the monks…
It’s there, to keep all stories that you couldn’t remember.
The paper is translucent.
Just like our memory.
Just like the relationship between you and me.
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The TRANSLUCENCE is the result of Papermoon Puppet Theatre 1 month residency in Kochi, at a washi paper mill.
This is a story of a place, where every thing is forced to be in white color. A story of an old man name Siwa, who tries to keep everything in order, about a little girl name Malini, who would love to celebrate the beauty of colors.. and about a little bird that brings the symbol of a freedom.
The White World of Siwa and Malini is an interactive performance, where audiences will be involved in the story. It’s a performance that combines puppetry, shadow play, music, and acts.
This performance will be fit for family.
This is a story that will bring people to embrace the diversity, that different colors will bring richness in the heart and of course…. Happiness.
The White World of Siwa and Malini was a commissioned work of National Gallery of Singapore, as part of Children Biennale 2017.
trailer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10dmB02cFbI
The Old Man’s Books also includes an all-ages puppetry workshop, which is conducted by artists from Papermoon Puppet Theatre in the days before the performance. The puppets that the participants make become part of the show.
Note: For more information about our workshops, please see the “Workshops” page.
“For puppets that speak no words, and have just one unmoving facial expression, it’s incredible how emotionally expressive they can be.”
—Asia Calling, 2016
Prani and the accompanying installation, Suara Muara (The Sounds of the Estuary), were commissioned by the Singapore Art Museum as part of its “Imaginarium 2016” program.
Note: For more information about the accompanying installation, please see Suara Muara (The Sounds of the Estuary) under “Installations & Exhibitions.”
Sematakaki was created by Papermoon Puppet Theatre in residence at the University of New Hampshire, USA in collaboration with the students of its Department of Theatre and Dance. The project was supported by the University’s program Cultural Stages: The Woodward International Drama and Dance Initiative.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uok7gjBxn3Y
In her journey to find her son, Watugunung, who ran away from her, Dewi gains magical powers, marries a king—and discovers a terrible secret that will change her life forever.
Surat Ke Langit (Letters to the Sky) is a performance by Papermoon Puppet Theatre that invites all people who have lost their loved ones to write a letter to them—and then, together, we send those letters to the sky. The letters are written on paper boats installed on the stage. At the end of the performance, we invite audiences to come on stage and read the letters.
Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMQcFTK7e8Y
“Thank you, Papermoon, for giving us such an emotional experience. This is extraordinary.”
—Mother of seven-year-old son
“Oh, God, please cure him!”
—A little girl in the middle of a performance
Combining puppet performance, acting, dance, video, and a large-scale, moving carousel puppet installation designed by Iwan Effendi, Laki Laki Laut offers all kinds of surprises.
Note: For more information about the accompanying installation, please see Finding Lunang under “Installations & Exhibitions.”
“Secangkir Kopi dari Playa” (A Cup of Coffee From Playa) is a site specific performance by Papermoon Puppet Theatre, presented in many different sites; from antique shop, a private library, living room, a coffee house even an abandoned building. Based on the story of a real character, a great guy, a son, a long lost lover, an asylum who tried to keep his promise for not marrying any other girl when he was abandoned by his country and loss his citizenship because of a political turmoil in 1965, this play presented as a silent (non-verbal) puppet performance. This production will bring audiences to follow his journey from 1960’s to now… from Indonesia, Moscow, Cuba, then finally back to the place he would love to call “home”. But.. is it really his home?
A scene from Secangkir Kopi dari Playa features in the 2016 Indonesian blockbuster film Apa Ada Dengan Cinta 2 (What’s Up With Love? 2).
The Journey of Secangkir Kopi dari Playa
“Secangkir Kopi dari Playa is history with feeling.”
—BBC Indonesia
“Set in a classic-style decorated ‘stage,’ the 50-minute play is moving due to its meaningful gestures and music accompanied by appropriate narration.”
—Jakarta Post
Based on our research about the 1965 genocide in Indonesia, Papermoon Puppet Theatre dedicates our performance Mwathirika to the victims and missing family members of this tragedy—as well as the many other tragedies caused by political turmoil in our world.
Mwathirika is our most widely toured work. In 2016, it was performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe; Southbank Centre, London; the Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow; and Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff as part of the British Council’s “Discover Indonesia” program. It was also presented by the OzAsia Festival in Adelaide, Australia.
In 2012, Center Stage, the cultural exchange program of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Cultural and Educational Affairs, brought Mwathirika to five states and seven cities in the United States. Additionally, the show was part of the Darwin Festival, Australia and the ASEAN Puppetry Festival in Singapore that year.
“Mwathirika is a deeply moving, beautiful, and important piece of work. This piece is truly international, as it doesn’t rely on text or language but uses the power of sound and visual image to touch our hearts.”
—The Clothesline; Adelaide, Australia; 2015
“Delicate and moving, Mwathirika opens our hearts as well as our minds to the pain of war.”
—InDaily; Adelaide, Australia; 2015
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—The Scotsman; Edinburgh, Scotland; 2015
“Papermoon Puppet Theatre brings home the tragedy of those years in an hour, far better than any books or pages of academic analysis, or facts and figures.”
—BroadwayWorld.com, 2015
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—TheReviewsHub.com, 2015
“… this high-quality piece drags us in a poignant slipstream.”
—David Pollock, WOW247.co.uk
“Papermoon’s puppeteers need no words and minimal sound to communicate the motions of the characters, and with an exemplary musical accompaniment and the intensity of the storyline itself, this is almost enough to make a grown woman cry.”
—NY Social Status, 2012
