Word: wayang
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Mobilizing an army of artisans, from comic-strip illustrators to traditional wayang puppet makers, the show "Embedded with Punkasila" both tests the limits of Indonesian free speech and challenges Australian notions that its neighbor is a hotbed of Islamic fundamentalism. With fun and flair, Kesminas shows that much is permissible. "It's the perfect time," he says, "and in all honesty, five years ago you'd probably be put in jail for doing this." The artist nearly was, though not in Indonesia. While lugging back one of his machine-gun guitars from Yogyakarta last year, Kesminas was detained for five...
...ideal Jakarta primer, perfect for tourists who want to peek below the surface, or bule who want to know their adopted city better. And all the while it manages to avoid the exotic clich?s prevalent in most books on Indonesia. In fact, Jakarta Inside Out is cheekily stamped "Wayang Free," certifying that there are no representations?visual, metaphorical or otherwise?of the traditional Indonesian shadow puppets. Now that's something worth putting on your coffee table...
...following evening Wahid turned the sights on himself. At a performance of traditional Indonesian wayang shadow puppets, he was asked by the puppeteer how becoming President has affected him. "I am afraid I am also a player in a larger story that I don't control," replied Wahid, suddenly serious. "I am a puppet that will be put back in the box when I am no longer needed...