From Stage to Screen: Early Filmmaking of Indigenous Performers in Highland Central Java

• Main Author: Imanda, Tito
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: collaborative filmmaking; indigenous media; Javanese performance art
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/kk/vol1/iss27/10; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/kk/article/2095/viewcontent/_5BKKv00n27_2016_5D_203.3_ForumKritika_Imanda.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This paper is based on an empirical study that explores issues around the process of a traditional performance art group in a village in highland Central Java adapting to film production. Wayang orang—or loosely translated human puppet—is a traditional opera-like performance rooted in Central and Ea...