File puptcrit/puptcrit.0805, message 155


From: Jamie Ashby <jamie.ashby-AT-utoronto.ca>
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 01:41:25 -0400
Subject: [Puptcrit] Women as dhalangs?


Dear friends,

Has anyone ever heard of a female dhalang (puppeteer in Indonesian  
shadow puppet theatre)? I have yet to come across a reference to a  
single one, traditional or contemporary.


Thank you!

Jamie Ashby

BA, MA, PhD Candidate, Graduate Centre for Study of Drama, University  
of Toronto: "Ideas in Motion: New Work Development at Puppetmongers  
Theatre Company"
Cofounder and Co-Artistic Director, PuppUTopiate, the only puppet  
theatre company based at the University of Toronto
Member-at-Large, Ontario Puppetry Association Board of Trustees






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