Hantu Kopek: Wayang Women in KL
This Wayang Kulit sharing session brings together a multinational group of women to reimagine the Kelantanese shadow puppetry tradition. Once performed mostly by men, we offer a fresh voice through stories, demonstration, and dialogue, creating space for learning and cultural exchange.
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About This Event
This Wayang Kulit sharing session highlights stories of women through female ghost characters from Southeast Asian folklore. With striking shadows, live music, and original spoken word, the session explores grief, resilience, rage, and laughter, showing how women endure and transform.
Tickets are not for profit; contributions go only toward venue rental and production costs to make this community sharing possible.
Date: 17 (Friday) & 18 (Saturday) October 2025
Time: 2000 (Q&A) / 2030 (Performance)/ 2130 (Joget Lambak/ Southeast Asian sounds by Wayang Women Djs)
Show duration: 3 hours
Ticket price: RM80
Artists:
Illya Sumanto- Malaysia
Sarah Amer- Malaysia
Tigra Rose- Indonesia
Lynn Nandar Htoo - Cambodia-Myanmar
Ola - Nigeria-Thailand
Victoria Yam- Philippines- Malaysia
Annabel Laura- Indonesia-Netherlands
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Published: 18 Sep 2025, 10:33AM
Created: 19 Sep 2025, 10:24AM
Updated: 25 Mar 2026, 6:45PM