Gamelan Kusuma Laras and Asia Society with Support from the New York State Council on the Arts, the Consulate General of Indonesia and Cakra Inc. presents
Déwa Ruci: Bima’s Spiritual Enlightenment
A Javanese Wayang Kulit
(shadow puppet theater)
Performed by Ki Purbo Asmoro, dhalang
Accompanied by members of Mayangkara (Solo, Java)
and Gamelan Kusuma Laras (NYC)
with English translations provided live by Kathryn Emerson
FRIDAY MARCH 16, 2012
8:00 p.m.
ASIA SOCIETY
725 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10021
(212) 288-6400
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Co-sponsored with Asia Society, Cakra Inc. and the Consulate General of Indonesia, New York.
This program is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
This program is part of Asia Society’s ongoing initiative Creative Muslim Voices in Asia, supported by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art.