University Art Gallery-University of Pittsburgh

Divinities, Demons, Kings and Clowns:
Puppetry of India and and Southeast Asia

Exhibition Dates: February 13-March 5 and March 15-27, 2004

This exhibition was co-sponsored by the Indo-Pacific Council, the Music Department, the Asian Studies Center, and the Department of Theatre Arts at the University of Pittsburgh.

Gamelan Music and Puppet theatre

Types of Puppets

About puppet theatre in South and Southeast Asia

Exhibition Reviews

Exhibition Events
Friday, Feb. 13 from 6:00-6:30 PM	Puppeteer Kathy Foley, Professor of Theatre at UC Santa Cruz, performs wayang golek accompanied by the University Gamelan, directed by Andrew Weintraub, Assistant Professor of Music, University of Pittsburgh.
Monday, Feb. 16 at 4:30 PM	The University Gamelan performs music of West Java.
Thursday, Feb. 26 at 6:30 PM	Amelia Maciszewski, Visiting Assistant Professor of Music, University of Pittsburgh, Raga and Rasa: Savoring the Color of Sound in Hindustani Music.
Thursday, March 4 at 6:30 PM	Sreyashi Dey, Artistic Director of Srishti Dances of India, Movement, Characterization, and Mood in Epic Theater of India.
Wednesday, March 17 at noon	Andrew Weintraub, Assistant Professor of Music, University of Pittsburgh, Puppets, Politics, and Power in Southeast Asia.
Wednesday, March 24 at 2 PM:	Otong Rasta and Atik Rasta, visiting artists-in-residence from Indonesia, Mask and puppet carving demonstration and workshop.