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BOGOR, INDONESIA - It's a warm night in Indonesia and the air is filled with excitement as villagers watch a puppet show accompanied by traditional music.To the rhythmic beat of cymbals, drums and a bamboo harmonica, the hand-held puppets wearing brightly coloued batik headdresses and sarongs fight, and one gets flung off the stage.This vivid performance is the brainchild of Drajat Iskandar, who has been lending a hand to revive the near-extinct art of "wayang bambu," or bamboo puppetry.Once enjoyed by generations of Sundanese, Indonesia's second most-populous ethnic group who originate from the central island of Java, the delicate art has almost disappeared from modern stages.Iskandar, 47, has updated his bamboo puppets by making them three-dimensional, unlike...
September 10, 2019
Puppet reborn: Indonesian pulls strings to revive near-dead art form
September 10, 2019
New research reveals what kids in Saudi Arabia want from a family holiday
September 09, 2019
'The Goldfinch' aims to live up to book at Toronto Film Festival
September 09, 2019
Princess Diana, sustainability inspire New York Fashion Week
September 09, 2019
Scarlett Johansson unveils 'Jojo Rabbit', 'Marriage Story' in Toronto
September 08, 2019
Fit for porpoise: China races to save last Yangtze river mammal
HIGHCLERE, UNITED KINGDOM - Bedecked in 1920s dresses, feathered hats and three-piece suits, visitors from across the world have flocked to England's Highclere Castle, scene of the "Downton Abbey" smash TV drama -- and now, at last, a film.The majestic setting of one of the most popular TV series ever made will appear on the big screen when the very first "Downton Abbey" movie opens in Britain on Friday, and globally later this month.Winner of dozens of awards since its UK debut in 2010, the period drama about early 20th century aristocrats has mesmerized Yifan Gao, a Chinese student attending university in Scotland."Everyone our age knows Downtown Abbey" in China, the 25-year-old said, posing for a photograph in a vintage dress, a glamorous necklace...
September 08, 2019
Fans flock to 'Downton Abbey' castle ahead of film debut
September 08, 2019
E-bike grumbles echo in the Bavarian Alps
September 07, 2019
'Joker' wins Golden Lion at Venice, Polanski drama is runner-up
September 06, 2019
Rihanna back as Ford promises new era for New York Fashion Week
