National Wayang Day Performance - Modern Wayang: Herbert Finds A Home
Is a Modern Wayang shadow puppetry, written by Kassie Jones, performed by Kassie Jones and Rowan Taylor. Accompanied by Gamelan Gender Wayang Musicians Tom Nolan and Harriet Riley.
A tale of a hermit crab (Kelomang in Indonesia) named Herbert who finds himself homeless with no friends to help him find a new shell. He roams the beach looking for shelter and on the way meets some interesting characters. Herbert has lots of important lessons to learn before he can see the true value of friendship and find place he can call home.
Told through Modern Wayang, inspired by the Javanese Wayang Kancil of Ki Ledjar Subroto. Suitable for family audiences.
A version of the show was first created and performed at East 15 Acting School in a Javanese Wayang Module.
This version was debuted at Indonesia Kontemporer (IKON) at the School of Oriental and African Studies/SOAS University in 2019.
The aim is to perform the show in Primary and Junior Schools to educate children on the environment and Indonesian arts.
