DAY 3- I MADE SIDIA.....Made is very much the pulse of Balinese culture- Made Sidia is a Balinese wayang puppeteer. He is one of Balis most acclaimed shadow artists. I met Made 25 years ago when i visited Bali to study the wayang kulit. Made is a dalang (puppeteer), musician, dancer (topeng), teacher, ambassador for his country and a beautiful soul. Puppetry runs in his family.......with 5 generations of puppeteers/musicians. Made is regarded highly throughout Indonesia and worked internationally in the US, Europe and Australia Graduated in 1992 with a degree in Balinese theatre (Pedalangan) from the Indonesian State College of Arts (STSI) Denpasar Bali Performance and Script: Sumbah (a taleform Mahabharata. Since 1993 has been a Faculty member at the Arts Institute Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. In 2000 he became Director of Paripurna Art Company, Bona, Gianyar and in 2002 Director of Production of the Theatre Dept. Arts Institute Denpasar Has worked with hundreds of school students from around the globe, teaching the Wayang Kulit and the Kecak. He recently worked with the Year 9 Drama Students in West Australia , teaching wayang puppetry, kayonan dances, Kecak dance and traditional makeup and costuming. Made has been a great inspiration to me over many years and I have had the great opportunity to work with him on several occasions. He was the heart to The Theft of Sita- an Australian/Balinese production back in 2000 which toured globally. Made has worked with many Australian artists and continues to be a regular visitor to our shores. More recently, I worked with Made creating Bali Agung, a large scale production currently playing at Bali Safari and Marine Park- with a cast of 160 and 25 live gamelan musicians. A man steeped in tradition but incredibly interested and excited about learning as much as possible about contemporary theatre in the west.
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