In Shadows (Dalam Bayang-Bayang)
Highlights
- Immerse in a haunting spirit world through shadow puppetry, enhancing your connection to Southeast Asian folklore.
- Experience live music by the five-piece ensemble Hantu, enriching the atmosphere with evocative soundscapes.
- Witness a transformative tale of betrayal and loss, drawing you into the emotional depths of the narrative.
- Explore the moody ambience of 189 High Street, Northcote, where art and storytelling come alive in a unique performance.
A ghost story told through shadow puppetry, live music and dance, In Shadows (Dalam Bayang-Bayang) reimagines a classic tale from Southeast Asian folklore and immerses audiences in a world of shadow, sound and memory.
Created by visual artist Liang Luscombe, musician and ethnomusicologist Isobel D’Cruz Barnes, and writer–producer Haneen Mahmood Martin, the work follows a woman transformed by betrayal and loss into the pontianak, a spectral figure known for her long black hair, haunting laughter, and lingering presence among the banana trees and frangipani-scented air.
Enter a world of shadow puppetry inspired by Malaysian wayang kulit, live music by the five-piece ensemble Hantu, and dance-theatre influenced by butoh. Moody, evocative, and steeped in the supernatural, In Shadows (Dalam Bayang-Bayang) offers a contemporary experience of Southeast Asian storytelling, immersing audiences in a haunting spirit world.
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