Description

Target Audience: 6+ years old

Duration: 45 minutes

Synopsis

From a long, long time ago, living things are born of mothers and become mothers. It repeats and repeats all the time. I am a leaf, a flower, and all living things. Living things live and die on this planet over and over again. And death makes the earth and keeps me alive.

SONGS FOR US TO MEET is a non verbal performance which combines puppetry, live music, and live cinema conducted by Papermoon Puppet Theatre and Usaginingen. 

Inspired by their first meeting in Yogya, followed by a 3 week residency period of Papermoon in Teshima, Papermoon and Usaginingen would love to celebrate their journey of being an artist's family. The artistic process was driven by the washi paper as materials, the exploration of music, visuals, and also the children's play. 

SONGS FOR US TO MEET is a commissioned work by La forêt’, Japan.

Credits:

Musician: Shinichi Hirai

Live Cinema: Emi Hirai

Performer: Minagu, Lunang Pramusesa

Puppeteers: Ria Papermoon, Iwan Effendi

Producer : Hisako Yamaura

Artist Profile

Papermoon Puppet Theatre was founded in April 2006 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, by Co-Artistic Directors Maria Tri Sulistyani (Ria) and Iwan Effendi, a visual artist and Papermoon’s puppet designer. The two then work with Anton Fajri, Pambo Priyojati, Beni Sanjaya, Herdiansyah Yoga, and Muhammad Alhaq in developing Papermoon.

To date, Papermoon has created more than 20 puppet performances, installations, and visual art exhibitions, which have toured more than 15 countries. In 2008, Papermoon launched Pesta Boneka, an international biennial puppet festival. The festival intends to invite puppet theater artists worldwide to share their works in various spaces in Papermoon’s hometown.

papermoonpuppet.com

@papermoonpuppet

Usaginingen is an audio-visual performance duo known for their unique handmade instruments. Usaginingen has been invited to perform in 77 cities across 23 countries, including Canada, Germany, the UK, France, and China. They have performed live at a variety of international festivals for music, art, and film, as well as at educational institutions to inspire young creators.

After spending six years in Berlin, they are now based on Teshima Island in Japan and have opened their own theatre.

usaginingen.com

@usaginingen