Yogyakarta hosts puppetry congress

Yogyakarta hosts puppetry congress

YOGYAKARTA: Local and international delegates convened for a
five-day puppetry congress in Yogyakarta, which began on
Wednesday night.

The delegates included puppeteers and puppetry experts from a
number of counties such as Japan, Malaysia, Suriname, Australia
and the United States.

"Even puppet collectors are also in attendance. Currently, the
congress participants are numbering more than 500," event
committee chief Nur Satwiko said.

The 2005 Puppetry Congress, aimed at preserving educational
values of traditional leather puppets for the younger generations
by revitalizing them in the current globalized era, was
officially opened by Yogyakarta Governor Sri Sultan
Hemengkubuwono X.

The congress, being held at the Sultan's Yogyakarta royal
palace, will end on Sunday. --JP