Matthew I. Cohen
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Wayang Esther in Celebration of the Jewish Holiday of Purim
2023
Matthew Cohen
Research Type: Digital and Electronic Media, Social Media, Blog, Podcast, Magazine/Trade Publication

Ramayana and Animism in Indonesian Puppet Theatre
2023
Matthew Cohen
Research Type: Journal Article

Voice training in tholpavakoothu, the shadow theatre of Kerala
2023
Rahul Koonathara, Matthew Cohen
Research Type: Journal Article

Participant in Roundtable “Themes in Puppetry: Crossing Cultures, Reports on Creative Work, Professional Puppetry Education and Production.”
2023
Matthew Cohen
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Wayang Esther: Performing the Book of Esther as a Javanese-Style Shadow Puppet Play for the Holiday of Purim.
2023
Matthew Cohen
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Preservation and Study of Wayang at Yale University. Invited presentation at Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta (Indonesia), November 8, 2023.
2023
Matthew Cohen
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Ramayana and Animism in Wayang Puppet Theatre
2023
Matthew Cohen
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Indian Shadow Puppetry. Panelist in a Puppet Forum held at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry with the Indian scholar-practitioner Rahul Koonathara and Professor Claudia Orenstein, in conjunction with the exhibition “Tradition and Revolution in Indian Shadow Puppetry” at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry.
2023
Matthew Cohen
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Yudhistira meets Sunan Kalijaga in the Serat Centhini: An Epistemological Mash-Up as a Charter Myth for the Transmission of Wayang Tradition in Java. Invited keynote presentation for the International Webinar: Literature and Art in the Javanese Tradition. Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia, August 11, 2023.
2023
Matthew Cohen
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Wayang Wahana and the modernization of Javanese wayang kulit. Keynote Address at the Sixth International Conference on Performing Arts (ICPA): Reinforcing Puppet Identity in the Era of Industrial Revolution 4. Institut Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta.
2023
Matthew Cohen
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Performing Hell in Indonesian Shadow Puppet Theatre
2023
Matthew Cohen
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Wayang Thithi, Wayang Kulit Tionghoa, Wacinwa: Origins and Revival of a Modern Chinese-Javanese Shadow Puppet Theatre. Invited public lecture at the Jogja International Heritage Festival, Yogyakarta (Indonesia), November 6, 2023.
2023
Matthew Cohen
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Wayang Esther: Shadow Theatre and Gamelan for Purim
2022
Research Type: Artistic and Professional Performances

Purim Puppetry
2022
Research Type: Artistic and Professional Performances

Adventures in Jewish Puppet and Spectacle Performance Online Forum
2022
Matthew Cohen, John Bell, Jenny Romaine, Steve Abrams
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat sebagai Institusi yang Refleksif: Kreativitas Pelestarian dan Penciptaan Seni Budaya di Ruang Publik.
2022
Matthew Cohen
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Round Table Panel Discussion with Jennifer Goodlander, Jennifer Lale, Cynthia Shin
2022
Matthew Cohen
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

“Come like shadows, so depart!” Notes towards a Global History of Shadow Theatre (2022 Wertheim Lecture in Comparative Drama)
2022
Matthew Cohen
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Quality Education for Employment in Puppet Arts: London, Yogyakarta, Storrs. Paper presented at the
2022
Matthew Cohen
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Purim Puppetry and Developmental Processes of Wayang Esther.
2022
Matthew Cohen
Research Type: Poster/Presentation