Women Hold Traditional Wayang Kulit Show

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - OCTOBER 17: The Wayang Women perform Wayang Kulit, a traditional shadow puppetry at RexKL, a creative community hub on October 17, 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Founded in 2023, Wayang Women is an all-female, multinational ensemble reimagining Southeast Asia’s wayang kulit for contemporary audiences. Centering women’s voices, the group blends live music, shadow play, and storytelling to illuminate female folklore and artistic power. Through the fusion of myth, ghost tales, and electronic soundscapes, Wayang Women reclaim space for women within an art form long dominated by men. (Photo by Annice Lyn/Getty Images)