Subsequent to the story-telling workshops in October 2012, this is another training opportunity for public speaking!  Pustaka Nalanda is organising Wayang Kulit Learning Workshop on 12 January 2013, Saturday, 2 – 5pm at Nalanda Centre.  There will be a few more practical sessions after the workshop.

We invite participants from Nalanda Youth Centre, Nalanda Dharma School and other divisions to join the Workshop.  It will be conducted by Mr. Vijaya Samarawickrama who holds an M.A. in Drama & Theatre from the University of Hawaii.

“One man is responsible for breathing life into this array of  characters: the master puppeteer and storyteller known as the Tok  Dalang.  The task of the Tok Dalang requires immense skill and endurance, for not only does he control the movements of the puppets, he also has to provide each one with a distinguishable voice, and at times, to sing…”  [ from allmalaysia.info ]

We hope that this initiative serves as a platform to train more people with necessary skills to share the Dhamma, and become effective speakers/teachers eventually.