Hanuman Catches Suvannamaccha | หนุมานจับนางสุพรรณมัจฉา (A Shadow Puppet Opera)
male voice, female voice, narrator; suling, flute, saw duang, violins, saw u, viola, cello, gambus (oud), phin, khaen, renad ek, gendèr panerus, gendèr barung, darbucca, def, gongs, fixed media, shadow puppets / 35′
Program Notes:
หนุมานจับนางสุพรรณมัจฉา (Hanuman catches Suvannamaccha) is a Shadow Puppet Chamber Opera based on the episodes of the Thai Ramakien/Lao Phra Lak Phra Lam that takes place during the building of the Causeway to Lanka. The style of shadow puppet theater is Nang Pramothai, a form found in Northeastern Thailand and Laos (what is known as the Isan region where Jon Silpayamanant was born).
Premiered April 12, 2025Woodbine Chamber, Louisville, KY.
Program Credits:
Company: Saw Peep Pan-Asian Ensemble and Camera Lucida
Puppet Choreography: Jon Silpayamanant
Music: Composed by Jon Silpayamanant and performed by Saw Peep Pan-Asian Ensemble
Libretto: Jon Silpayamanant
Animation: Jon Silpayamanant
Video: Roxell Karr
Puppeteers: Sheryll Impellizzeri, Jon Silpayamanant