Ayang Kenyot Nenen: - Indo18

Prepared for: [Client/Institution] Date: 15 April 2026 1. Executive Summary “Ayang Kenyot Nenen” (literally “The Mother‑to‑Be Holds Her Breath”) was the flagship multidisciplinary performance presented at INDO18 , the 2018 International Conference on Indonesian Culture, Arts, and Media (held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 12‑15 October 2018). Conceived, written, and directed by emerging Javanese artist Raden Ayang Kenyot Nenen (b. 1992, Surakarta), the work blends traditional Wayang kulit puppetry, contemporary dance, live‑instrumental gamelan, spoken‑word poetry, and immersive audiovisual projection.