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Facts about Ki Manteb Soedharsono 'Pancen Oye', Introducing Wayang to Foreign Countries - Dubbed the Devil's Puppeteer

Facts about Ki Manteb Soedharsono 'Pancen Oye', Introducing Wayang to Foreign Countries - Dubbed the Devil's Puppeteer

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Facts about Ki Manteb Soedharsono 'Pancen Oye', Introducing Wayang to Foreign Countries - Dubbed the Devil's Puppeteer

Sad news once again envelops the art world of the homeland. One of the legendary puppeteers, Ki Manteb Soedharsono passed away on Friday (2/7) at 09:45 AM WIB.

The departure of Ki Manteb Soedharsono certainly leaves a deep sorrow for his family and fans. Until now, Ki Manteb has been known as an inspirational figure in preserving Indonesian culture, especially Javanese culture.

Here are some facts about Ki Manteb Soedharsono that have been summarized from various sources.

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Ki Manteb Soedharshono is the son of a puppeteer named Ki Hardjo Brahim. Meanwhile, Ki Manteb's mother is a gamelan player.

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Inheriting the artistic blood from both parents, Ki Manteb has been a puppeteer since childhood. His first performance even started when he was only 8 years old.

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Born on August 31, 1948, he was once a student of two legendary puppeteers, Ki Narto Sabdo and Ki Sudarman Gondodarsono in the 1970s.

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Ki Manteb Soedharsono earned the nickname 'Dalang Setan' from the esteemed figure of traditional puppetry and former Minister of Information of Indonesia, Boedihardjo, because of his expertise in the field of puppet slashing.

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Ki Manteb Soedharsono received the nickname 'Dalang Setan' from the elders of the puppetry community and former Minister of Information of Indonesia, Boedihardjo, because of his ability in the field of puppetry.

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Ki Manteb Soedharsono received the nickname 'Dalang Setan' from the elders of the puppetry community and former Minister of Information of Indonesia, Boedihardjo, because of his ability in the field of puppetry.

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The success of the radio advertisement led Ki Manteb to become a TV commercial star for the same product. His famous slogan until now is 'Pancen Oye'.

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Ki Manteb Soedharsono once broke the MURI record after successfully performing puppetry for 24 hours and 28 minutes in 2004.

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Not only preserving culture in Indonesia, Ki Manteb also promotes wayang (Indonesian puppet) abroad. He once participated with B.J. Habibie, who was then serving as the Minister of State for Research and Technology, in organizing a wayang and gamelan exhibition in Spain.

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Prior to his passing, Ki Manteb's health condition had deteriorated. He then underwent an antigen test on Thursday (1/7) morning and tested positive for Covid-19. Farewell Ki Manteb Soedharsono, your work will always be remembered.

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