Ms. Emerson’s Opus

from The JIS Podcast · host Jakarta Intercultural School

Explore the culturally rich world of wayang (shadow puppet) and gamelan (traditional orchestra) with host Joanna Sommers, JIS Middle and High School Curriculum Coordinator, and Pattimura Elementary School (PEL) Grade 5 Teacher Kitsie Emerson. Educator, musician, and performer extraordinaire, Kitsie has been a respected staple of the Dragon community at PEL for 24 years as both a classroom teacher and creator of the after school wayang and gamelan program. Now, as a special guest of the JIS Podcast, she gives us a brief history of the treasured Indonesian art forms she has dedicated her life to. She also lets us in on a candid discussion about her professional background, how she became an advocate of wayang and gamelan, and what she plans to do after retiring from JIS this year.

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