Shadow Princess: An Indonesian Story (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781452899886)

TAMARA FIELDING is a Dalang, a Shadow Master of Javanese Wayang Kulit puppet theatre. Born to Dutch and Indonesian parents on the island of Java, Tamara grew up on her family's rubber plantation where she first saw a night-long Wayang Kulit performance. After World War II and the Indonesian revolution, Tamara's family fled to Holland. Tamara's childhood memories of her Indonesian roots and culture set her to pursue an acting career. She studied drama in Paris and was cast in American motion pictures filmed in France. Following her lifelong dream, she immigrated to the United States where she settled in New York, married, and began a family. She rekindled her native art of Wayang Kulit with some puppets that she inherited, which culminated in her one-woman show TAMARA and The Shadow Theatre of Java. Tamara's performances have been presented on cruise ships, at international festivals, museums, universities and schools throughout the United States, Europe, and Indonesia. Once profiled by Cindy Marvell in The New York Times, the idea was born to co-author Shadow Princess - An Indonesian Story. Tamara lives in Northport, New York with her husband Maxwell and has two children and four grandchildren. CINDY MARVELL has been performing as a juggler since her childhood. After graduating from Oberlin College with honors, she became the first woman to win the International Juggling Association's Championship. She has performed solo in Nagasaki, Japan and with a touring show in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore. She has also toured with San Francisco's Pickle Family Circus. New York credits include Bouncing Back at Dance Theater Workshop, Ladyfingers at Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors, Cirque Eloize at the New Victory Theater, Sesame Street, and the N.Y. Renaissance Festival. She has been a member of the Lazer Vaudeville since 1994 and is married to hoop juggler Carter Brown. Marvell writes about her field for The New York Times, JUGGLE, and Spectacle Journal for the Circus Arts. Her DVDs include A Juggling Journey, Lazer Vaudeville Off Broadway, and Trailblazers: Women Who Juggle. She is co-founder and artistic director of the Boulder Circus Center. She is married to hoop juggler and technologist Carter Brown and has a son, Theo.