“I am a fan of the 1980s Masters Of The Universe (MOTU) series, I love the (Mattel) action figures and cartoon. How fitting a name, one borrowed from Perkasa, the Bahasa Malaysia word for "strong". Today (July 15), the team introduced Per-Kasa, a character that looks like it landed right out of action figure land, complete with bulging muscles and with a mighty weapon in hand. He is the champion,” it said on its Facebook page, in a series of posts. Ki Manteb was the fourth Indonesian to receive the award, after actress Christine Hakim, economist Wijoyo Nitisastro and architect Laretna T Adishakti.Fusion Wayang Kulit has finally revealed its new shadow puppet character, after several teaser posts in the past week. He also received several prestigious international awards, including the 2010 Nikkei Asia Prize Award in the cultural category. When UNESCO named the art one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible of Heritage of Humanity, Ki Manteb accepted the honor on behalf of Indonesian puppet masters. He performed in the United States, Japan, Suriname, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Hungary and Austria.
Ki Manteb, who said he loved watching Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan movies for their quick kung fu moves, traveled around the world to perform wayang kulit. In 2004, Ki Manteb broke an Indonesian Museum of Records (MURI) record by performing for 24 hours and 28 minutes without a break. He also created a special fragment, “Celeng Degleg”, in response to “Berburu Celeng” (“Boar Hunting”), a painting depicting the fall of Soeharto’s regime by legendary artist Djoko Pekik. In his 60-year career, Ki Manteb brought many classic wayang fragments, such as “Banjaran Bima”, “Ciptoning”, “Wiratha Parwa” and “Dewa Ruci” to modern audiences. Then-information minister Boediardjo dubbed Ki Manteb the “ dalang setan” (satan puppeteer) for his quick and humorous sabetan. He was especially celebrated for his sabetan puppetry technique, which employs agile hand movements to enliven the performance.
He rose to national fame while performing “Banjaran Bima” once a month for a year in Jakarta in 1987. Surrounded by a family of performers, Ki Manteb had his debut as a dalang at the age of 12. His mother, Nyi Darti, was an accomplished gamelan player. His father, Ki Hardjo Brahim Hardjowijoyo, was a respected puppeteer. He pursued the art of wayang kulit from childhood. Ki Manteb was born in Sukoharjo in 1948 into a family of dalang. The family could not find a hospital to admit him as all health facilities within reach were full. According to Ade, the puppet master died in self-isolation at his house.
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