Asep Sunandar Sunarya is a Sunda

Sundanese people

The Sundanese are an ethnic group native to the western part of the Indonesian island of Java. They number approximately 31 million, and are the second most populous of all the nation's ethncities. The Sundanese are predominantly Muslim...

nese wayang golek dalang (Sundanese rod puppet master). He is one of the most famous puppeteers.

Affiliation : Giriharja 3

Quote,"Harkat jeung Martabat hiji Bangsa bisa diukur tina budayana,
lamun budayana awutawutan tangtu bangsana ge bakal ruksak." - "A nation dignity can be measured by its culture, if its culture is a wreckage so is the nation it will.

Personal Achievement
1984 – 2001 : Founder board of Yayasan Pedalangan Giri Harja.
1975 – Now : In a year at least held 120 wayang golek show, even in 1976 till 1987 run a wayng golek show for six month in a row.
1978 : Champion Pinilih 1 Binojakrama in West Java

West Java

West Java , with a population of over 43 million, is the most populous and most densely populated province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, it is slightly smaller in area than densely populated Taiwan, but with nearly double the population...

 Province.
1982 : Champion Pinilih 1 Binojakrama in West Java

West Java

West Java , with a population of over 43 million, is the most populous and most densely populated province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, it is slightly smaller in area than densely populated Taiwan, but with nearly double the population...

 Province.
1985 : Champion General Binojakrama in West Java

West Java

West Java , with a population of over 43 million, is the most populous and most densely populated province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, it is slightly smaller in area than densely populated Taiwan, but with nearly double the population...

 Province.
1989 : A wayang golek tour to United States of America.
1992 : Attending Puppet Festivity (Teater Boneka) in France

France

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1993 : Honorable Lecturer at INSTITUT INTERNATIONAL DE LA MARIONNETTE in Charleville Prancis.
1994 : A wayang golek tour in europe.
1994-2004 : having own "ASEP Show" di Televisi Pendidikan Indonesia (TPI), with its main character Cepot

Cepot

Cepot or Astrajingga is one of the Wayang Golek characters in Sundanese puppetry. Cepot is a panakawan character of wayang golek alongside Petruk and Dawala, which do not exist in the original Mahabarata or Ramayana.Cepot is one of Semar's sons....

 every Ramadhan or feasting year in moslem calendar.
2001 : A tour of england for wayang golek play in 12 city with Asian Music Circuit (AMC).
2005 : having a wayang golek show every saturday night in Televisi Pendidikan Indonesia (TPI

TPI

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) for 39 Episode.
2006 : Wayang Golek Festivity on socializing West Java Provinces government agenda along with RRI

RRI

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 birthday.
2006 : with American Music Circuit (AMC) having wayang golek show and work shop wayang golek in england for 40 days.
Giri Harja 3, Asep Sunandar Sunarya Wayang golek group, also having many award from many institution but the highest of all is given by Presiden Soeharto a medal of Tanda Kehormatan Satyalencana Kebudayaan.