1 Introduction: Circulating Experiences in the Topeng World, Irving Chan Johnson I. Form, History, Text 2 Speculations on the Origins of Topeng Pajegan, Bruce W Carpenter 3 “Playing with the Past”: Visitation and Illusion in the Mask Theatre of Bali, John Emigh 4 Jelantik Goes to Blambangan: A Topeng Pajegan Performance by I Nyoman Kakul, John Emigh 5 Topeng as Performance, I Wayan Budiarsa 6 Personal Reflections on Topeng and Hinduism, I Gede Adhinata 7 A Theatre of Cruelty: The Contexts of a Topeng Performance, Hildred Geertz 8 Topeng “Tuan Tepis”: A New Form of Theatre, I Wayan Dibia II. Practices and Materialities 9 Sidha Karya: A Balinese Cultural Icon, I Made Bandem 10 Circulations of Knowledge in Topeng Mask-Making, Kristian Vincent Gunawan 11 The Music of the Topeng Theatre, I Nyoman Kariasa and I Gde Made Indra Sadguna 12 The Variable Careers of Topeng Masks: A View from Bukit Poh Village, Ni Wayan Pasek Ariati and Laurel Kendall 13 “To be Human is to Sing”: A Masked Performance of Sarawati’s Sacred Wisdom, Ron Jenkins 14 Experiencing Adult Topeng Classes in Bali, Kaori Fushiki III. Genealogies and Biographies 15 I Ketut Rinda as a Topeng Master, Adrian Vickers 16 Cokorda Oka Tublen and the Palace Mask-makers of Singapadu, Cokorda Alit Artawan 17 The Many Lives of I Dewa Putu Kebes: An Ethnographic Biography, Irving Chan Johnson 18 I Nyoman Kakul: An Autobiography of a Topeng Dancer, I Ketut Wirtawan 19 Becoming a King: How I Learnt the Topeng Dalem Arsawijaya Dance, Ida Bagus Gede Surya Peradantha 20 I Wayan Tangguh: Maestro of Traditional Balinese Topeng Carving, I Komang Sudirga 21 Topeng Sidha Karya: An Interview with Ida Bagus Alit, Rucina Ballinger 22 The Story of Dancer and Mask-Maker I Made Regug, I Wayan Suprapta IV. Global Encounters 23 A French Artistic Journey through Topeng, Joanna Belloni 24 Being a Woman Being a Man: Gender and Balinese Topeng Performance, Margaret Coldiron 25 Talking to Lydia Martin, an American Topeng Dancera Martin, Topeng Dancer, Monali Varaiya 26 “An-other” Learning Experience: A Journey in Topeng Characterization, Carmencita Palermo