Women Poetry Slam

Illya Sumanto is a Malaysian puppeteer, educator, and theatre producer based in Thailand. She teaches performing arts in Chiang Mai and is a Wayang Kulit specialist with the International Schools Theatre Association, introducing this traditional art form to young people worldwide. Producer of Wayang Women, an all-female, multinational Wayang Kulit troupe, Illya studies under master puppeteer Pak Dain while writing her doctoral thesis on female puppeteers in Malaysia and Indonesia. She founded the Empathy For Youth Academy to teach emotional literacy through Wayang Kulit and authored From Me to We: Teaching Children Taboo Topics for Empathy Through Spoken Word Poetry in Malaysia in 2022. Since 2015, she has been an organiser of 100 Thousand Poets for Change, introduced Youth Slam to Senegal in 2019, was champion of Ubud Slam in 2016, hosted this Festival's Women’s Slam three times, and won a slam at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe in New York in 2023.

Illya Sumanto adalah seorang dalang asal Malaysia, pendidik, dan produser teater yang berbasis di Thailand. Ia mengajar seni pertunjukan di Chiang Mai dan merupakan spesialis Wayang Kulit di International Schools Theatre Association, memperkenalkan seni tradisional ini kepada generasi muda di berbagai belahan dunia. Sebagai produser Wayang Women, kelompok Wayang Kulit multinasional yang seluruh anggotanya perempuan, Illya menimba ilmu di bawah bimbingan maestro Pak Dain sambil menulis disertasi doktoralnya tentang dalang perempuan di Malaysia dan Indonesia. Ia juga mendirikan Empathy For Youth Academy untuk mengajarkan literasi emosional melalui Wayang Kulit, serta menulis buku From Me to We: Teaching Children Taboo Topics for Empathy Through Spoken Word Poetry in Malaysia pada tahun 2022. Sejak 2015, ia aktif menjadi penyelenggara 100 Thousand Poets for Change, memperkenalkan Youth Slam di Senegal pada 2019, menjadi juara Ubud Slam pada 2016, tiga kali menjadi pembawa acara Women’s Slam di Festival ini, dan pada 2023 berhasil memenangkan slam di Nuyorican Poets Cafe, New York.

Olin Monteiro is an Indonesian feminist activist, writer, documentary producer, and women’s rights consultant. She has been an activist for more than two decades and has created over ten documentaries and published more than twenty books. She currently manages the Jagat Setara and WokeAsiaFeminist Instagram channels and organizes feminism classes in various communities.

Olin Monteiro adalah aktivis feminis, penulis, produser dokumenter, dan konsultan hak perempuan asal Indonesia. Ia telah aktif sebagai aktivis selama lebih dari dua dekade, menghasilkan lebih dari sepuluh dokumenter, dan menerbitkan lebih dari dua puluh buku. Saat ini, ia mengelola kanal Instagram Jagat Setara dan WokeAsiaFeminist, serta menyelenggarakan kelas feminisme di berbagai komunitas.

Tigra Rose is an Indonesian musician, vocalist, and songwriter who blends modern jazz with waves of sinden. She began her musical journey with electone and classical piano before expanding into voice, strings, and percussion. Known for her performances around Ubud, Tigra often improvises with her voice and plays traditional Indonesian instruments such as the celempung and suling. She has performed both solo and in collaborative projects across Bali and Thailand, with her evolving music reflecting her life experiences and diverse cultural influences.