Introduction: performance in the background
Delighting verie much in playes and singing: four hundred years of Xiqu in the Archipelago
Glove, string, and shadow: Sino-Indonesian forms of Wayang
Five ancestors, twice over: Chinese-language spoken theatre in Indonesia
The disguised beloved: a Chinese narrative thread in commercial theatre
Alumni networks and hybrid dances: Sino-Indonesian voluntary associations and performance
Deities on parade: Sino-Indonesian ritual performance
Conclusion: hindsight and prospects.