JAKARTA, October 8, 2026
French puppet theatre company Succursale 101 will bring its production Little Blue and Little Yellow, or Petit-Bleu et Petit-Jaune, to Indonesia from October 7 to 21, 2026. Inspired by the beloved picture book by Italian author and illustrator Léo Lionni, the production will tour four Indonesian cities: Yogyakarta, Jakarta, Bandung, and Surabaya.
Organized by the Embassy of France in Indonesia through Institut français d’Indonésie (IFI), the tour will feature performances for audiences of all ages, as well as workshops for Indonesian university students and emerging artists.
A Simple Story About Identity and Acceptance
Little Blue and Little Yellow follows two friends who love spending time together. One day, after embracing each other tightly, their colors blend and they turn green.
The problem begins when they return home. Their parents no longer recognize them because they no longer look the way they did before.
Using simple visual forms and playful color combinations, the production explores themes of friendship, identity, difference, and acceptance.
Although the story is built around a simple concept, it opens up broader questions about how people are treated when they change and how society responds to those who appear different.
Running for approximately 30 minutes, the production is designed for audiences of all ages. It will also be performed entirely in Indonesian, allowing local audiences to connect more directly with the story.
Four Cities, One Cultural Exchange The Indonesian tour of Little Blue and Little Yellow begins in Yogyakarta on October 9, 2026, as part of Pesta Boneka 10. The event is Indonesia’s international and independent puppet theatre biennial, organized by Papermoon Puppet Theatre. From Yogyakarta, the production will travel to Jakarta as part of Pesta Boneka on Wheels, before continuing to Bandung and Surabaya. The performance schedule is as follows: October 9, 2026 Pesta Boneka 10, Yogyakarta October 15, 2026 Pesta Boneka on Wheels, Blackbox Theatre Komunitas Salihara, Jakarta October 17, 2026 IFI Bandung October 20, 2026 Petra Christian University, Surabaya
More Than Just a Performance
The Succursale 101 tour also includes an educational component designed to encourage knowledge sharing between French and Indonesian artists.
Puppeteer Emily Evans will lead workshops for students from Indonesian universities and art institutions. Participants will learn how to make and manipulate paper puppets using a technique inspired by bunraku, a traditional Japanese puppet theatre form in which several performers work together to operate a single puppet.
The workshops are intended to give students and emerging artists hands-on experience with puppetry techniques while creating opportunities for artistic experimentation and exchange with French performers.
Part of France and Indonesia’s Cultural Cooperation
The tour is supported by the Embassy of France through IFI and the Programme International de Diffusion Artistique (PIDA) of Institut français de Paris.
The project also contributes to ongoing cultural cooperation between France and Indonesia. It aligns with the Borobudur Declaration on Joint Cultural Strategy, adopted by French President Emmanuel Macron and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto during Macron’s state visit to Indonesia in May 2025.
By bringing together performances, workshops, artist mobility, and professional exchange, the project creates a space for cultural practitioners from both countries to share knowledge, skills, and experiences.
About Succursale 101 Succursale 101 is a French performing arts company founded by Angélique Friant in 2006 and based in Reims. The company explores contemporary puppetry through a combination of different artistic disciplines, including theatre, dance, masks, music, puppetry, and object theatre. Little Blue and Little Yellow was originally created in 2009 and has become part of Succursale 101’s artistic journey in developing new forms of puppetry for diverse audiences. Through its Indonesian tour, Succursale 101 is bringing more than a theatre production to the country. The project also creates opportunities for artists from France and Indonesia to meet, exchange ideas, and learn from one another. At its heart, Little Blue and Little Yellow offers a simple yet universal message: difference does not have to be a reason to move apart. It can instead become an opportunity to understand and accept one another.
