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A wayang kulit performance accompanied by a gamelan orchestra, between 1862 and 1872. Wayang is the traditional puppet theatre of Indonesia. [6] [7] [8] It is an ancient form of storytelling known for its elaborate puppets and complex musical styles. [9]
In wayang, gunungan are special figures in the form of pictures of mountains and its contents. Gunungan has many functions in wayang performances, therefore, there are many different depictions. In the standard function, as the opening and closing of a performance stage, two things are depicted on two different sides.
The wayang kulit performance by the Indonesian notable dalang (puppet master) Manteb Soedharsono, with the story "Gathutkaca Winisuda", in Bentara Budaya Jakarta, to commemorate the anniversary of the Kompas daily. The dhalang or dalang (Javanese: ꦝꦭꦁ, romanized: dhalang; [1] Indonesian: dalang) is the puppeteer in an Indonesian wayang ...
UNESCO designated wayang – the flat leather shadow puppet (wayang kulit), the flat wooden puppet (wayang klitik), and the three-dimensional wooden puppet (wayang golek) theatre, as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on 7 November 2003. In return for the acknowledgment, UNESCO required Indonesians to preserve the ...
In Malaysia, shadow puppet plays are also known as wayang kulit. In Malay, wayang means "theater", while kulit means "skin/leather" and refers to the puppets that are made out of leather. There are four types of shadow theaters in Malaysia: wayang kulit Jawa, wayang kulit Gedek, wayang kulit Melayu, and wayang kulit Siam.
Wayang style is a style of puppetry influenced by the Indonesian wayang kulit, in which human figures and those that are supernatural are depicted as flat and very two-dimensional - hence the name wayang, meaning "shadow" [1]). This style was commonly used in East Java during the Majapahit Empire, which lasted from about 1293 AD to around 1500 AD.
In wayang performances the dhalang generally provides a "warrior's voice" for Petruk, as opposed to the nasal voice used for his brothers. [1] He is married to Dewi Ambarawati, [4] whom he won the right to marry after defeating four other suitors in a vicious battle. Together they have a son, Lengkungkusuma. [4]
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