Music

• Wayang Kulit 


  is a Southeast Asian theater tradition which involves the use of shadow puppets. shadows from hide,”
• A complete shadow theater typically has a collection of 160 to 200 puppets, which include these figures:

  • deities
  • warriors 
  • ogres
  • hermits 
  • monkeys 
  • soldiers
  • princesses 
  • weapons
  • animals 
  • mountains
• An Indonesian instrumental ensemble called a gamelan accompanies the performance
• The years 800 to 1500 is called the hindu-buddhist period.
• puppeter, tells story, provides voice for the characters,

  dalang
• characteristics of wayang kulit puppet


  made of animal hide, painted with bright colors, have articulated limbs
• Wayang kulit consists of music for battle scenes,

  travel scenes, warrior parades, and the entries and exits of different characters.
• A female dancer named Okuni became famous for her parodies of Buddhist prayers, together with a traveling troupe of female dancers and actors.


  Kabuki
• Kabuki - performance


  elaborate costumes, makeup, wigs, and exaggerated movements
• kabuki - stage design


  revolving platforms and trapdoors, hanamichi/footbridge
• kabuki - music

  shakuhachi and koto
• Plots usually revolve around famous Japanese stories, as

  well as historical events, dramas, love stories, and tragedies

  & conspiracies.
• The performance is divided into three main sections:

  the historical play ( jidaimono ),

  the domestic play ( sewamono ),

  and the lively dance finale ( ogiri shosagoto ).
• kabuki

  Men who specialize in this are called onnagata .

  assistants, called kurogo ,

  help to make the show seamless.
• Peking Opera originated in Beijing in the late 18th

  century. It is a form of traditional Chinese theater that

  combines music, song, dance, acrobatics, and a lively

  display of colors.
• The birth of Peking Opera dates back to 1790, the year

  of the 80th birthday of the Qianlong Emperor
• This marked the first time the regional theater was shown in beijing

  In the

  Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the elite favored another

  type of Chinese theater called Kunqu , characterized by

  its elegant music and language. However, everything

  changed when four seasoned drama troupes from

  Anhui province performed for the Emperor’s birthday.
• The four troupes came to be known as “The Four Great

  Anhui Companies” and proceeded to dominate Peking

  Opera in the next century.
• Peking Operas fall under two categories

  wen (civil theater) which focuses on love, marriage, &

  relationships, and wu (military theater), which focuses on war and is known for acrobatics.
• peking opera - There are two groups or divisions of instruments:

  civil ( wenchang ) and

  military ( wuchang ). The civil division accompanies singing and includes instruments such as

  the pipa, yueqin, and jinghu . The military division, on the other hand, accompanies acting,

  dancing, and fighting that includes drums, wooden clappers, cymbals, and gongs.
• peking opera - There are also different character types:

  ● sheng — the main male character; junban

  ● dan — refers to any female role; junban

  ● jing — a painted face role; lianpu

  ● chou — a male clown role. lianpu
• Peking Opera performers are trained in acting, singing, dancing, recitation, and acrobatics

  from an early age.