Wayang Kulit- Indonesia

• Wayang


  An Indonesian and Malay word for theatre. It refers to the entire dramatic show. Sometimes can be referred to the leather puppet.
• Kulit


  It means skin, refers to the leather construction of the puppets and supported with buffalo horn handles.
• Wayang Kulit


  One of the oldest continuous traditions of storytelling. A dramatic story is told through shadows thrown by puppets and sometimes combined with human characters.
• Wayang Kulit


  is a form of puppet theatre art found in Indonesia and other parts of Southeast Asia.
• Dalang/Dhalang


  An artist and spiritual leader that manipulates puppets
• Puppeteer

  Manipulates the puppets
• Animal skin


  The puppets are from what?
• Semar/Samar


  A character in Javanese mythology. Clown (punokawa) and is divine and very wise
• Banana Log


  A stick supports the body. This is wider at the bottom where it has to stick in the _______ ___ to keep the puppet upright.
• Gamelan Ensemble


  Performances of shadow puppet theatre are accompanied by this ensemble in Java, and by gender in Bali
• Traditionally, a wayang is played out in a ritualized midnight-to-dawn

  True
• Kelir


  A screen where the dalang sits behind which is made of white cotton stretched on a wooden frame.
• Blencong


  The lamp that is attached on top of the screen. it projects the shadows on the screen.
• Debog


  The stage that is infront of the dhalang which is traditionally made from the trunk of a banana tree
• Kotak


  The puppet chest located on his left
• Lid


  The puppet chest's lid which is located to his right, it is shere the puppets sit ready for use
• Wayang Kulit (Indonesian Wayang)

  Designated as "A Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on 7 November 2003" (by UNESCO)