Puppet master (dalang) Manteb Sudharsono performs the wayang kulit performance 'Sudamala' in the Sasono Hinggil Theatre in Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. Traditional puppet shadow theatre known as wayang kulit is widespread on the islands of Java and Bali in Indonesia. Each wayang kulit performance continues about eight hours through the night without intermissions and only one puppet master (dalang) conducts all puppets projected on a linen screen and vocalizes them with different voices. Although Indonesia is the most populated Muslim country in the world, stories and characters of way
Puppet master (dalang) Manteb Sudharsono performs the wayang kulit performance 'Sudamala' in the Sasono Hinggil Theatre in Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. Traditional puppet shadow theatre known as wayang kulit is widespread on the islands of Java and Bali in Indonesia. Each wayang kulit performance continues about eight hours through the night without intermissions and only one puppet master (dalang) conducts all puppets projected on a linen screen and vocalizes them with different voices. Although Indonesia is the most populated Muslim country in the world, stories and characters of wayang kulit performances are based on the Indian epic Ramayana and Mahabharata with addition of modern plots include political satire. Dalangs in Indonesia are not only puppet masters. Their moral authority among the local people is comparable with the authority of Imams. Wayang kulit performances in the Sasono Hinggil Theatre are hold once a month and the most famous Indonesian dalangs are invited.
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