A series of well-known dramatic monthly evening performances of wayang wong from the Ramayana is performed all year round
A series of well-known dramatic monthly evening performances of wayang wong from the Ramayana is performed all year round at the Prambanan temple near Yogyakarta. The most complete and collosal Ramayana wayang wong involving more than a hundred dancers, artists and gamelan musician is performed only during the dry season (usually May to October) on open air large stage against Prambanan Trimurti temples as the background. During monsoon rainy season however, the performance is moved into smaller indoor theatre nearby. In downtown Yogyakarta, on Eastern side of Keraton Yogyakarta, the Ramayana wayang wong is also performed every night, start at at Purawisata theatre, Jalan Brigjen Katamso, Yogyakarta.
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Location: Yogyakarta Yogjakarta Jogjakarta Indonesia
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