Wayang Kulit

This time we will discuss the typical shadowgraph Indonesia.

Wayang kulit is the traditional art of Indonesia, which primarily develops in Java and in the east of Peninsular Malaysia such as Kelantan and Terengganu.
Shadow puppets played by a puppeteer who is also the narrator's dialogue puppet characters, accompanied by gamelan music played by a group of tembang nayaga and sung by the singer.
In general, puppets take the story from the Mahabharata and Ramayana manuscript, but not limited to the standard (standard), the mastermind ki can also play the play carangan (composition). Some of the stories taken from the Panji stories.
Show Wayang Kulit has been recognized by UNESCO on November 7, 2003, as a work of astonishing cultural narrative in the story and legacy of beautiful and valuable (Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity). Shadow puppets of Java is more popular in central and eastern parts, while the puppet show is more often played in West Java.