Sunday, June 21, 2015
Wayang kulit Traditional Indonesian art
Wayang kulit is a traditional Indonesian art is mainly developed in Java. Puppet comes from the word 'Ma Hyang' meaning leads to spiritual spirit, god, or God Almighty. There is also interpreted Javanese wayang is a term that means 'shadow', this is because viewers can also watch a puppet show from behind the curtain or imagining. Shadow puppets played by a puppeteer who is also the narrator's dialogue puppet characters, with accompanied by gamelan music played by a group of nayaga and songs sung by the singer. Puppeteer play shadow puppets behind the screen, the screen is made of white cloth, while the lights flashed behind electricity or oil lamps (blencong), so that the spectators who were on the other side of the screen can see the shadow puppet who fall into color. In order to understand the story of wayang (play), the audience must have knowledge of puppet characters whose image appears on the screen.
In general, the puppet took the story from the Mahabharata and Ramayana manuscripts, but not be limited only by the grip (standard), the mastermind ki could also play a play carangan (composition). Some of the stories are taken from the Panji stories.
Puppet show has been recognized by UNESCO on November 7, 2003, as a work culture that is admirable in the field of narrative story and legacy of beautiful and valuable (Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity). Shadow puppets are more popular in central and eastern Java, while the puppet show more often played in West Java.
Manufacture of leather puppets
Shadow puppets are made of buffalo leather that has been processed into leather sheets, puppets apiece need about the size of 50 x 30 cm leather sheet which is then sculpted to the equipment used is made of iron steel pointed end of a good quality. The steel is made in advance in a variety of shapes and sizes, there is a sharp, flat, small, large and other forms each have different functions.
But basically, to organize or create various forms of carving holes deliberately made up potholes. Furthermore, the installation of body parts such as hands, in the hands of two connections, upper arms and elbows, how to connect it with small screws made of buffalo or cow horn. Stalk whose function for moving the arm also made a blackish color derived from buffalo horn material and generally golden color by using colored paper gold prada is affixed or it could be with dibron, painted with powder melted. Puppet who uses prada, the results are much better, the color can last longer than those bront.
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Dalang of A Puppets
Dalang is the most important part in a puppet show (wayang prototype). In the terminology of the Java language, puppeteer (barrier) is derived from the acronym ngudhal Piwulang. Ngudhal means to dismantle or disseminate and piwulang means doctrine, education, science, information. So where puppeteer in a puppet show not only on the aspect of spectacle (entertainment) alone, but also guidance. Therefore, in addition to master the technique of puppetry as an entertainment aspect, puppeteer must be a knowledgeable and able to give effect.
Shadow puppets puppeteers who reached the peak of triumph and, among others, the late legendary Ki Tristuti Rachmadi (Solo), the late Ki Narto Sabdo (Semarang, Solo style), the late Ki Surono (Banjarnegara, Banyumas style), the late Ki Hadi Prayitno Arise (Yogya) , the late Ki Hadi Sugito (Progo, Jogjakarta), Ki Soeparman (style Yogya), Ki Anom Suroto (Solo style), Ki Manteb Sudarsono (Solo style), Ki Enthus Susmono, Ki Agus Wiranto, the late Ki Suleman (East Java style) , While the legendary Pesinden is deceased Nyi Tjondrolukito.