Arts exam Flashcards
A well known indonesian theader popular in not only in the country but in sevaral other countries around the world
Shadow Puppet Theater
One of the oldest continuous traditions of story telling in the world which includes the use of puppet materials and backround musical accompaniment to make it interesting the audience
Wayang Kulit
An indonesian and Malay word for “Theater”
Wayang
When the term is used to refer to kinds of puppet theater, sometimes the puppet itself is reffered to as (blank)
Wayang
Kulit means (blank) and refers to the leather construction of the puppets that are carefully-cut into a a very fine tools and supported with carefully-shaped buffalo horn handles and controls rods
skin
The (blank) is the most important person in a wayang kulit performance
Audience
The (blank) prepares all the mats used like the cloth and the light for the shadow
dalang
What does the puppet on the right side signify?
Good character
What does the puppet on the left signify?
bad character
the open space between them about 2 meters wide represents the (blank)
stage
Is the puppeteer.
Is characterized by his being creative, humorous and flexible
Manipulates the puppets, sings and taps out signs to the orchestra
Speaks the parts of the chars
The chief performer who told a story to the accompaniment of gamelan ensemble
Dalang
The dalang’s main ability is the use of (blank)
interchanging the voice to give life to a diff character
Performed in royal court and widey performed in public on religous occasions.
Wayang Kulit
Compriser mainly by bronze percussion instruments augmented by other percussion instruments, strings and a flute
Gamelan Ensemble
Xylophone of heavy bronze bars
Saron
