What is Dalang

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Dalang


Hmmm, in our mind when hear the word puppet the puppeteer must have intended. Wayang is a typical traditional arts of Java. In the leather puppet show, puppeteer sits behind the screen (screen) made of white cotton stretched on wooden frames. Overhead, hanging from the beams attached to the top of the screen, is light (blencong), which projects the image onto the screen. Dalang duty or role in moving the puppet. He is like giving life to the puppets for the more vivid impression. Movement and speaking style each puppet character is very different. Difficulties become become something interesting separate puppeteer for the puppet masters. Usually the story in the puppet is the story of Mahabharata. First puppets are usually in use in the spread of Islamic religion in the land of Java.

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