Wayang Golek
Wayang Golek is a traditional stick puppet show in Indonesia , a form of wayang . On the north coast of Java between Pekalongan and Cirebon it is also called wayang cepak or wayang papak .
The wooden puppets are played from below. They are controlled with three rods, two for the hands and one for the body. Despite the simple construction, they are known for their very human-looking expressive dance.
The origin of the wayang golek is little known. It is possible that this art came from China in the 17th century.
In West Java, the pieces played with these dolls deal with stories from the Indian epics Ramayana and Mahabharata . This oldest storytelling tradition is called wayang golek purwa . The more recent narrative tradition about Prince Panji is the wayang goleg gedok . In East Java, scenes from the life of Amir Hamza , the uncle of the Prophet Mohammed, are performed: wayang golek menak ( menak , "aristocratic", "noble").
literature
- Andrew N. Weintraub: Power Plays: Wayang Golek Puppet Theater of West Java. (Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series) Ohio University Press, 2004
- Abah Sunarya, Gamelan Giri Harja I, Kathy Foley: The Origin of Kala: A Sundanese Wayang Golek Purwa Play. In: Asian Theater Journal, Vol. 18, No. 1 (Special Issue on Puppetry) Spring 2001, pp. 1-58
Web links
- Marla Mallett: The Wayang Golek Theater of Java.
- The History of Indonesian Puppet Theater (Wayang). Asian Art Museum
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Katherine Brisbane; Ravi Chaturvedi; Ramendu Majumdar; Chua Soo Pong; Minoru Tanokura: The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theater: Volume 5: Asia / Pacific. Routledge, 2005, ISBN 1134929781 , p. 235.
- ^ Khan Academy, Inc: Introduction to puppet theater (wayang) of Indonesia. , as seen on July 15, 2015.