Wayang Kulit ~ All About Indonesia

Wayang kulit Indonesia is one of the culture of ancient times. Wayang kulit.Wayang derived from the word Ma Hyang which means toward spiritual spirit, god, or God Almighty. There is also interpreted wayang Javanese is a term that means shadow, this is because viewers can also watch the puppets from behind the curtain or imagining. Shadow puppets played by a puppeteer who is also the narrator's dialogue puppet figures, accompanied by gamelan music played by a group of nayaga and songs sung by the singer. Wayang kulit puppeteer behind the screen, the screen is made of white fabric, while at the electric lights flashed behind him or oil lamp (blencong), so that the audience is on the other side of the screen can see the shadow puppets that fall into color. To understand the story of wayang (play), the audience must have knowledge of the puppet characters whose image appears on the screen.

Wayang kulit has existed since the time :
Wayang kulit Purwa at the time of Mataram
Wayang kulit Purwa At the time of the Kingdom Kertasura Hadiningrat
Wayang kulit Purwa At the time of the Kingdom of Surakarta Sultanate

Here are the names of the characters that exist in the Indonesian puppetry :