The observation was trying to compare the states illustrated before with the narration. Before the dhalang is a stage (debog), typically made from a banana tree trunk, into which. The performance may last for hours and shown in phases with its continuation to happen in subsequent days. Hanging from beams fixed to the top of the screen, above his head is the lamp (blencong), which projects the shadows onto the screen. Wayang Kulit is ideally performed in an open air theatre, when it is dark enough for the source of light to cast shadows upon the screen. The image below illustrates those basic gestures.īy having the vocabulary of gestures, preliminary observation was made by seeing a part of Wayang Kulit Performance that lasted around six minutes. In a wayang kulit performance, the dalang sits behind a screen (kelir) made of white cotton spread out on a wooden frame. This writing tries to seek the possible aspects from the shadow puppets that are significant as the utterance through observing the Wayang Kulit performance and a narrative animation of Heider and Simmel’s work (1944).Īccording to Groenendael (1985), there are only eight basic gestures of the shadow puppets’ state. In the past, it was usually a small structure made of wood and bamboo about three to four feet above the ground. The screen hides the Lord, the power unseen. The theatre of traditional wayang kulit Kelantan is called panggung in Malay language. This fact might raise a question, how the narrative can be built with the limited amount of gesture? What are the aspects from the shadow puppets that are significant as the utterance? Wayang kulit is performed with shadow puppets made of water buffalo hide and is said to have developed from. Traditionally, wayang kulit performances can be viewed from two sides of the screen the shadow side and the dalang (puppeteers) side. It then becomes a paradox since ones know that Wayang Kulit performance lasts for five to six hours. Groenendael (1985) stated an interesting fact through her work that Wayang Kulit performance only consisted of eight basic gestures. Then the master puppeteer called Dhalang manipulates the puppets’ arms in order to illustrate the characters’ state. In a wayang kulit performance, the puppet figures are rear-projected on a taut linen screen with a coconut-oil light. Dalam wayang kulit Kelantan, pohon beringin ini akan dipacakkan di tengah-tengah kelir sebelum dan selepas tamatnya persembahan. Ada hidupan di air, di bumi dan juga di udara. This performance shows the projection of flat leather shadow puppet on white screen from behind. Pohon beringin di dalam persembahan wayang kulit adalah melambangkan kepada sebuah dunia yang sarat dengan segala kehidupannya. Wayang Kulit or Indonesian traditional shadow puppetry is an ancient form of narrative that utilises light and shadow.
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