Shadow Puppet

Shadow Puppet,
Javanese Traditional Art of Shadow Play

Shadow puppet theatre in Indonesian language means Wayang Kulit, is a unique combination of ritual, lesson, and entertainment to show communicated history, philosophy, ethnics, and culture. Wayang kulit has its origin in the ancient believe that the departed spirits return to Earth at night, and can be experienced on the light up screen and creating an interplay of shadow to the audience which play on through the night and still vibrant at dawn. The interplay relays to Hindu mythology and Javanese legend that deal with the external struggle between good and evil. The Javanese shadow puppet theatre combines the creative elements of puppets, music, History and story telling that make the Hindu and Javenese legends spring to life on the screen.
Wayang kulit is a gregarious puppet theatre. “Wayang” in modern Indonesia language is basely translated into puppet, and “kulit” means skin or
leather ...