<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=582106" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Wayang Kulit</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">the unique world of myths <br>symbols and religious beliefs<br>most difficult to understand</div><div style="margin:10px 0">the puppet master, or dalang<br>tells his story by projecting <br>the shadows of the puppets </div><div style="margin:10px 0">he manipulates behind <br>a white screen and a large lamp<br>he plays several characters at once <br>basically an epic narrative</div><div style="margin:10px 0">shifting from Old-Javanese <br>to the High-Balinese <br>singing and hitting a box <br>to mark the rhythm</div><div style="margin:10px 0">a good dalang <br>is a one-man-show<br>being in turns smart<br>funny and melancholic</div><div style="margin:10px 0">borrows the frame <br>of his narrative <br>from the great epics <br>of Indo-Javanese tradition</div><div style="margin:10px 0">the Ramayana <br>the Mahabharata <br>although other stories <br>may sometimes be used</div><div style="margin:10px 0">he then creates his own episodes <br>usually concerning a hero's quest <br>for a magical weapon, heavenly secret or partner</div><div style="margin:10px 0">the hero, accompanied by buffoons<br>succeeds eventually after tortuous adventures <br>in the wilderness and fights with evil giants</div><div style="margin:10px 0">the two sets of puppets <br>the heroes on the right <br>the villains on the left <br>symbolise eternal struggle <br>between good and evil</div><div style="margin:10px 0">but for the audience <br>dalang's ability to poke fun <br>at everyone through mouths <br>of the buffoons is no less important <br>than the narrative itself</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Ahmad+Shiddiqi">Ahmad Shiddiqi</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=582106" data-title="Wayang Kulit de Ahmad Shiddiqi" data-description="the unique world of myths symbols and religious beliefs most difficult to understand the puppet master, or dalang tells his story by projecting the shadows of the puppets he manipulates behind a white screen and a large lamp he plays several..."></div> </div> </div>

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