Shadow Theatre in Java: The Puppets, Performance and Repertoire
Djajasoebrata, Alit
1999
Autor(es): Djajasoebrata, Alit
Título: Shadow Theatre in Java: The Puppets, Performance and Repertoire
Publicação: Singapore: The Pepin Press, 1999
ISBN: 90-5496-034-5
Assunto(s): Teatro de Sombras -- Java
Índice | Table of Contents | Table des Matières
Foreword - 7
Introduction - 9
Wayang – 11
Different types of wayang – 11
The origins of wayang – 16
Wayang tradition in everyday life – 24
Puppets – 31
Construction of the puppets – 31
Iconography – 39
Animals and props – 49
Different styles: Yogyakarta, Surakarta, Cirebon and Pasisir – 66
The Pånåkawan – 68
Performance – 76
Requisites – 76
Lakon – 84
Stages of the performance – 84
Status and skills of the dalang – 86
Repertoire – 93
Preamble: stories of the gods – 94
The Arjunå Såsrå Bau cycle – 110
The Bau cycle – 110
The Råmå cycle – 114
The Pandåwå cycle – 122
History of the Ramayana and Mahabharata – 141
Bibliography – 144
Index – 145
Glossary – 148
Credits – 152
Autor(es): Djajasoebrata, Alit
Título: Shadow Theatre in Java: The Puppets, Performance and Repertoire
Publicação: Singapore: The Pepin Press, 1999
ISBN: 90-5496-034-5
Assunto(s): Teatro de Sombras -- Java
Índice | Table of Contents | Table des Matières
Foreword - 7
Introduction - 9
Wayang – 11
Different types of wayang – 11
The origins of wayang – 16
Wayang tradition in everyday life – 24
Puppets – 31
Construction of the puppets – 31
Iconography – 39
Animals and props – 49
Different styles: Yogyakarta, Surakarta, Cirebon and Pasisir – 66
The Pånåkawan – 68
Performance – 76
Requisites – 76
Lakon – 84
Stages of the performance – 84
Status and skills of the dalang – 86
Repertoire – 93
Preamble: stories of the gods – 94
The Arjunå Såsrå Bau cycle – 110
The Bau cycle – 110
The Råmå cycle – 114
The Pandåwå cycle – 122
History of the Ramayana and Mahabharata – 141
Bibliography – 144
Index – 145
Glossary – 148
Credits – 152