Wayang kulit is Javanesse traditional performance that using kulit (skin). Wayang skin made from cow’s skin or goat’s skin. Wayang formed like human, animal…etc. Wayang played by a player called dalang. Wayang kulit is combination about wayang and Javanesse traditional music called gamelan. Niyaga is music player.
There are 2 kinds of wayang story. There are Ramayana and Mahabarata. Ramayana tells us about a couple Rama and Shinta. Rahwana kidnapped Shinta. He wants to marry Shinta. Mahabarata tells us about Pandawa (5 brothers) fight with Kurawa(100 brothers), because of Astina kingdom.
In Semarang,Central Java, we could see the performance of Wayang kulit once a month. Every Thursday night /malam jum’at kliwon(Javanesse kalender). It’s free charge. We can see in TBRS(Taman Budaya Raden Saleh). The performance start at 09.00 pm-03.00 am. There are 3-5 woman singer called sinden. It’s too long story and maybe you will boring to see this performance, but I’m sure you will be hypnothized and forget the time.
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