Wayang

Bahasa Indonesia: Pertunjukan Wayang merupakan cerita berdasarkan Ramayana, Mahabharata, atau Serat Menak, yang banyak dijumpai di Pulau Jawa dan Bali. Pertunjukan wayang yang diiringi gamelan ini telah diakui oleh UNESCO sebagai hasil karya mengagumkan/indah dalam bidang cerita orasi dan warisan kemanusiaan yang sangat berharga pada tanggal 7 November 2003.
English: Wayang, the shadow puppets prevalent in Java and Bali, is an Indonesian theatrical performance which displays only the shadow instead of the figures itself. Wayang is practised not only on Java and Bali, but also on the islands of Lombok, Madura, Sumatra and Borneo. The stories are usually drawn from the Ramayana, the Mahabharata or the Serat Menak. Wayang, the Javanese word for puppet, also connotes "spirit". Performances are typically accompanied by gamelan music. The Wayang Puppet Theatre was designated by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on 7 November, 2003.
日本語: ワヤン・クリワヤンとも)は、インドネシアのジャワ島やバリ島で行われる、人形を用いた伝統的な影絵芝居、またそれに使われる操り人形を指す。ガムランの伴奏をつけてヒンズー寺院での祭りなどで行われ、インドの古代叙事詩「マハーバーラタ」や「ラーマーヤナ」などが演じられる。ワヤン(Wayang)は影を、クリ(Kulit)は皮を意味する。ユネスコは2003年11月7日、世界無形遺産保護条約で保護すべき候補に認定した。

Images

Wayang kulit, Javanese Shadow Puppets Characters

Wayang kulit (Javanese shadow puppetry) characters.

Serat Padhalangan Ringgit Purwa

Het Javaansche toneel 1: wajang poerwa, Raden Sulardi (Soelardi)


The Pandava Brothers

Yoyi son:

Abimanyu's son:

Bima's son:

Kurawa:

See also

Category:Wayang#%20 Category:Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity Category:Gallery pages about crafts Category:Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of Indonesia
Category:Gallery pages about crafts Category:Gallery pages about culture of Indonesia Category:Het Javaansche toneel 1: wajang poerwa Category:Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of Indonesia Category:Javanese shadow puppet characters Category:Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity Category:Wayang