Puppet Shadow play also known as shadow puppetry or Wayang Kulit is one of indonesia culture, it is particularly popular in Java and Bali. The performances of shadow puppet theater are accompanied by gamelan in Java. In Bali it is known as wayang kulit, and originally lasted as long as six hours or until dawn. The complete wayang kulit troupes include dalang puppet master, nayaga gamelan players, and sinden female choral singer. Some of the nayaga also performed as male choral singer. The dalang puppet master played the wayang behind the cotton screen illuminated by oil lamp or modern halogen lamp, creating visual effects similar to animation.
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