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wayang

Noun

Meaning

Traditional Indonesian arts performance (shadow puppetry, theatrical, dance, etc.) originating from Java island.
The most popular form of wayang is ꦮꦪ​ꦏꦭꦠ꧀ (wayang kulit, “leather-based shadow puppetry”) the Javanese shadow puppet made of animal skin. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

A shadow theatre performance, or such performances in general.

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Examples

On the other hand, if artists simply apply traditional and familiar forms such as wayang puppets or Balinese dancers as symbols of being Indonesian, they ignore the complex issues of living in the modern society that is Indonesia today. Source: Internet

Garin explained that the house shown in the film is that of his own grandfather, the site of reverent cultivation of traditional Javanese culture, where wayang performances and regular Javanese dance rehearsals were held. Source: Internet

Lekra artists and dramatists practised turba as a way to study the village-based arts, including the ketoprak, wayang, and ludruk, to determine how these forms could be utilised to disseminate information and radical ideologies. Source: Internet

Many of the ceremonial art forms such as wayang kulit and topeng are highly improvisatory, providing flexibility for the performer to adapt the performance to the current situation. Source: Internet

In Bali, there are a few books published of Gamelan gender wayang pieces, employing alphabetical notation in the old Balinese script. Source: Internet

It has become the fertile source for Javanese literature, dance drama ( wayang wong ), and wayang shadow puppet performances. Source: Internet

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