Wayang

Wayang is a performing arts thriving native Indonesia in Java and Bali. In addition, some regions such as Sumatra, Malaya danSemenanjung also has some puppet cultures are affected by the Javanese and Hindu culture.

Wayang is a form of folk theater are very popular. People often associate the word "puppet" and "shadow", as seen from a puppet show put on screen, where images appear. In West Java, besides the puppet show, the most popular is a puppet show. With regard to the puppet show, there are two kinds of them puppet show Papak (cropped) and puppet show prototype is in the Sunda region. Except wayang wong, from all those puppets played by a puppeteer as a leader who once sang performances mysticism, voiced antawacana, gamelan organize songs and manage others.