![]() The topics might be different, but here are similarities he should tell it jokingly, interrupted by many songs, sung by the pesinden - women singers, accompanied by gamelan music. In the village, he should speak about the spirit of cooperation, development and any topics, which should give optimism to the villagers. Before an audience in university he should speak of knowledge, good conduct and the goals of life. In front of the arm forces or police forces, he should speak of leadership and discipline. In a performance organized by Agency of Family Planning, he should arise the topics of Family Planning. At most occasion the dalang plays a role as mouthpiece of the sponsors. Raden Angka wijaya and his Ponakawan, the clown servants, as seen from the front of screen This part of play occurred at midnight at the Goro-goro episode, which last about one hour. He has to know how to make good jokes, at the sametime advising the audience unnoticeably.He has to be skillful to move the puppets attractively.He has to lead the chorus of pesinden (women singers), usually consists of three to five singers and wira swara (male singers).He has also the capacity of a conductor as he should command the gamelan music when it should begin and stop, and he should ask the gamelan crew what kind of music or song to be played. He has to know gamelan (Javanese musical instruments) used to accompany the show.Having the ability of preparing the scenario, so that plot of stories should flow smoothly, in accordance with standard patterns. ![]() ![]() He has to be a good singer, as he has to sing a lot during a performance. And he has also to perfectly master the language 'high' and 'ordinary' used in dialogue, song and narration. He has to explain every occasion, which has or should happened. Having a good and clear voice, as he has to imitate about 50 (fifty) wayang figures with different voices.Having an accurate information in many aspects of life in the country (or even internationally in this era of information and globalization).Having a thorough knowledge of Javanese philosophy and moral ethics, as Javanese philosophy and moral ethics are inter-connected, or might be almost similar.Mastering deeply the stories of wayang Ramayana as well as Mahabharata, knows the characters of wayang figures.He must have a broad knowledge of several disciplines of arts, such as : Dalang comes from the words juru udalan (juru : an expert, a skillful man - udalan abbreviated to dalan, then becomes dalang means to tell stories), so dalang is a story teller. Sometimes dalang could be chosen first, afterwards a consultation with him could be held to choose an appropriate title. Dalang position is very important, as he is the leader of the performance. Deciding the title of wayang story (Lakon) After deciding the title of wayang story, a dalang (puppet master), a dalang to perform the show must be appointed. He requires several assisants to hand him his puppets, ranged along the banana tree trunks, to the left and right of the dalang. ![]() The dalang has to sit cross legged for eight hours on a mat to perform wayang. The dalang is seated in front of the white linnen screen (kelir). Gamelan orchestra and a few female singers accompanies the dalang. ![]() DALANG (The Puppet Master or The Story Teller) Wayang Kulit Performance & Duration The puppet master, called dalang, narrates old stories from Indian epics Ramayana and Mahabarata but they were transformed by generations of Javanese tellers. The Dalang requires several assisants to hand him his puppets, ranged along the banana tree trunks, to the left and right of the dalang. ![]()
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