Wayang Cupak
Wayang Cupak is a puppet show
that acts out stories of Cupak
Grantang, which tells about the life
of Lord Brahma's two sons with
very different characters. It is
almost the same as the other
Indonesian shadow puppets, and
sticks to the structures and patterns of the traditional Balinese
shadow puppet performances.
Wayang performers are well
known all over Java. They appear
on television, and cassettes of their
theatrical performances are
available in stores. While most
major dalangs are successors of
the families of traditional performers, the 20th century ushered a
group of actors who were not
trained by their own elders. Several
educational institutions have
recently opened programs wherein
puppetry can be studied by everyone.
Wayang Performance by
Nurmalinda Maharfar via Wikimedia Commons CCA-SA 3.0
Wayang Performance by
Gunkarta via wikimedia commons CCA-SA 3.0
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