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Page 246
... wayang kulit shadow theatre , wayang orang unmasked dance , and wayang topeng masked dance . Shadow - puppet theatre . It is uncertain whether the shadow theatre is indigenous to Java or was brought from India , but the wayang kulit ...
... wayang kulit shadow theatre , wayang orang unmasked dance , and wayang topeng masked dance . Shadow - puppet theatre . It is uncertain whether the shadow theatre is indigenous to Java or was brought from India , but the wayang kulit ...
Page 247
... ( wayang suluh ) . The Pandawa wayang kulit repertory was trans- posed to the doll - puppet theatre ( wayang golek ) in Sun- da , the western part of Java , and to dance - drama in east- ern and central Java ( wayang orang ) and in Bali ...
... ( wayang suluh ) . The Pandawa wayang kulit repertory was trans- posed to the doll - puppet theatre ( wayang golek ) in Sun- da , the western part of Java , and to dance - drama in east- ern and central Java ( wayang orang ) and in Bali ...
Page 248
... Wayang wong is analogous to the Javanese wayang or- ang , but masks are worn and the repertory is limited to Rāma plays . Pandawa plays are staged in identical style but are called parwa . It has been suggested that these forms also ...
... Wayang wong is analogous to the Javanese wayang or- ang , but masks are worn and the repertory is limited to Rāma plays . Pandawa plays are staged in identical style but are called parwa . It has been suggested that these forms also ...
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