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Surprisingly, relatively little written information is available about Wayang Golek Purwa, the classical Puppet Theater of West-Java or Sunda. Apart from the Dalang (Puppeteers) and the Carvers, very few people seem to know very much about Wayang Golek. Regardless of this Wayang Golek is very popular in West-Java. I will attempt in a few pages to give a brief introduction to Wayang Golek Puppets. Is my hope to spark interest in the reader in this highly complex and very tradition rich type of Puppet Theater. Many areas of study are possible if one wants to get to know Wayang Golek completely. These include, Performances, manipulation of the Puppets, Gamelan Sunda or Sundanese Orchestra, singing, story lines of the plays, etc. These different areas are what make Wayang Golek so interesting to study. The student can really never really complete the study of the subject and its related areas. It is impossible to do the subject of Wayang Golek Puppets justice in a few pages. A select bibliography has been attached to this introduction, with the hope that the reader will seek out some of the books, articles and dissertations listed.
Origins of Wayang Golek Purwa |
