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Wayang golek is a traditional form of puppetry from Sunda, West Java. A wayang golek performance lasts at least six hours during the night, attracting an adult audience of all social classes. These shows might be given to appease the gods, to offer thanks or ask protection for a harvest, or to exorcise evil spirits. They also continue to be performed at circumcision or wedding parties, or at events such as the anniversaries of large businesses. The wayang golek performance becomes a social event around which there may be many stalls selling refreshments and other small items, and the audience come and go as they please, watching or listening from all sides. They particularly enjoy the clown scenes, when much tomfoolery and satire take place. Traditionally the stories are based on the Ramayana or Mahabharata epics from India. A traditional wayang golek performance includes extended dialogues, narration and singing by the dalang (puppeteer). The wayang appearances in Sekar Enggal's programmes, while attempting to use the characterization and vocabulary of movement of the original, do so as a free reworking, rather than an attempt to reproduce Sundanese tradition. Visit INDIGO MOON THEATRE (Anna Ingleby's puppet website)
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