Bali Culture Tours : Shadow Puppet Play
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Wayang Kulit or Shadow Puppet is one of the oldest and original arts
in Bali. This art of performance has developed with the time and still
has many funs. No one knows excatly whay this art can be existed in our
modern day. A friend has ever told us that this condition is caused by
the exist of the Mahaberatha and Ramayana legend. During the two stories
still life, Sadhow Puppet will still have its own funs in society. Right
or wrong, that is not the one we want to tell you. At the last four years
this art has had a close attention to many people in Bali. Even now the
actor or Dalang of this art is an educated modern person. If you are forigners
please don't worry for being confused in understanding the story of the
performance. The actor could use foreign language such as English, Japanese,
or French.
Start time
This performance will start on 8.00 pm. So if you are staying in Nusadua,
Jimbaran or Ungasan, we will pick you up on 6.45 pm; Sanur on 07.00 pm;
Kuta, Canggu and Kerobokan on 7.00 pm. For those who are staying in Ubud
area, we will pick up you on 7.30 pm.
Your Journey
The location of the performance is in Ubud. So your journey to Ubud from
Jimbaran, Nusadua, Ungasan, Kuta, Kerobokan, Canggu or Sanur will through
Denpasar City, Batubulan and Singapadu.
About the performance
The
shadow puppet play is not only magically powerful, it also serves simultaneously
as entertainment and moral education. There is an endless selection of
both historical and mythical stories that can be performed, and the Dalang
or puppeteer, generally chooses his story to suit the occasion, ceremony
or ritual that the Performance is honoring. The hero of the performance
is definitely the puppeteer, who must have incredible powers both as an
orator and as manipulator, as he must master the voices and actions of
over a hundred puppets for one performance, as well as remembering word
for word the entire story that is being enacted on the screen, and performances
very often go on all night.
The dalang sits behind the screen, with a flickering kerosene light at
eye level providing the shadows as the orchestrates entire battles, slapstick
scenes, and love stories, assisted only by four musicians and a couple
of helpers who pass him the puppets in rapid succession.
For the uninitiated an entire performance may be difficult to sit through,
especially without a thorough knowledge of the language. However, it is
fascinating to watch and an experience which should not be missed. There
are performances of the wayang kulit now given on a regular basis in simple
English, but they lose a lot in the translation, as a great deal of Balinese
humor is based on play on words and subtleties of meaning.
Completing your tour
After finishing the performance, we will take you to your hotel. You will
arrive at your hotel about 11.45 pm, depends on the location of your hotel.
This will complete you Sadhow Puppet tour.
Fare Includes
- Air Conditioned Transport
- English speaking guide or as required
- Entrance fee for all tourism objects
- Lunch at our preferred restaurant
- International Insurance cover
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