Wayang

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title: Wayang
text: Wayang is a traditional form of puppet theatre play originating from the Indonesian island of Java. Wayang refers to the entire dramatic show. Sometimes the leather puppet itself is referred to as wayang. Performances of wayang puppet theatre are accompanied by a gamelan orchestra in Java, and by gender wayang in Bali. The dramatic stories depict mythologies, such as episodes from the Hindu epics the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, as well as local adaptations of cultural legends. Traditionally, a
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description: Indonesian puppet theatre
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayang
date created: 2004-06-05T06:16:05Z
date modified: 2024-08-28T03:31:10Z
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