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Sulukan
''Sulukan'' normally refers to mood setting songs by a puppeteer ''(dhalang)'' in Javanese people, Javanese ''wayang'' ("puppet") performances in Indonesia. The term can also refer to the pathetan pieces played before and after ''gamelan'' pieces in a non-wayang context, and to mystical poetry relating to the doctrinal meaning of the term ''sulook''. Etymology The etymology of the term is unclear. Arps relates it to the ''gamelan'' practice of ''cêluk'' ("calling out"), an introduction to a piece with a sung phrase, rather than an instrumental introduction.Arps (1992) It is also possible that the word derives from the Sanskrit term ''sloka meter, sloka'', a verse form consisting of octosyllabic couplets. This is plausible considering that the metrical structure of ''sulukan'' verses does indeed generally conform to the pattern of octosyllabic couplets, the etymology may have passed into Javanese lore from the work of 19th century Dutch scholars. This verse form is in sharp contra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhalang
The dhalang or dalang ( jv, dhalang; id, dalang) is the puppeteer in an Indonesian ''wayang'' performance. In a performance of ''wayang kulit'', the dalang sits behind a screen (''kelir'') made of white cotton stretched on a wooden frame. Above his head, hanging from beams attached to the top of the screen, is the lamp (''blencong''), which projects the shadows onto the screen. In front of the dhalang is a stage (''debog''), traditionally made from the trunk of a banana tree, into which the sharpened control rods of the puppets can be pushed to keep them in position during the performance. To his left is the puppet chest (''kotak''), and to his right is the puppet chest's lid, on which the puppets sit ready for use. In addition to moving the puppets and speaking their lines, the dalang is also responsible for giving cues to the gamelan. This is done principally by playing the kepyak, a metal plate or set of plates played with his foot, or by rapping on the puppet chest (''kotak' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
