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12-841: Dalang may refer to: Dalang (puppeteer) , a puppet master in Indonesia Dalang, Sudan , a town in South Kordofan State in Sudan Places in China [ edit ] Dalang, Dongguan , a town in Dongguan, Guangdong Dalang Subdistrict (大浪街道), a subdistrict in Longhua District, Shenzhen , Guangdong Dalang Township (达浪乡), a township in Hezheng County , Gansu Topics referred to by

24-525: A gendér player by her mother. The social aspects of the dalang caste are covered in Victoria Clara van Groenendael's book The Dalang Behind the Wayang (Dordrecht, 1985). Much of the traditional training of dhalangs was in the form of a practical apprenticeship, with a certain amount of spiritual training thrown in. This included meditation and a form of ascetic exercise known as kungkum , in which meditation

36-510: Is a type of royal palace in Java , Indonesia . Its name is derived from the Javanese ka-ratu-an meaning residence of the ratu , the traditional honorific title for a monarch. In Java, the palace of a prince is called pura or dalem , while the general word for palace is istana , which is identical to Malay . Kraton that function as the residence of a royal family include: The locations of

48-463: 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 ) with a wooden mallet held in the left hand. The art of puppetry ( pedhalangan ) was traditionally handed down within families, and dalangs formed a type of informal caste within Javanese society. The women of these families traditionally were expert players of

60-430: Is carried out naked at night while immersed up to the neck in water. Such practices are felt to be essential in building up the stamina to perform for nine hours at a stretch. A further ascetic element is that dhalangs never eat during the performance, although almost all drink sweet tea and many also smoke heavily. In recent times, however, schools teaching a standardized version of pedhalangan have been founded, such as

72-412: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Dalang (puppeteer) 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

84-504: The gendér , an instrument that has a particularly important role in accompanying wayang performances. The sons of dalangs were often apprenticed out around the age of 13 to another dhalang. His role included helping to set up the screen ahead of a performance, performing the afternoon show before a main all-night wayang , and sometimes acting as an accompanying musician or as an assistant puppeteer. He would also frequently end up marrying his master's daughter, who would have been trained as

96-698: The Habirandha school within the Kraton Yogyakarta . The Habirandha school published its textbook, the Pedhalangan Ngayogyakarta , in 1976. Standardized pedhalangan is also taught at Indonesian state institutions such as the Indonesian Institute of the Arts, Yogyakarta . Pedhalangan falls into three main areas - musical, vocal, and puppetry. The musical aspects include the direction and cueing of

108-403: 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

120-557: The former kraton have been determined by historical records or archaeological efforts. Former kraton include: In the Banten region, there are remnants of the Sultanate of Banten 's palaces: In Surakarta and Yogyakarta regions, there are remnants of the Sultanate of Mataram palaces: The term kraton 'palace' is also used as a way to refer to the court which it houses. This is especially

132-547: The gamelan and the singing of mood-setting songs ( sulukan ), the vocal includes the recitation of set texts at scene-openings ( kandha ) and the extemporisation of dialogue showing mastery of Javanese linguistic etiquette, while the puppetry itself ( sabetan ) involves a complex system of movements and positions. There is an extensive study of sabetan in English by Roger Long (see Further reading). Kraton (Indonesia) Kraton or keraton ( Javanese : ꦏꦿꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ or ꦏꦼꦫꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ )

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144-408: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Dalang . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dalang&oldid=877696090 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

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