Selasa, 03 Agustus 2010

Character in Wayang Figures





Wayang represents the intersection/coincidence of different worlds:
  1. Hindu gods (esp. Shiva), who aid and interfere with both the Kaurava and Pandava; 
  2. The heroes (from Indian epics), the Pandavas and the Kaurava
  3. The Demons, opposing both sides; 
  4. The clowns, aiding both sides; Semar, the clown who aids the Pandavas, is older and more powerful than the gods.




The Kayon "Tree"/ Gunungan "Mountain" is 





  1. a marker of time: placed stage center to show the different sections of the performance; 
  2. a marker of space: stands for palace, forest, mountain, wind, etc; 
  3. a marker of transition/center: where all worlds overlap (Meru, Gong, etc)
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