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N°00182
Element Wayang puppet theatre (Indonesia)
Inscribed in 2008 (3.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (originally proclaimed in 2003)
Title EN: To enliven the highly crafted rod puppets, master puppeteers manipulate the swivelling arms and legs by means of sticks, accompanied by a narrator and gamelan orchestra. The plays combine local myths, Indian epics and Persian tales with contemporary issues.
Title FR: Pour donner vie à leurs personnages finement ouvragés, les maîtres marionnettistes en manipulent les bras et les jambes articulés à l’aide de baguettes. Ils sont accompagnés d’un narrateur et d’un orchestre de gamelan. Les récits mêlent mythes locaux, épopées indiennes, contes persans et sujets contemporains.
Title ES: Para infundir vida a sus títeres de refinada artesanía, el titiritero manipula sus articulaciones mediante varillas, acompañando el espectáculo un narrador y una orquesta de gamelán. Estas obras combinan mitos locales, epopeyas hindúes y narraciones persas con temáticas contemporáneas.
© Tim Mowrer/Mekin Photography