Dalang

The dalang (Javanese: dhalang) 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 dalang 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.
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[Other] The traditional story-teller of Bali. He is the narrator of the story, the impersonator of characters, and manipulator of the puppets in the shadow plays (wayang Bali). He also chants the stories enacted in the Balinese dances (legong).

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