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It's amazing cultural richness in of the archipelago.   For example arts of puppet, for one region can be so diverse. In Java alone, puppet consists of shadow play, puppet suket, puppet people, puppet klithik, and there are also a called puppet mask.

Art puppet mask is no different of the performing arts puppet people. The difference only is, all players wear a mask. As for his story namely, Panji story, the Ramayana and Mahabharata story.

The story of Ramayana and Mahabharata story are originating from India. But more than a hundred years ago, when it started to go to Southeast Asia, until finally the land of Java, the story of Ramayana and Mahabharata have an adjustment to the culture of Indonesia, especially Java. Even in the latest developments, when Islam entered the land of Java, the art of puppet was adapted so that the Hindu epic that breathes into an epic that breathes Islam.

One example of the inclusion of Islamic teachings through the art of puppet on puppet story "The weapon powerful  of the five knight Pandawa" called "Jamus Kalimasada", which is used in the spread of Islam. The puppeteer then said that what is meant Kalimasada is the sentence creed.

Type of puppet art on this one, thrives in the land of Java. Even initially played at the palatial palace of Surakarta and Yogyakarta. The players of the beginning are the servants of the palace. But in its development, the art of puppet mask out of the palace and played Javanese society.

Despite  growing popularity of puppet masks faded, in some areas, this art still thrives, especially in East Java, more specifically in Malang and surrounding areas. Puppet mask played the night until dawn. Puppet mask often in performances by the people who are have of ceremony, such ceremonial marriage, circumcision, and others. As a spectacle, of course held in the open field on the stage, and freely enjoyed by society. Besides entertaining, also free.

But after the presence of television, folk art performances, including mask puppet  began marginalized. Even to the present puppet mask art still survive, nothing more because of government assistance in this department of culture, tradition, or culture of the community activists who have a high concern on the sustainability of puppet art masks.

In the hands of government, the art of mask puppet are often packaged in a ceremonial stage in the activities of government, or in cultural missions abroad.

Puppet Gung is a kind the performing arts  of puppet people. The show was picked up the story from the Ramayana version Banjar grip. Puppet is played with vocal processing and added basic of dance players. Not only that, players accompanied by gamelan music, and dramatic elements of dance to the accompaniment kating additional sound like a "Ketopong" that makes it more distinctive. The players makeup as appropriate figure in the story of Ramayana.

According to experts, puppet Gung Banjar, Zulfansyah Bondan, this art in the era of 1960 - the 1970 gets good response from the younger generation at the time, but in the last three decades to around 2000s this art into decline and was almost extinct. Nearly extinct? Yes, said nearly extinct because of this art has rarely played. One of the oldest arts in South Kalimantan is now just waiting for extinction just because players groups are  this art, is not much more.

First, art is often played during traditional events and social activities such as performing arts Mawlid Prophet, saprah charity, vows celebration the rice harvest. But now already rarely played. Luckily there is one art studio which still exist despite insidential play this art. Bastari Ading art studio, Barikin (HST), which led AW Syarbaini is what makes this art still survive, even in conditions that are not possible.

Puppet gong is played all night, as well as banjo shadow puppet . Each story or characters is usually accompanied by "tembang" (singing)  by sinden. Now order not to be left by the audience, the game is shortened to about 3-4 hours. In Puppet Gung, about 10 people who play traditional musical instruments, which consist of baboons, large and small gongs, big and small Sarun, kenong and five tools.

At the start the show, first performed "Mamucukani", the three masterminds of opening performances to convey what the story will be played. The withdrawal such as soap operas on television, from the major players to supporting players delivered in advance to the audience.

Currently only an art that plays Ading Bastari puppet artistry of this gung, because now there is almost no other art galleries anymore that play is one of the oldest arts. If anything, only done by "bon". This means that the players drawn from various regional arts groups with cabutan system. For example, taking players from Hulu district of South River, Upper Middle River, Upper North River and District Tapin.

Seeing the alarming situation like this, there should be an effort to preserve this culture.

In the short term, could by doing a systematic education and training of young generation with prominent speakers that still exist today. Creating art development project as an advanced program of education and also create a special container in the form of art hall in each town or district in South Kalimantan.

In the long run can be done by designing new packaging art exhibition of puppet gong in this case can be done by growing and developing of a puppet gung training for children and adolescents.

Well now fate local arts there are in the hands of our of young people. Does art enthusiasts will lose and disappear from the surface, or the arts will come back victorious with early prevention.

Puppet People is the art of dance drama that takes the story of Ramayana and Mahabharata as the main story. In accordance with the name is called, puppet  on the show no longer by playing with puppets made from leather, wood, or the other, but showing human beings as a substitute for of puppet. By wearing the same clothes as ornaments used in shadow play. In order to form their faces like of a shadow play, puppet players are modified / decorated his face with additional drawings or paintings.

In terms of story, Puppet People is the embodiment of dance drama Purwa puppet. In the beginning, the middle of the 18th century, all the dancers puppet is a male dancer, there is no female dancers. So rather like the show ludruk in East Java.

According to the Municipal tourism office of Surakarta regency, puppet people born in the XVIII century. Creator is Adipati Arya Mangkunegara I which may be inspired by the art of drama that has been developing in Europe. At first the puppet people demonstrated in Surakarta. The players at that time consisted of courtiers servant.

Unfortunately it does not last long, because performances puppet  people  is limited, because can only enjoyed by the relatives of the palace and its employees, and coincided with the birth of dance drama Langendriyan.

At the that puppet people show these  moved to Yogyakarta. Namely at during Mangkunegara IV held a circumcision his son, named Prangwadana. And at during Pakubuwana X to build a park Sriwedari. In the inaugural held a variety of performing arts. One form of art that was displayed at that time was the puppet people. And that's when in the park Sriwedari  , which is a park that Kasunanan, always show puppet people, and puppet people are also often on showing at the Night Market held in the square. His players too, not just the courtiers servants, but also people outside the palace  a have talent of dance.

At first, puppets people are traditional Javanese art form exclusive, staged only within the palace. But around 1902, the puppet people get into commercial art, namely by selling tickets. And at that moment puppet people  no more only in the show in the kingdom, but also outside the kingdom, and reached its peak when it comes bevy "Ngesti Pandowo" under the leadership of Sastrosabdo.

At first Clothing dancers Puppet People are still very simple, not much different from the traditional clothes of everyday palace, only coupled with the shawl to dance. Then in the era of  Mangku Negara VI, dancer-puppet man wearing Irah irahan made of inlaid leather trim, then of form with perada.

In line with the development of puppet. created a new dance movements created by the artists dance experts palace. New dance moves that include sembahan, sabetan, lumaksono. ngombak banyu, and srisig.

Then when the puppet people rising, many clubs puppet people are popping , among them  puppet Sriwedari in Surakarta and Semarang on the Pandawa Ngesti people. Puppet People Sriwedari is the first group of commercial culture in the arts Puppet People. Founded in 1911, this association always held puppet stage in the garden king, which is park public owned amusement  Kasunanan Keraton Surakarta.

Please also note, the role of Chinese community in Malang, Surakarta and take active steps to develop the arts puppet man. They joined the art club PMS (association of Surakarta Society) who periodically conduct dance and exercise at certain times hold, and  performances those for fundraising and charity.

The development of art puppet people in Surakarta, more glamorous / luxury and more popular, than in Yogyakarta. Creative artists of Surakarta to complete the Puppet People dance clothing,  with the luxury of the stage. To cast puppets of bambangan like Arjuna, Abhimanyu, and the like, used female dancers also. While in Yogyakarta still maintaining male dancer.

In Jakarta, in the year 1960 - 1990, had also established several associations of  puppet people, among them the Word Sri Utama, Ngesti Culture, Ngesti Wandawa, Cahya Kawedar, Adi Luhung, Ngesti Widada, Panca Murti, and the longest lasted Bharata.

Performing arts Puppet People also gave birth to a traditional dance artists who stand out, among others Sastradirun, Rusman, Darsi, and Surana of Surakarta; Sastrasabda and Nartasabda from Semarang; Samsu and Kies Slamet from Jakarta.