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The Wayang Puppet Theatre

Preview image for the video "The Wayang Puppet Theatre".

UNESCO’s official vignette on the Wayang Puppet Theatre introduces major forms—leather shadow (wayang kulit), flat wood (klitik/krucil), and three‑dimensional rod (golek)—and the dalang’s role as storyteller, conductor, and moral commentator.

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