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Wayang golék : performing arts of Sunda (West Java) / BBC ; Open University ; devised by Martin Clayton ; producer, Robert Philip.
LIBRA Music Videorecording 613
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Indonesian
- Sundanese
- Subjects (All):
- Rasta, Atik.
- Wayang.
- Puppet theater--Indonesia--Java.
- Puppet theater.
- Puppeteers--Indonesia--Java.
- Puppeteers.
- Gamelan music.
- Folk dancing, Indonesian--Indonesia--Java.
- Folk dancing, Indonesian.
- Documentary films.
- Indonesia--Java.
- Ethnic music recordings, Indonesian.
- Ethnic music recordings--Indonesia.
- Local Subjects:
- Ethnic music recordings, Indonesian.
- Ethnic music recordings--Indonesia.
- Genre:
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videocassette (42 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
- 1/2 in.
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Performing arts of Sunda (West Java)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. : Insight Media [distributor], 1999.
- Language Note:
- In English, Indonesian and Sundanese, with subtitles in English.
- System Details:
- VHS (NTSC).
- analog
- magnetic
- VHS
- Summary:
- Wayang Golǩ is the rod-puppet theater of Sunda (West Java), Indonesia, which incorporates a vibrant mixture of storytelling, songs, and instrumental music. This program introduces the Wayang Golǩ tradition, focusing on puppeteer, musician, and puppet-maker Atik Rasta and his family. The first part of the video features footage from an all-night performance, interwoven with interviews with the artists. The second part examines the music of the accompanying gamelan ensemble.
- Participant:
- Atik Rasta and his family, puppeteers ; Alison Tucker, narrator ; Gamelan Galura, musicians ; Euis Rostini, singer ; Otong Rasta, music director ; Yuli Sunarya, dancer ; Enoch Atmadibrata, dance commentary.
- Notes:
- Originally released in 1998.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- OCLC:
- 48841831
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