Wayang Golek: Performing Arts of Sunda [West Java]

• Documentary
• 1999

Wayang Golék 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 Golék 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.

Wayang Golek: Performing Arts of Sunda [West Java] is a movie first shown in 1999. Runtime is 42 minutes. Status: Released. Genres: Documentary.