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Wayang Kulit

Leather puppets, performing arts that is quite old age, is one part of Balinese performing arts that has remained popular with the local community. In villages and cities, people still often shew Puppet in connection with Hindu religious ceremonies, Balinese ceremonies, as well as entertainment only.
Wayang Bali consists of two types, namely:

- Wayang Lemah ( Wayan Gedog)
- Wayang Peteng 
The origins Puppet in Indonesia is still debated by experts and there is still no agreement on whether Puppet is native to Indonesia, from India and from other countries. In the Balinese culture, Puppet show estimated to have been around since IX century. In the framed inscription Bebetin Caka year 818 (896 AD), from the reign of king Ugrasena in Bali, a number of terms believed to be the performing arts means puppet or puppet show
Since past performance Wayang be one informal education media for the residents. Imagine, Puppet show which combines the elements of art, literature, motion and sound, in the play not only show the play-play taken from the literary works of classic literature particularly Mahabharata and Ramayana, art also presents advice-advice about the value of moral, spiritual and social development so that people who are illiterate will receive teachings tatwa, yadnya, ethics and others. By the audience everything it offered guidance and guidance for their daily lives.

While creatively mastermind their refreshment arts, puppets created many new creations that adds puppetry art treasures on the island. Equally important is the emergence of talented puppeteers women who compete with men puppeteers.


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