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Related Websites
Bali and Beyond
http://www.balibeyond.com/gamelan/shadowintros.html, a touring shadow puppet company out of Los Angeles with an extensive site including:
Wayang Kulit Shadow Play
http://www.balibeyond.com/gamelan/shadowinfo.html
Javanese Wayang Kulit Shadow Play
http://www.balibeyond.com/gamelan/wayangjava.html, includes photos of stage, dalang, etc.
Balinese Wayang Kulit Shadow Play
http://www.balibeyond.com/gamelan/wayangbali.html, photos, links to music
Wayang Character Feature
http://www.balibeyond.com/gamelan/characters.html, a different character each month with links to plays
Joglosemar Online
http://www.joglosemar.co.id/index.html, Javanese site on wayang from the Indonesian point of view with photos, cultural context:
Wayang Puppet Theater - Joglosemar
http://www.joglosemar.co.id/wayang.html
Performance of Wayang Kulit (Leather Puppet)
http://joglosemar.co.id/wayangperformance.html, role of the dalang, moral dimesions
Semar and Other Ponokawan
http://joglosemar.co.id/semar.html, explanation of the roles of the clowns.

Other Links:
WAYANG KULIT di Kraton Yogyakarta
http://www.culturalbridge.com/idgallwk.htm, photos of performances of shadow puppets at the Yogyakarta Palace, Java
Balinese Wayang
http//www.Indo.com/culture/wayang.html, from the Bali Online site at http://www.indo.com/
Bali-puppets
http://www.mcs.com/~wallach/bali.html, photos of Balinese shadow puppets
WAYANG GOLEK (wayang.htm-tsi-juli 1996)
http://202.159.69.35/wayang1.htm, one page site from Bandung, Java listing performances
wayang: mail list
http://tile.net/listserv/wayang.html, discussion form for wayang, gamelan, and aspects of Indonesian folklores and cultures (Bahasa Indonesian and English language)
AGI Links Page
http://www.gamelan.org/AGI/jd.websites.html#Anchor-Wayang-35326, American Gamelon Institute Links page - some are out of date
CGI Wayang
http://www.harapan.co.jp/english/indon_e/cgi_wayang.htm, site for contemporary Computer Graphics Imaginary update of wayang tradition, comic book action hero style graphics
Tale of Panji
http://www.nusantara.com/heritage/panji.html, from the Indonesian Heritage series, a 15 volume illustrated encylopedia
Discover Indonesia
http://discover-indo.tierranet.com/index.html, brief intros to wayang kulit, Bali, Central Java, etc.
BaliWorld - Culture - Religion
http://www.baliworld.net/culture/index.html, brief intros, slow to load
The Puppetry Home Page
http://sagecraft.com/puppetry/traditions/index.html, links for world wide puppet sites
Ceremonial Masks from the villages of Java and Bali, Indonesia

"Golek." Art Pacific. Retrieved March 10, 2004, from <http://www.art-

pacific.com/artifacts/indonesi/puppets/golek.htm>

"Golek #2." Balisource. Retrieved March 10, 2004, from <http://www.balisource.com/golek.html>

"Southeast Asian Arts #1." Encyclopędia Britannica. Retrieved March 6, 2004, from

Encyclopędia Britannica Premium Service. <http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=117650>

Print Resources
Arts and Crafts of Indonesia
by Anne Richter
published by Chronicle Books and Thames and Hudson Ltd., 1993, ISBN 0-8118-0452-2
275 Fifth St. San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
Focus is on contemporary puppets, performances, puppet makers and their workshops, color photos, pp. 129-143.
Asian Puppets, Wall of the World
by UCLA Museum of Cultural History
published by The Regents of the University of California, 1976
University of California Los Angeles, USA
Chapters on Javanese and Balinese puppets, mostly black and white photos, detailed text on the history of Asian puppets, bibliography, glossary, pp. 44-67.
Court Arts of Indonesia
by Helen Ibbitson Jessup
published by The Asia Society Galleries in association with Henry Abrams, Inc., 1990, ISBN 0-8109-3165-6
NY, NY, USA
Includes historical account of Javanese court puppet theater, color and black and white photos with 2 excellent photographs of wayang kulit dalangs as front pieces, pp. 166-177, plus more details on individual illustrations in the catalog at the end of the book.
Folk Art of Java from the Asia Collection
by Joseph Fischer
published by Oxford University Press, 1994, ISBN 967-65-3041-7
NY, NY, USA
Sections on puppet theater and characters such as Semar as the essence of Javanese culture, comparisons of refined court puppets to folk art village puppets and performances on Java, color and black and white photos, pp. 55-90.
Javanese Gamelan, Traditional Orchestra of Indonesia
by Jennifer Lindsay
published by Oxford University Press, 1986, ISBN 0-19-580413-9
Introduction to gamelan instruments and music, illustrations and bibliography.
Javanese Wayang Kulit
by Edward C. Van Ness and Shita Prawirohardjo
published by Oxford University Press, 1985, ISBN 0-19-580414-7
Introduction to Javanese wayang kulit, includes illustrations and Glossary of Important Terms and Characters.
Ramayana, Indonesian Wayang Show
by Sunardjo Haditjaroko, M.A.
published by Penerbit Djambatan, 1986, ISBN 979-428-040-2
Character list and storyline for the Javanese Ramayana wayang kulit performance.
Shadow Theatre in Java, the Puppets, Performance and Repertoire
by Alit Djajasoebrata with the Museum of Ethnology, Rotterdam
published by The Pepin Press, 1999, ISBN 90-5496-034-5
POB 10349, 1001 EH Amsterdam, The Netherlands, e-mail mail@pepinpress.com
Traditions of wayang, types of puppets, performance and repertoire, numerous full page color plates and historic photos, bibliography.

Brandon, J. R. (1980). On Thrones of Gold: Three Javanese shadow plays. Cambridge: Harvard

University Press.

Hobart, A. (1987). Dancing Shadows of Bali: Theater and Myth. London: KPI Limited.

Keeler, W. (1987). Javanese Shadow Plays, Javanese Selves. Princeton: Princeton University

    Press.

Long, R. (1982). Javanese Shadow Theater: Movement and Characterization in Ngayogyakarta

    Wayang Kulit. Ann Arbor: UMI Research Press.

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