Presented in conjunction with the conference Rethinking the History of Indonesian Music, a conference made possible by the Henry Luce Foundation.
He is one of the few Westerners to have trained in the traditional Balinese shadow theater and is a dalang or “shadow master.” After over 15 years of studying and performing in this tradition, Reed began expanding the scope of ShadowLight’s artistic activities in order to create a deeper connection with contemporary American audiences.
The driving forces were Reed’s interests in and appreciation of shadow theater traditions, film and world cultures, and the passion to express them in an integrated fashion. ShadowLight was founded in 1972 by filmmaker, theater director, and shadow artist Larry Reed. Over the years, he has performed over 250 shows in this tradition around the world. Lamps were an essential part of the wayang kulit or shadow puppet performance and were suspended over the puppeteer’s ( dalang’s) head behind the screen ( kelir) to light it up so that the shadows of the leather cut. He is one of the first Westerners to have trained in the traditional Balinese shadow theater ( wayang kulit) and is a dalang, or “shadow master,” who manipulates over 20 carved leather shadow puppets while simultaneously serving as the conductor of the accompanying gamelan orchestra, the director, and the stage manager. This magnificent large, heavy cast, chiselled and engraved brass lamp is in the form of the mythical garuda bird.
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Larry Reed is a nationally and internationally acclaimed artist, and is a trailblazer in the contemporary shadow theater. Download this Free Vector about Wayang kulit background, and discover more than 37 Million Professional Graphic Resources on Freepik. Wayang Bali takes place in two languages simultaneously: the ancient language and the language of the audience. Five brothers are pitted against one hundred jealous cousins in a struggle for power involving gods, demons, magical weapons, and the inevitable beautiful princess. Plots for the shadow play are drawn from the Mahabharata myth cycle. They are held between a light source and a screen to tell stories featuring.
The accompanying gender music represents irama djaman, which means in phase with the periods of history. Puppets like this one, from Indonesia, are made from carefully painted animal hide. The dalang (Shadow Master) represents God the screen represents the world, including the atmosphere the damar (oil lamp) is the sun and the banana log underneath the screen is the earth on which the creatures walk the wayangs (puppet characters) are the creatures. Wayang Bali, the Balinese Shadow Play, is one of the most revered traditional art forms in the world. According to Balinese philosophy, a wayang performance is a symbol of the cosmos. This event will take place outdoors in the Sconyers Plaza, which is just north of the Vanderhoef Studio Theatre.
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