traditional asian theater

1. Traditional Asian Theater
4th Quarter Music-Grade 8

2. Content Standards
•Demonstrates understanding and
application of musical skills related to
selected traditional Asian Theater

3. Performance Standards
•Performs excerpts from traditional
Asian theater with appropriate pitch,
rhythm, expressions and style.

4. Objectives
•Identify musical characteristic of
selected Asian musical theater through
video films and live performances.
•Describe how the musical elements
contribute to the performance of musical
production.

5. Preparatory ACTIVITY
•Choose the corresponding answer
for the following

6. 1. “acts like human, but controlled by humans. Its
life is that string to entertain humans.”
puppet

7. 2. “ Lights on for happiness from those old times! For that
wide, flat, and concrete stage gives life to those who
seek entertainment!”
Theater

8. Lets Go and Learn!
Theater- a building or
outdoor area in which
plays and other
dramatic
performances are
given.

9. Traditional Asian Theaters
•1. Indonesia – Wayang Kulit
•2. Japan – Kabuki
•3. China – Peking opera

10. Wayang Kulit - Indonesia
• One of the most distinctive shadow plays among Asian
dramas.
• It evolves in Java and Bali Indonesia
• It makes use of flat puppets that are cut and designed
with intricate patterns.
• The shadow images can be shown when projected on
screen with oil lamp or electric light .

12. Characteristics of Wayang Kulit
• 1. the puppets
- 6 inches to more than 3 feet
-mounted in sticks from a buffalo horn
-complete set is 300 to 400 figures
-Performance starts from 8:30pm until dawn
-Duration of the play is 9-10 hours

13. Characteristics of Wayang Kulit
• 2. the characters
Based on Mahabharata and Ramayana- the two
Hinduism epics
Characters may vary in size, shape, color, and costume
Other minor figures are ogre, clown, god etc.

14. Characteristics of Wayang Kulit
• 3. The Dalang
• The person in charge of manipulating the figures,
narrating the story, interpreting the characters, singing
songs, producing sound effects, and giving cues for the
gamelan.

15. How do the musical elements contribute to
the performance of Wayang Kulit?
• 1. serves as basic melody relatively played in slow
tempo
• 2. embellishment to the play
• Use of different gongs emphasized distinct melodies
into sections.

16. Lets Engage!
• Answer the following
1.Any object formed in human figure that is given life
by putting sticks manipulated by a person.
PUPPET

17. Lets Engage!
• Answer the following
2. The great Indonesian Theater show is?
Wayang Kulit

18. Lets Engage!
• Answer the following
3. The person who manipulates and gives life to
Wayang Kulit is called?
Dalang

19. Lets Engage!
• Answer the following
4-5. How is music contributes to the performance of
Wayang Kulit?
Serves as a melody, embellishment, and
emphasizes distinct melodies through the
use of different gongs

20. Lets Engage!
• Answer the following
6-10. Describe how Wayang Kulit is being performed?
Note: Teacher gives the rubrics.
It is a formed-figure projected by a light
source to project a moving shadow on a
screen as the “dalang” manipulates it with
narration.

21. Enrichment Activity
• Search www.youtube.com about Wayang Kulit play and
describe and identify the musical characteristics of the
performance.
• Make a refection on page 79 in your book.