Sendratari Ramayana Prambanan (Indonesian Edition)

Synopsis: "There would be pilgrimages to Indonesia if the World Knew about this Ramayana Festival. I'll tell the world there is' a cultural wonders in Central Java. I'm deeply impressed and moved terrifically. "(Charlie Chaplin) Ramayana, the great Indian epic written by great writer Valmiki depicts eternal war between good and evil, between Rama and Rahwana. In some Asian countries, many different versions emerged, many interpretation arise on the thousands years old classic epic is: Which one is the good and who is the evil one? Is it true that Rama is always considered as a white figure and a role model? Could the kidnapping of Sinta be the result of Rama’s arrogance? This book tells about a grand art exhibition, Sendratari Ramayana Prambanan (STRP) (The Ramayana Ballet of Prambanan), which constitutes one version of the Ramayana, Serat Rama. Besides invited to "watch live show" of the colossal dance via photos scene by scene, through this book the readers are also led to feel the atmosphere behind the scene, start from selection of the dance movement, choreography, accompaniment of traditional music, singing in chorus, makeup, costumes, to the history of STRP. Here are also introduced various interesting terms that are familiar in Javanese puppet show, such as mata langak, sumping, jamang, langendrian, until draaiboek. (http://www.gramediainternational.com/book/detail/9789799103321)