Traditional Asian theater

Question 1

What is Wayang Kulit?

Answer 1

Distinctive shadow plays among Asian Dramas and Uses flat puppets.

Question 2

What are the characteristics of Wayang Kulit?

Answer 2

Puppets, characters, and the Dalang.

Question 3

What are some of the other needed elements?

Answer 3

performers, equipment for the play, and the performance elements.

Question 4

What are Wayang Kulit puppets made of?

Answer 4

Leather

Question 5

What is Kelir?

Answer 5

The screen where the dalang sits behind.

Question 6

What is Blencong?

Answer 6

Oil lamp

Question 7

What is the Gamelan ensemble?

Answer 7

The musical instruments

Question 8

What is Chempala?

Answer 8

Wooden knockers

Question 9

What is Sabetan?

Answer 9

Movements of the puppets

Question 10

What is Binem?

Answer 10

Dialogue

Question 11

What is Tembang?

Answer 11

Songs

Question 12

What are the instruments in Wayang Kulit in the Gamelan orchestra?

Answer 12

Saron
Rebab
Gender Panerus
Gender Panembung or Slenthem

Question 13

What is Saron?

Answer 13

It normally has seven bronze bars placed on top of a resonating frame (rancak). It is usually about 20 cm (8 in) high and is played on the floor by a seated performer.

Question 14

What is Rebab?

Answer 14

Is a two stringed bowed and the blown suling flute enhances the melody.

Question 15

What is Gender Panerus?

Answer 15

In gamelan, it has the highest pitch in the gender family.

Question 16

What is Gender Panembung or Slenthem?

Answer 16

In the gender family, it plays the lowest pitch and the theme or anticipates the theme.

Question 17

What particular story or idea is being presented in the Wayang Kulit?

Answer 17

Mahabharata and Ramayana

Question 18

What is the Kabuki theater?

Answer 18

Is more entertaining because of its colorful make-ups, movements, skills, and other spectacular effects and to its unique and unveiling characters on stage.

Question 19

What does Ka-bu-ki mean?

Answer 19

Ka-song bu-dance ki-skill

Question 20

Who created Kabuki?

Answer 20

Izumo no Okuni- A Japanese shrine maiden who is believed to have invented the theatrical art form of Kabuki.

Question 21

What happened to the Kabuki? What problem did it create on women and what was the solution?

Answer 21

It became a prostitution, hence, became an all male performance.

Question 22

What are the characteristics of Kabuki?

Answer 22

Dance
Costume
Make-up
Music

Question 23

What are the instruments and music that accompany the Kabuki?

Answer 23

Hyoshigi, Hayashi, Debayashi, Hyudorodoro, and Geza.

Question 24

What is Hyoshigi?

Answer 24

for the movements of curtains and signal sounds.

Question 25

What is Hayashi?

Answer 25

musicians behind the actors and actresses.

Question 26

What is Debayashi?

Answer 26

Nagauta/Joruri

Question 27

What is Hyudorodoro?

Answer 27

Drum, played when there is a ghost.

Question 28

What is Geza?

Answer 28

Special effects (atmosphere or the scenery change).

Question 29

What is Peking Opera and the history of it?

Answer 29

It is believed that after the four Anhui operatives came to Beijing, Chinese Peking Opera has grown past to its development because of the emperor Qianlong. He gave joy or permission for the actors and actresses to play Peking Opera in the public.

Question 30

Where is Peking Opera often played?

Answer 30

Teahouse or temples.

Question 31

What are the instruments in Peking Opera?

Answer 31

Solo song
Musical speech
Instrumental Music

Question 32

What is Solo song?

Answer 32

Aria- solo vocal part of an actress

Question 33

What is musical speech?

Answer 33

Actors speak like songs or to music.

Question 34

What is Instrumental music?

Answer 34

Wuchang- martial arts. Wenchang- civic instrumentation.