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INDONESIAN NATIONAL PUPPETRY SECRETARIAT (National Wayang Sencretariat, SENA WANGI)

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Description	The Indonesian National Pewayangan / Puppetry Secretariat (SENA WANGI) is a social and cultural organization established on 12 August 1975, and it is currently located in Jakarta. The organization’s basic tasks involve coordinating activities for conserve and develop wayang and the art of puppet performances in Indonesia. SENA WANGI is the national secretariat of wayang and puppetry art organizations. Its members are various wayang artists and cultural experts as well as prominent members of society. SENA WANGI is an independent and self-supporting social organization endeavoring to develop wayang as a force in the field of national culture. In its effort to conserve and develop wayang, SENA WANGI envisions making it one of the pillars of national culture. To achieve this end, the art of wayang should become a vehicle and mouthpiece of culture to uplift the quality and standards of humanity.
Phone(Office)	+6221 87799388
Email	sekretariat_senawangi@yahoo.com	Web Site	https://www.instagram.com/sena_wangi/

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VI00000154 Wayang Puppet Theater: A Glimpse of Life Through Human Eyes
Wayang, the traditional shadow puppet theater of Indonesia, is a style of original dramatic performance that demonstrates the creativity of the Indonesian people. It has expanded into myriad styles and forms across Indonesia over a thousand years. References to it appear in Old Javanese text from as early as the twelfth century. This shadow puppet theater requires sophisticated techniques and was once only performed to entertain aristocrats, but it gradually became more popularized and beloved among people of all social backgrounds. Today, wayang is handed down from one generation to the next through professional training programs.

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