Aida came and did Citra. SHE WAS SO GOOD. and there were so many things to this form of theatre you had to think about at the same time. Feet, the toes, the jerky movements, the angular or spiral movements, the hands, the fingers, not using so much facial expression but the eyes. and not using so much hip. its tough, and good exercise.
CHARACTER DIFFERENTIATION
1. Keras - Signifying strong and can be used by both protagonis and antagonis.
2. Gagah - Used for warriors that are ranked below heroes
3. Halus - Only GOOD characters.
MALE
male characters walk with an open legged bend, heel first with heel lifted before each step. The softer the movement, the more prone to good you are. EG: evil raises heel VERY high while heroes movement are swift.
FEMALE
Like walking on water, like chinese people shuffling their people. ON TOES. Occasionally heels are used to turn or hasten movements.
LAWAK
This commical character jumps around alot and walks as if he is marching
MOVEMENTS
always move in one way, spiral eight with a certain rhythm. palms up, curve inwards to palms up again with hands arched at the wrist. then reverse motion. It basically like that. The guanyiing motion signifies unity and love. For males, everthing is ANGULAR, arms are raised at right angles to show strength and rigidity while females are more spiral and like figures of eight. Body moves as if in a box to the four corners. There were jerks in the movement to mirror wayang kulit and its like taking little snapshots of the character. Toes always fly up.
The use of facial expression is little because in the beginning masks were used, hence little or none facial expression. Fingers are bend backward like Thai
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