Nang Talung

View of a traditional 'Nang Talung' shadow puppetry stage in southern Thailand, as installed in the Institute for Southern Thai Studies, near Songkhla.
Four example animals (two horses, two lions?) from southern Thailand's Nang Talung shadow puppetry tradition.
Nang Talung

Nang Talung (Thai: หนังตะลุง|หนังตะลุง) Nang Talung is a shadow puppet and old culture shows from the south of Thailand. Academics think that it showcases ancient culture. It is popular in Europe and Asia. In Asia, it is famous in Indonesia, Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Thailand.[1]

The native people in southern Thailand make their puppets out of cow’s skin. It has a size between 15 to 50 centimeters. The performance consists of the puppet, the narrator, the actor, and the musician. A story of Nang Talung has novel structure, and is famous for its hilarious or obscene character. The actor and the audience are split by a white screen when performing a show, that is distinct from other puppet shows.[2]

Nang Talung has been extremely popular for a long time. On the other hand, Nang Talung is slowly disappearing because it is complicated. Presently, there is a campaign to preserve the heritage of art of shadow play to remain forever.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ http://ich.culture.go.th/index.php/th/ich/performing-arts/236-performance/187-nang-talung
  2. ↑ http://www.xip.fi/atd/thailand/forms-of-puppet-theatre-nang-talung-and-hun.html
  3. ↑ http://www.oneweirdglobe.com/nang-talung-museum-thai-shadowplay-made-awesome/


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