Slamet Gundono (June 19, 1966 – January 5, 2014) was an Indonesian modern
puppeteer
A puppeteer is a person who manipulates an inanimate object called a puppet to create the illusion that the puppet is alive. The puppet is often shaped like a human, animal, or legendary creature. The puppeteer may be visible to or hidden from the ...
in
Wayang
( , ) is a traditional form of puppet theatre play originating from the Indonesian island of Java. The term refers both to the show as a whole and the puppet in particular. Performances of wayang puppet theatre are accompanied by a ''gamel ...
and artist. He was born in
Slawi
Slawi is the administrative centre of the Tegal Regency of the province of Central Java, Indonesia. Slawi is known for the production of a particularly fragrant black tea and the tea-drinking culture known as Moci.
Geography
Unusual for a tea-p ...
, the capital of the
Tegal Regency
Tegal Regency ( Javanese:ꦏꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦠꦺꦒꦭ꧀) is one of the regencies (''kabupaten'') in the northwest corner of Central Java province of Indonesia, with an area of . The regency's administrative center used to be in Tegal C ...
, and died in 2014.
Traditionally, wayang is linked with drinking and debauchery, which initially was a reason for Gundono not to feel attached to this kind of
shadow theater. During his study at a
madrassa
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in
Lebaksiu though, his interest was rekindled, and in 1997 he staged his first grass puppet show in
Riau
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.
[Jakarta Post (September 4, 2010]
biography
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In 1999 he finished his study in Puppetry
Puppetry is a form of theatre or performance that involves the manipulation of puppets – wikt:inanimate, inanimate objects, often resembling some type of human or animal figure, that are animated or manipulated by a human called a puppeteer. S ...
at the Art Academy (STSI) in Surakarta
Surakarta (Javanese script, Javanese: , Pegon script, Pegon: ), known colloquially as Solo (Javanese script, Javanese: ; ), is a major List of regencies and cities of Indonesia, city in Central Java, Indonesia. The city adjoins Karanganyar Reg ...
, also known as Solo, which is called Institute Seni Indonesia (ISI) nowadays. The same year he founded his theater company in Surakarta, called ''Sanggar Wayang Suket'', which translates: as Grass Puppet Studio. Here he developed the wayang puppetry that had not developed in the country for a long time.Prince Claus Award
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Since 1997, the Fund has annually presented the international Prince Claus Awa ...
from the Netherlands
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in 2005.[Prince Claus Fund]
Kerajinan di indonesia
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Puppet choreography
Gundono (re)wrote several pieces for puppet theater. The following list is a selection:
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gundono, Slamet
1966 births
2014 deaths
Indonesian dramatists and playwrights
Indonesian puppeteers