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The traditions of wayang
are closely related to the traditions of West Javanese dance.
The characters of some of the puppets
are similar to those portrayed by the masked dancers.
(Sings)
(Woman sings)
Out in the village you get a very different kind of audience
from in the middle of the city, which is where I normally see wayang.
I'm not used to seeing so many whole families,
and old grannies and young children, and it was rahme.
Rahme means there's a lot going on.
There are lots of things happening at once.
The dalang's telling a story, there are food stalls,
there are people flirting in the shadows.
There's smoking, eating, laughter.