Presidents as Punakawan: Portrayal of National Leaders as Clown-Servants in Central Javanese Wayang

The trend to portray Indonesian presidents as punakawan (clown servants) in wayang (shadow puppetry) was started under the former President Soeharto. Whereas Soeharto chose to be conveyed as Semar, a clown but also a former god, greater artistic freedom post-Soeharto led to a more farcical depiction...

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Asia
Asian studies
Clowns
Communication
Dance dramas
Drama
Ethnology
Gurus
Heads of state
Indonesia
Literary characters
New order
Political aspects
Politics
Presidents
Propaganda
Puppet theatre
Puppets
Shadow puppet plays
Shadow puppets
Social criticism & satire
Social organization, political organization and power, relations with the State
Social structure and social relations
South Asian studies
Theater
Voting
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