Editing Central Java (section)

==== Theatre ====
There are several kinds of Central Javanese theatre and performing arts. The most well-known is the Javanese ''[[wayang]]'' theatre, which has several types. These are ''[[wayang kulit]]'', ''[[wayang#Wayang klitik|wayang klitik]]'', ''[[wayang beber]]'', ''[[wayang golek]]'', and ''[[wayang wong]]''. ''Wayang kulit'' are shadow puppets theatre with leather puppets. The stories are loosely based on the ''[[Mahabharata]]'' and ''[[Ramayana]]'' cycles. ''Wayang klitik'' are puppets theatre with flat wooden puppets. The stories are based on [[Panji tales|Panji]] stories. Panji was a native Javanese princes who embarked a 'journeys of desire'.<ref>{{cite book|first =Adrian|last= Vickers|title = Journeys of Desire: A Study of the Balinese Text Malat|date = 2005|location = Leiden|publisher = KITLV|isbn = 9789067181372}}</ref> ''Wayang beber'' is scroll theatre, and it involves "performing" scenes of a story elaborately drawn and painted on rolled sheets. ''Wayang golek'' consists of three-dimensional wooden puppets. The narrative can be based on anything, but usually are drawn from Islamic heroic ones. Finally, ''wayang wong'' is ''wayang'' theatre involving live figures, actors who are performing a play. The narrative, however, must be based on the ''Mahabharata'' or the ''Ramayana''.

In addition to ''wayang'', there is another form of theatre called ''[[ketoprak]]''. It is a staged play by actors accompanied by Javanese ''[[gamelan]]''. The narrative is free but cannot be based on Mahabharata or Ramayana.