Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 14:08:05 -0700
To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] puptcrit Digest, Vol 19, Issue 52



Regarding who pays for the dalang's performance.  For the particular 
performances that I Made Sidia was creating, initially funding from 
non-profits that were donating funding after the Bali Bomb.  They did 
a performance at Kuta and were broadcast on TV and did talk backs 
with psychologists and such involved since in the beginning the 
project was conceived as a pot-traumatic stress reliever. Then their 
were school performances funded from the same source.

  State support was also involved in that Sidia is on the faculty of 
STSI/IKI the University of the Arts and rehearsals could be held at 
the school and students in the Puppetry and music department were 
helping with the music.  The piece was also taken around Indonesia on 
some funding that is probably related to the school (though I could 
be wrong on this).

  This performance as it involved multiple dalang and a large group of 
musician and technical stuff is a bit different than the usual 
performance which is a smaller ensemble (4 musicians and a dalan). 
In those instances it is usually funded by the group sponsoring a 
ceremony.  These dalang perform in those context too and deal with 
issues they care about, from politics to ecology--though they are not 
being hired for that purpose per se.  They are asked to perform to 
help complete a ceremony.  They usually do not get paid any fixed 
amount but the host or group organizing the ceremony gives them a 
donation that is as generous as they can.  Most dalang would never 
turn down a gig because the people did not have money, but he might 
if he is already booked for that day/time.  Puppeteers perform as a 
social and religious responsibility to the community.
-- 
Kathy Foley
Professor, Theatre Arts
Editor, Asian Theatre Journal
J-15 Theatre Arts
1156 High St.
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
  tel. (831) 459-4189
fax (831) 459-3552
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