Sunday, November 23, 2008

The 2nd day of the RSP Camp was held at Victoria School.

Firstly, we learnt how to make the puppets used during a wayang kulit. Wayang kulit is a type of puppet shadow play, where the puppets' shadows are cast onto a screen during the play. Apparently, the name "Wayang Kulit" was derived from the Malay word for skin - kulit - as the puppets are made from leather, which is the skin of cows.

Then, we were taught how to play the different instruments used in gamelan music. They included instruments such as the kethuk, bonang and many others. We were also told by the instructors from a company called "Gamelan Asmaradana", Singapore's first professional gamelan ensemble, not to step over the instruments but to walk between them as it was believed that there are spirits living in the instruments.

After that, the students put up a performance using their knowledge obtained from the wayang kulit and gamelan music classes. We were split into two groups, and had to create a wayang kulit play with the puppets we had made ourselves. The wayang kulit was to be accompanied by music which was provided by the students playing the different instruments.

The camp was an enjoyable experience for me. Hopefully, there will be such events again next year! :)

ANNABEL! 8:37 PM

Sunday, November 23, 2008

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