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Egg is semar. [ speaking foreign language ] >> desi: semar -- >> sujiwo: yes. >> desi: -- is to accompany the good. so this is to accompany the bad, the demon. this is to accompany the good. >> sujiwo: so, the philosophy is: without this, there is no this. without this, there is no this. >> desi: there is no right without wrong, there is no dark without light, but each interconnects. thats the main philosophy. the existence comes from the same egg. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: for a thousand years, the...

♪ [ speaking foreign language ] >> kadek adidharma: wayang is not necessarily entertainment for the people, most of the time its performed for the unseen. ♪ thats why its a shadow play, its also for the shadow world. balinese have a lot of magical thinking, often we believe that what happens in the real world, is a consequence of whats happening in the shadow world. thats why theres so much

I could eat that all day. so, i wanted to ask the traditional indonesian shadow play: how does one learn? how did you learn your art? [ speaking foreign language ] >> desi: yes, its all passed on from generation to generation. >> anthony: so your father did this as well? and as i understand it, traditionally, the puppet master was allowed a certain latitude to tease, provoke, or openly mock the powerful. how far can you go? >> desi: its a bit like in the court jester. where the court jesters are...

Play, has been entertainment for both mortals and the gods. in the shadow world, everything has its opposites. at work within every man are forces both divine and animalistic. the philosophy of the shadow play is to strive for balance. you cannot kill the demonic animal urges within. you must harness them, yet not be controlled by them. ♪ shadows that manifest on screen are more than mere relief; as they come alive, timeless tales interspersed with subversive stories, bring the world of gods, ...

What is good? what is evil? who is the hero? who is the villain? what is up or down, black or white? what is right or wrong? in shadow play, no such final conclusion exists. ♪ ♪ lets go, tablet down. ♪

Constant struggle with the left. forces of light and darkness in an endless fight for supremacy, neither prevailing. what is good? what is evil? who is the hero? who is the villain? what is up or down, black or white? what is right or wrong? in shadow play, no such final conclusion exists. ♪ ♪ can i cross it off yet? almost. and. now. the volkswagen atlas. with available digital cockpit. lifes as big as you make it. darryl! hey, darryl. hey! hey, how much would you pay for something you dont...

Sumatra. you talk about fast food, this is the fastest food. this was way before this genre of fast food exists in the world. as you sit down, they come out with all the dishes, and the concept is you choose what you want to eat, and you only pay for what you want to eat. [ speaking foreign language ] >> desi: here is lungs, fried lungs. >> anthony: fried lungs. >> desi: fried lungs. this is an intestine goulash. and this is basically the skin. >> anthony: deep fried, fatted skin. yeah, i like t...

In the shadow world, everything has its opposites. at work within every man are forces both divine and animalistic. the philosophy of the shadow play is to strive for balance. you cannot kill the demonic animal urges within. you must harness them, yet not be controlled by them. ♪ shadows that manifest on screen are more than mere relief; as they come alive, timeless tales interspersed with subversive stories, bring the world of gods, monsters and heroes into sync with current social commentary...

>> desi from the yellow, the yolk, the teacher. >> sujiwo: yes. >> desi: teacher. >> sujiwo : and then the -- >> desi: and the whites of the egg is semar. [ speaking foreign language ] >> desi: semar -- >> sujiwo: yes. >> desi: -- is to accompany the good. so this is to accompany the bad, the demon. this is to accompany the good. >> sujiwo: so, the philosophy is: without this, there is no this. without this, there is no this. >> desi: there is no right without wrong, there is no dark without lig...

[ speaking foreign language ] >> desi: semar -- >> sujiwo: yes. >> desi: -- is to accompany the good. so this is to accompany the bad, the demon. this is to accompany the good. >> sujiwo: so, the philosophy is: without this, there is no this. without this, there is no this. >> desi: there is no right without wrong, there is no dark without light, but each interconnects. thats the main philosophy. the existence comes from the same egg. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: for a thousand years, the wayang, or sh...