
For instance, the arts and culture have long been used to facilitate social cohesion as the collective dialogue and storytelling from the past which being pass down for the future's heirs. Therefore, they will make a sustainable success on the social communication through the arts and culture of their own. A revival of interest in the art through television and the film has renewed on the quality of live performances(p. According to Currell (1999), the twentieth century has brought new materials and techniques to puppet theatre. Dato' Tengku Alaudin (1999) suggests the contemporary generation to learn and respect the value of shadow play in Information Technology (IT) as a tourist product, and at the same time, as a medium of education.
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They are the generator for most of the technology success. The contemporary generation is the one who upholds the quality of life in the future. Thus, to revive the slowly eroding art form, the idea of creating shadow play on screen has arisen. It has faced obstacles from politics, religions, cultures and other secular public services that have slowly diminished shadow play's appearances. Shadow play is categorized as a dying art. Since few audiences see shadow play as an art form now, the performance of shadow play shows a big decline. This shadow play comes with new storylines about people's daily life and educational stories, portrayed in accordance with Islamic ways, without fantasy elements in it. As a result, on 30th March 2008, a new version of Wayang Kulit was introduced by the Kelantanese Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP). The isolation is increasing as people believe that Islam forbids the use of human figures and fantasy storylines. In addition, the word 'traditional' itself gives a perception that it is monotonous. New media, such as television and movies, have taken away the leisure aspects of shadow play performances. According to Sweeney (1972), the number of puppeteers decreased drastically from 37 people in 1982, to 25 people in 1988, and 11 people in 1999. In Malaysia, shadow play is slowly becoming isolated. In addition, it influences the audience as a means of communication, also as an extension of human expression through its unique philosophical value (Ismunandar, 1994). Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies(cE-Bs),įaculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysiaįamily, friends, and their neighborhood's communities. E-mail address: © 2012 Published by Elsevier B.V. It is a way for individuals and communities to express and engage themselves with People have been creating them for thousand years in building motion and life. Shadow play inspires variations of theme, mood and style, depending on their performances. The art and craft of the character itself, takes in many forms such as painting, crafting, and they also bring together visual art, vocal and instrumental music, drama, literature and dance, as well as the art of the puppeteer, who need to be skilled enough to bring life to shadow play's characters. Shadow puppet's play contains high quality of art and craft. Keywords: Quality of Life traditional arts shadow puppet story telling animation Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies( cE-Bs), Faculty ofArchitecture, Planning & S urveying, Univereiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia The outcome is a digital performance shadow puppet animation that narrates stories for a better understanding about life arises for the future's benefits. The fundamental approaches for this research are to encourage sharing knowledge and stories about issues of life, which in reflective practice will strengthens togetherness and contribution on cultural environment among creative, and social outreach work practitioners. The objective of this research is to promote and improve the quality of life in modern community through valuable storytelling by presenting the traditional shadow play in digital conversion of animation. Modern society experiences fewer opportunities concerning the arts and culture that benefits the community strength. Wan Nor Raihan Wan Ramli* and Farrah 'Aini Lugimanįaculty of Art and Design, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Malaysia.

The Contribution of Shadow Puppet's Show through Engaging Social Communication in Modern Society Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 35 (2012) 353 - 360Īsia Pacific International Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies, Salamis Bay Conti Resort Hotel, Famagusta, North Cyprus, 7-9 December 2011 Available online at SciVerse ScienceDirect
