Dalang, is the key of the performance - a masterly producer, conductor, puppeteer, historian, wise man, commedian, and the story-teller. It is the dalang who breathes new life into each re-telling of those ancient tales, continually reaffirming the currency and relevance of the harmony of life, the balance between antagonist and protagonist..... giving a little homour..... making the whole performance alive......

The performance is accompanied by gamelan music, which is the traditional Javanese percussion instrument, and also by the voices of the female singers, called pesindhen. Full wayang kulit performance runs about 8 hours, begins at 8 or 9 o'clock in the evening, and run through until down.

For tourists and foreign visitors, it is very interesting to see the performance for a while, see and hear the harmony of the performance, witnessing another high and very artistic cultures of ancient Java.....!!!