One night in Ubud we had the opportunity to see a performance of Wayang Kulit, the famous shadow puppets of Bali. A single puppet master works his magic behind the screen, using a kerosene lamp to create the shadows of his leather puppets. Two assistants hand him the puppets as he needs them, but otherwise it's a one-man show: the puppet master does all the puppetry and all of the characters' voices -- often in multiple Indonesian languages depending on the character!

	All of the main characters are on display as the puppet master gets ready. Good characters will act on the left; evil characters on the right. The fan-like puppet in the middle serves as the chorus of the performance.		The shadow of the puppetmaster can be seen to the right.
	One of the main characters of the performance.		The puppet master shows off a puppet.
	Closeup of shadow puppet.		One of his assistants demonstrates another puppet.
	From this photo you can get a nice view of the puppets displayed along the inside of the shadow screen, along with the kerosene lamp that illuminates it.