ABSTRACT
In contrast to modern Western kinds of theatre, traditional Javanese theatre is usually considered to be exemplary rather than realistic, being highly stylized both in structure and in performance style. Javanese as well as non-Javanese authors have discussed the characteristic formal features of wayang performances. So far much attention has been paid to the structure of the plays, which is a succession of scenes strung together in a more or less standardized manner, represented in written form by the pakem (outline).
