Cenk Blonk

Tonight, tucked deep in my village is a performance by one of Bali’s most popular wayang kulit – or shadow puppet theater troupes known as Cenk Blonk. With rarely a day off, Cenk Blonk’s theatrical road show always creates traffic jams wherever they set up their screen for the night. Cenk Blonk proves that this traditional art can still draw a huge audience with its mixture of humor and social commentary, especially in the countryside. Sitting behind the screen, the dalang becomes both Cenk and Blonk, bantering and debating issues from the right and left of the screen. With great attention to the characters gestures. Behind him, the gamelan punctuates his message with music as the crowd laughs along with Cenk and Blonk comic interpretation on the topic. #MeetLocals #Pindlebook #PindleBali