{"id":194,"date":"2026-09-19T17:24:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T10:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cahayalautan.com\/?page_id=194"},"modified":"2026-09-19T17:24:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T10:24:18","slug":"wayang-beber","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cahayalautan.com\/?page_id=194","title":{"rendered":"WAYANG BEBER"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Gelaran 2 \u00b7 Gunungbang \u00b7 Bejiharjo \u00b7 Karangmojo \u00b7 Gunungkidul<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wayang Beber Remeng Mangunjaya<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Wayang Beber is a traditional form of visual storytelling in which painted scenes are presented sequentially as a dalang unfolds the scroll and narrates the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Gelaran 2, Bejiharjo, Karangmojo, Gunungkidul, the tradition is preserved through Wayang Beber Remeng Mangunjaya<\/strong>, a family heirloom associated with the Panji story tradition. The collection is recorded as a cultural heritage object by the cultural heritage information system of Yogyakarta. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE STORY OF PANJI<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wayang Beber Remeng Mangunjaya presents episodes from the Panji tradition<\/strong>, a major narrative tradition in Javanese culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The story follows journeys, encounters, separation, disguise, conflict, and the search for reunion. Through painted scenes and oral narration, the visual scroll becomes a medium through which stories are remembered and transmitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE SCROLLS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The documented collection consists of four scrolls covering 16 scenes<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scroll I \u2014 Scenes 1\u20134<\/strong>
Scroll II \u2014 Scenes 5\u20138<\/strong>
Scroll III \u2014 Scenes 9\u201312<\/strong>
Scroll IV \u2014 Scenes 13\u201316<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cultural heritage documentation records the scrolls as Wayang Beber Remeng Mangunjaya and notes that they are preserved as family heirlooms in Gelaran 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A FAMILY HERITAGE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Wayang Beber has been passed down through generations. The current custodian identified in the cultural heritage documentation is Wisto Utomo<\/strong>, who is recorded as the fifteenth-generation heir. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its continuity is therefore not only a matter of preserving an old visual object. It also involves the transmission of memory, knowledge, performance practices, and cultural responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VISUAL STORYTELLING<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike a conventional painting that remains fixed on a wall, Wayang Beber unfolds through time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The image, the sequence of scenes, the voice of the dalang, and the act of opening the scroll together create a form of visual storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This makes Wayang Beber an important meeting point between painting, performance, narrative, memory, and community<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FROM HERITAGE TO CONTEMPORARY CULTURE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wayang Beber continues to provide possibilities for research, education, creative practice, publishing, multimedia interpretation, and cultural tourism. Recent research has specifically examined the creative-industry potential of Wayang Beber Remeng Mangunjaya in developing a cultural-educational tourism village. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At CAHAYA LAUTAN, Wayang Beber is approached not simply as an object from the past, but as living cultural knowledge<\/strong>\u2014a tradition that can continue to generate dialogue between heritage and contemporary creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GELARAN 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gelaran 2, Bejiharjo, Karangmojo, Gunungkidul<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here, the story of Wayang Beber remains connected to place, family, community, and cultural memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The story continues through every generation that chooses to remember, interpret, and share it.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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