Editing Gamelan (section)

===Dance-drama performances===
Dance drama in Indonesia is a show that combines dance and drama, which tells a story with dialogue or without dialogue between the players, usually guided by a puppeteer. This show is accompanied by gamelan music and involves many players who wear a typical costume. Gamelan music as accompaniment is widely used for choreography in the form of storytelling performances, both drama, and dance drama. Gamelan music that accompanies dance drama is a combination of music whose rhythm is in accordance with the dance movements and as an illustration. Most dance-dramas use music to avoid monotony and be more varied, and for the sake of harmony between dance and music.
Ramayana Ballet is a form of Javanese dance-drama performance that does not use dialogue. Dialogue in ballet performances is replaced with gesticulation or meaningful movements, especially with attitudes, hand movements, and head. Gesticulation or meaningful movements are movements that have a visual meaning or purpose that can be used and implemented by the audiences. Some examples of dance-dramas in Indonesia are as follows: [[wayang wong]], wayang topeng, [[Ramayana Ballet]], etc.

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File:Ramayana Bali Ubud 1.jpg|Balinese Ramayana dance drama, performed in Sarasvati Garden in [[Ubud]], [[Bali]]
Duryodana dalam pertunjukan wayang wong di Semarang, Jawa Tengah.jpg|King [[Duryodana]] in Wayang wong performance in Taman Budaya Rahmat Saleh, [[Semarang]], [[Jawa Tengah]], [[Indonesia]]
File:Seni Drama Tari Ramayana.jpg|[[Ramayana Ballet]] Performance near [[Prambanan Temple]] complex in [[Yogyakarta]], [[Indonesia]]
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