Question
Clowns in this genre called panakawan have adapted to the 21st century by incorporating anachronistic jokes about cars and cellphones into their performances. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this genre of theater that includes Javanese wayang, which is narrated by a dalang and often accompanied by gamelan music.
ANSWER: shadow puppet theater [or shadow theater; or puppet shows]
[10h] This recurring panakawan, though typically depicted as a servant of the protagonist, is considered the dhanyang or guardian spirit of Java and the most sacred wayang figure. This figure typically has a large potbelly and a black-and-white checkered sarong.
ANSWER: Semar
[10e] Semar humorously informs Bisma about Sangkuni’s weakness in a wayang adaptation of this Hindu epic, in which the Pandava brothers fight the Kauravas.
ANSWER: Mahabharata
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU | 01/27/2024 | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Nebraska | 01/27/2024 | Y | 6 | 10.00 | 83% | 17% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Ohio State | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 67% | 67% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Imperial | 01/27/2024 | Y | 8 | 17.50 | 88% | 88% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Vanderbilt | 01/27/2024 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ MIT | 01/27/2024 | Y | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 80% | 0% |
Data
| Michigan C | Cedarville | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Ohio State B | Kenyon | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Michigan A | Michigan B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |