Ketoprak is a traditional folk
drama that comes from Central Java. Ketoprak performed by both men and women
players whose number depends on the play that was delivered. Ketoprak played at
night with a 3-4 hour long play. Costume worn in the form of clothing Java with
Java language. The story chronicles the history or Java with more realistic
depictions of figures Ketoprak. Ketoprak appearance sometimes elements of
dance, voice, music and art of acting.
Ketoprak say traditional because this drama was shown to
the audience without the use of text as applicable to the modern drama. Here,
the players do not need to memorize the text first before playing. The players
say the dialogue is improvised or wear certain sentence patterns traditionally
known by the public.