Reog ponorogo
Reog who had claimed to be from Malaysia is a dance art Ponorogo characteristic that has been patented since 2001, is now also the reog icon of East Java. Accompanied by the director reog jaran braid (lumping horse) with the supernatural elements. Art famous East Java Other shadow graph purwa style Timuran Java, Madura mask in the manipulator, and besutan. Mataraman in the area, the arts, such as Java Tengahan ketoprak and shadow graph quite popular. Famous legends of East Java, among other Damarwulan and Angling Darma.
Reog (Ponorogo) - an art of Ponorogo, East Java that use tiger mask and peacock feather decoration
Reog is one of the cultural arts that come from the western part of the East-sea and the city is seen as Ponorogo Reog the actual origin. Ponorogo gate of the city decorated by her Warok and Gemblak, two figures appear in the Reog be at the time [1]. Reog evidence is one of the local culture in Indonesia is still very thick with things that smell and mystical mysticism is strong.
Basically there are five versions of the story is developing in the community
about the origins Reog and Warok [2], but one of the most famous story is the
story of the rebellion Ki Ageng lice, a servant in the kingdom Bhre Kertabhumi,
the last king of Majapahit power on the 15-th century. Ki Ageng lice wrath will
be a strong influence from the Chinese colleagues in the government and the
king king of corrupt behavior, he also saw that the power of the kingdom of
Majapahit ends. He then left the king and establish the university where he
teaches young people self-care art, science, self-immunity, and the science of
perfection in the hope that young people this will be the seed of the resurrection
the kingdom of Majapahit again soon. Troops too aware that the small kingdom of
troops to fight the political message delivered Ki Ageng lice Reog through
performance art, which is a "hint" to the king and his kingdom
Kertabumi Bra. The way to become Reog Ki Ageng lice resistance to the local
people use Reog popularity.
In a first mask shown Reog lion-shaped head, known as "Singa Barong",
the king of the forest, which is the symbol for Kertabumi, and above
ditancapkan peacock plume up to resemble a giant fan that symbolize the strong
influence of peer Cinanya from the movement of all - geriknya. Jatilan,
actor by a group of dancers gemblak a
hobby ride symbol of the strength of troops into the kingdom of Majapahit into
a comparison with contrast warok strength, which is behind the mask of a clown
red symbol for Ki Ageng lice, alone and sustain heavy mask singabarong that
reach more 50kg of only using the teeth [3]. Populer Reog Ki Ageng lice cause Kertabumi finally
take action and attack collegiate , rebellion by warok quickly overcome, and
prohibited university teaching will continue to warok. However, students Ki
Ageng lice still continue secretly. However, the arts Reognya still allowed to
own to show because performance has become popular among the public, but the
road has a story plot which added new characters from the folklore that is
Ponorogo Kelono Sewondono, Dewi Songgolangit, and Sri Genthayu.
Official version of the story flow Reog Ponorogo now is the story of King
Ponorogo daughter who intend applying for Kediri, Dewi Ragil Yellow, but the
way he stoped by King of Kediri Singabarong. Troops of the King Singabarong
peacock and lion, while the Kingdom of Ponorogo Kelono King and representatives
Bujanganom, be under guard by warok (men dressed in black-black tariannya), and
has knowledge warok black death. The whole dance is tariannya war between the
Kingdom and the Kingdom of Kediri Ponorogo, and complain of black magic between
them, the dancers in a state of 'trance' during stage dancing [4].
Up to now the only people Ponorogo what the heritage of their ancestral
cultural inheritance which is very rich. Reog experience in the Arts is a
creative human creations that the flow of the belief that there is a hereditary
and awake. Ritual also use terms that are not easy for people to fulfill
without the lineage is clear. they profess lineage Parental and customary law
are still valid.
Reog modern dipentaskan usually in several events such as weddings, khitanan
and days of the National. Reog Ponorogo art consists of some 2 to 3 sets of
dance. The first dance usually be 6-8 by the brave men wear all black, with
faces scrubbed red. The dancers this figure depicts the intrepid lion. Next is
a dance brought by 6-8 girls who mount a horse. In the traditional reog,
dancers are usually diperankan by male dancers dressed in women. This dance is
called the braid horse dance, which must be differentiated with other dance
arts, namely lumping horse dance. Dances of other if there is usually a dance
by a small child that carries the funny scenes.
After the establishment of the dance is complete, the new show scenes of the
core contents depend reog where art is displayed. If related to the wedding
scene is shown mourning. To hajatan khitanan or circumcision, is usually the
story Pendekar,
Reog in the art scene does not usually follow the scenario that neatly
arranged. Here, there is always the interaction between the player and the
puppeteer (usually gang leader) and sometimes with the audience. Sometimes
players who are in a stage can be replaced by other players when the players
are tired. A staging point in reog art is to give satisfaction to the
penontonnya.
Last scene is a lion, Barong, where the actors wear masks lion-shaped head with
a crown made of peacock plumage. Weight mask can reach 50-60 kg. Mask the
weight carried by this dancers with
teeth. The ability to bring this mask obtained with the addition of weight training,
also diproleh trusted with spiritual exercises such as fasting and Tapa
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