Tari Barong Bali

Barong Dance is a performing arts of Indonesia's most popular traditional dances are much in demand by tourists. Barong dance is the existence in Bali, for those of you who have been to Bali would be familiar with the barong dance. Barong dance is a pre-Hindu cultural heritage. Barong dance staged and played by two dancers, one dancer is at the head and the other in the buttocks or the tail, well really almost similar to the Chinese lion dance and I think this barong dance sperti puppet that people in Java, but the difference is a barong dance this costume. Barong is a form of animal mytologi many kinds that we can find a head shaped like a lion, tiger, wild boar male (Bangkal), elephant, ox or Keket. Keket by the Balinese considered the king of the jungle, called by the name Banaspati Raja.yah not only citizens of Balinese culture, but also smell mistik.karna many special rituals are done before doing the dance and the dancer can sometimes possessed barong dance while doing this. very attractive right



Barong bear means the animal, which comes from the word bahruang, mytologi is an animal that has the magical power, and is regarded as the protector of animals. In Bali, in fact barong not only manifested in the four-legged animals, but there is also a two-legged.

He is the king of the spirits and symbolizes goodness. He is an enemy of Rangda in the Balinese mythology. Rangda or Banas Pati Rajah is the spirit that accompany a child in his life. Banas Pati Rajah is believed to be the spirit that drives the Barong. As a protective spirit, Barong is often shown as a lion. Traditional Balinese Ballet in describing the battle between the Barong and Rangda are very popular and frequently performed as a tourist attraction. the battle between good and evil
Barong lion is one of five forms of Barong. On the island of Bali every part of the island of Bali has a protective spirit to the land and forest respectively. Each Barong than representing a particular area is described as a different animal, like a village between different cultures is still the same but different aliases main actors only. There are wild boar, tiger, snake or dragon, and lion. Barong as singalah form a very popular and originated from Gianyar. Here lies Ubud, which is a famous tourist place. In dance Calonarong or Balinese dance, Barong uses his magical science to defeat Rangda


This type of barong dance there are also various kinds:

1. Barong Ket (ketet) is the barong of the most widely available in Bali and the most widely performed and has an incomplete type of repertory dances. Barong Ket (ketet) is a mix between a lion, tiger, cow or bona. Barong Ket (ketet) have the body is decorated with carved engravings made from leather, glass and fur attached is made of braksok, fibers or feathers of crows. Barong Ket (Keket) performed by two dancers who called saluk interpreter or interpreter Bapang. Barong Ket (Keket) always has an underlying theme in the play-theater performing arts of Bali which describes about the struggle of virtue (dharma) and bad (adharma). Tari Barong Ket (ketet) accompanied by gamelan Bebarongan who barreled pelok, and in some places performing arts There is also a barong dance accompanied by gamelan Semar Pegulingan.
2.  Barong Dance Barong Bangkal which means a large pig that old age, it resembles a barong eekor Bangkal called barong barong boar or even daffodils. Dance is always accompanied by the Brong Bangkal Gamelan Batel, in the play is very rarely accompanied by a play, and usually the way to move where the play from one city to another, there is also carried around.
3.  Barong Dance Barong Asu which means that resembles a dog, especially in the mask. Asu very sacred Barong dance, especially in the area of ​​Temple Peak Dawa, Baturiti, Tabanan, Bali.
4. Barong Dance Barong Elephant which means that resembles an elephant. Barong Dance Elephant is very sacred, especially in areas Singapadu Village, Bali.
5.  Tiger Barong dance which means that resembles a tiger. Barong Dance Tigers in the play performed by two dancers, and some are equipped with a sort dramatari Arja. Tiger Barong dance is always accompanied by gamelan Batel.
6. Landung barong Barong Dance is the form of two-legged early humans. In general Landung barong made in pairs, consisting of a queen lanang (Barong Landung male) and Queen Luh (barong landug women). Barong Landung shaped big and tall, just like ondel-ondel when in Jakarta. In figure pengambarannya Queen Lanang face is very scary, black-faced with his teeth mencolot out, while the Queen Luh, female, elderly Chinese women seerti. In staging barong Landung equipped with such Mantri, Baluh, Limbur and others always take Lokon Arja (especially in the areas of Badung) and accompanied by gamelan Batel. Barong Landung numerous in Tabanan area and is usually displayed at the cremation (burning bodies)
7. Barong Dance Blasblasan or also called by another name Barong Kedingkling. Blasblasan Barong is a form of staging is done ngelawang, dancers only use wayang wong mask mask (people) with the play story excerpts from the Ramayana story is generally a scene of war. Barong Dance Blasblasan staged at many of Galungan and Brass, and usually are brought as the dancers are children. Blasblasan Barong dance accompanied by gamelan Batel, and there are also accompanying with bebarongan gamelan (gamelan Batel equipped with reyong).
8. Brutuk Barong Dance Barong dance is derived from Truyan Village, Bali (a small village located just off the east of Lake Batur)  

In enjoying a dish barong dance performances, we as visitors can be entertained with the play-play that in play it (specially Barong Ket or Ketet performances). We will never get bored watching this pegelaran barong dance, because in addition to an interesting story and good, the show also full of humor filled with laughter. We can also see directly in barong dance performances there is also the impression of mystical

go directly to bali barong art bro and watch this

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Barongsai Indonesia

Barongsai Indonesia is not an original art from Indonesia, but this is the art of china which is brought in by Chinese citizens residing in Indonesia. Lion Dance originated from the history of Chinese traditional dances at the height of the Chin Dynasty around the 2 years prior to masehi.Berawal from A warlord named Zhong Que create artificial puppet lion king Fan troops to repel it. Apparently the effort was successful and eventually dance lion dance Lion Dance melegenda.Sedangkan Indonesia began to flourish in the 17th century until now developed and began performing in all competitions dunia.Pada reign of the new order Indonesia Lion silenced by that silence the political temperature of the Tiong Hoa. at the time of political change that is about the year 1998 Indonesia returned victorious Lion Dance and thrive to this day. In the reign of Suharto, a lion dance was not allowed to play. The only place in Indonesia that can display a massive lion dance is in the city of Semarang, precisely at the stage of the Sam Poo Kong temple also known as Stone Temple Gedong. it is a little story of a lion dance in Indonesia

The lion dance consists of two main types namely dance lion dance lion dance south and north. Northern lion has a mane of curls and four-legged. Northern Lion appearance looks more natural and lion-like appearance than the southern lion that has scales and the amount of which varies between the two legs or four. Lions Head South moreover equipped with a horn that is sometimes more akin to the animals 'Kilin'.

Movement between the North and the Lion Lions Southern also different. If the South is famous for its lion head movement hard and bobbing along with the beat of gongs and drums, but if the movement of the North Lions tend to be more agile and full of dynamics because it has four legs.

The main movement of the lion dance Lion Dance is movement takes an envelope containing money. This movement referred to as 'Lay See'. On top of the envelope is usually plastered with watercress vegetables that symbolize the gifts for the Lion. Consuming process of 'Lay See' It takes approximately half of all dance Singa.biasanya part consists of a few lions, and lion this lion would scramble envelope, which makes fun of this struggle because there are so many attractions attractions on show


As we all know that art or skill in the art of Lion Dance game requires specialized skills and training are routinely addressed this in order to make the players involved have to be proficient and skilled so as to minimize the risk. However, sometimes a lot of people here who still believes that playing Lion Dance can make the player or players make trance like Lumping.padahal Horses in the game the players did not really been trained and adept at playing this lion dance arts

Lion Dance in the game, is also needed flair and dexterity in the can from the results of regular practice and the players know the required response in the field or playground arena, because the game should be performed Lion Dance in all fields, or arenas, or even the field and also in places the breadth is very minimalist, and at high altitudes or like a ladder.

 

In today's Lion Dance has many types permainnya, there is combined with martial arts or Wushu, which makes the movements made ​​to be beautiful and very well with music that sounds from musical harmony Barongsai.sebenarnya game also obtained from the exercise of serious and high discipline and penngenalan about Chinese culture on the development of arts barongsai umumnya.Walaupun very rapidly along with the changing times, but art is not going to leave the lion dance elements of its cultural element.
yahh this is what little I knew about the lion dance Indonesia,
no less powerful with a lion dance from Chinese lohh
 

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Karapan Sapi Madura

This is one of the Madurese culture, a race that is usually done by the citizens of Madura, the contest using the bovine animal. Beef cattle perlombaan.tapi this race to win the race is not just any beef cow, because cows cows also have jockeys, each group composed of two cows and one jockey. its unique not just adults who dared to ride this beef cows, many children who dared to become a jockey, although the prize was not much but be proud for them


This cow has been known karapan Madurese community since the 13th century. Bull when it was first introduced by Prince Katandur of Sapudi Island, Sumenep. His positive ideas about the processing of paddy using cow earned high praise from people. Land that was arid could be fertile thanks to the help sapi.Dan of where each of the harvest comes, always held activity Bull. Well that's where Bull has become a popular culture ang done by the people until now.

 Bull uses two cows in which the shoulder or beef shoulder mounted a train of standing timber as a place jockeys and also to set the direction and speed of beef cattle edari ridden by the jockey. To initiate a Bull race is usually accompanied by Saronen, which is a typical gamelan musical instrument Madura Island. Bull-jockey jockeys also typically use their traditional dress, which is "Pesa'an". Pesa'an is colored dress shirt and either black pants, and on the inside sleeve shirts that are colored red and white stripes, this is very typical clothing at all because cuman madura people who wear these clothes. Besides its somewhat quirky colors is very contrast really. Bull in the race is divided into several rounds. The first round is penyelisihan of the winning and losing. Well, in the second half of this fight for the losing group. The third round of the fight for the win. The winning group, will receive the President Cup in rotation. otherwise it will bring its own benefits for the owners because if the cow cow cow who won their prices will soar higher than the price of normal cows. quite interesting is not it? if you are interested in being a jockey karapan cow? hehehehe

 Bull also varied kinds, namely Often Keni (Karapan Small), Often the King (Karapan Large), Often Onjhangan (Karapan Invitation), Often Often Residency and Jhar-Jharan (Karapan Exercise).

1. Often Keni (small karapan)
Karapan cow is only followed by one district alone. 110 meters along the track racing. And the funny thing is just a small cattle that may be included. If you win in this type of karapan cow, then later will go to the cow karapan higher level again.

2. Often the King (karapan large)
Karapan cow is usually held in the capital district every Sunday. Racing the track about 120 meters and the participants are the champions often Kenite.

3. Often Onjangan (karapan invitation)
Karapan cow is only followed by participants who received an invitation from a district. Karapan is usually held to commemorate the great days only.

4. Often Karesidenen (karapan prefectural level)
Bull was followed by the winner of each district in the city of Madura. Karapan cow is held every day this week because it is the culmination of the season karapan.

5. Often jar-jaran (karapan exercise)
Bull made ​​only to train the cows to follow a race before the race.

After you read about the various karapan cow above, you would wonder where the hell parties involved in the Bull. Here are the parties directly involved in the race or Bull:

1.      Tailor tongko the person in charge of controlling the cow racing on kaleles
2.      Tailor Tambeng the person in charge of holding the reins of cows before being released
3.      Tailor gettak the person in charge of bully beef so when the cue can be shot quickly
4.      Tailor tonja the person in charge of attracting and guiding cows
5.      Gubra handyman that is, those who cheered on duty to encourage the cow race

if you are interested enough to come alone to the island of Madura in Indonesia precisely.
karapan cow may have a lot of videos on you tube but it will feel no fun because you do not see him directly,


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Ondel Ondel Jakarta

this time I've written is an art that comes from the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, the name of this art is ondel Ondel, a hereditary art from their ancestors jakarta society, this ondel Ondel-shaped doll with a large order of woven bamboo with a size of approximately 2 , 5M, height and diameter of less than 80 cm. Created in such a way that pemikulnya therein can move rather freely. Her hair is made of palm fiber (duk) said the Betawi. Shaped face mask or a mask, with eye round (round) large and bulging.
Ondel-ondel is to show people that there are already many centuries in Jakarta and surrounding areas, which now becomes the Betawi. Although the show but the people of this kind are also found in several other places like in Priangan known as Badawang, in Cirebon called Barongan Beans and in Bali called Barong Landung, but ondel-ondel have distinctive characteristics. Ondel-ondel considered a form of theater without a speech, because it was originally used as a personification of the ancestor or ancestors, protecting the safety of the village and everything in it. Thus it can be considered as carriers of the play or story, as with "bekakak" in the ceremony of "cutting bekakak" limestone mountains south of the city of Yogyakarta, which was held in Sapar every year.
Ondel-ondel depicting male faces were painted red, which depicts a white or yellow-faced woman. Ondel-ondel is usually used to enliven the procession, such as circumcision and bride paraded forth. Normally just brought a pair, male and female. But today depends on the demand that a lavatory. Even in public celebrations like birthday anniversary of Jakarta, also brought a few pairs, so that the procession itself is quite lively.








In addition to enliven the parade in the past, usually also the players ondel ondel held his own on tour, (ngamen) is special if no one hired them. Especially on New Year's celebrations, both AD and Lunar. Target on New Year's celebration AD Menteng area, which many people inhabited the main Kristen.Pendukung ondel-ondel peasant art that includes "abangan", especially those contained in the outskirts of Jakarta and its surroundings.


 ondel ondel in playing this show are not their own accompaniment music accompaniment ondel-ondel and accompanying music was not necessarily, depending on each group. There are accompanied Tanjidor, such as group leaders Gejen ondel-ondel, Setu village. Some are accompanied by martial drum troupe Betawi like "Banyan Way" led Duloh (late), now leader Yasin, from Rawasari. There is also accompanied by Bende, "Kemes", Ningnong and Rebana Ketimpring, such as group leaders ondel-ondel Lamoh, Kalideres. so very fariatif once, depending on the owner. fascinating

other than instrument music is interesting, there's one more thing of interest, namely how to manufacture ondel ondel itself,

Making ondel-ondel conducted in an orderly or regular, either when unmasked form and at times his body weaving with bamboo material. Before work begins, usually provided offerings that among other things, contains red and white pulp, salad rujakan seven-way, seven kinds of flowers and so forth, it is definitely in Bakari addition frankincense. Similarly ondel-ondel the ready-made, usually also provided offerings and burned incense, accompanied by incantations addressed to the spirits who are considered wait ondel-ondel. Prior to release from a storage area, when will leave play, senantias held offerings. The burning of incense made ​​by the leader of the group, or one of the elder. According to local terms such ceremony is called "perfume" or "ngukup". ehmm how? make not curious enough,


 so if you come  to jakarta you all, can you take the time to see this one art, original art Betawi people

 reference :  http://www.forumdiskusi.com


 

Wayang Kulit

This is one of the arts that exist in Java, is the art of leather puppet show that has been aged more than half a millennium. beginnings of this art has its own story, related to the introduction of Islam to Java. One member of the Wali Songo created by adopting Wayang Beber that developed in the heyday of Hindu-Buddhist. his reasons for puppet already attached to the Javanese to become an excellent medium for propaganda spread the religion of Islam, while Islam prohibits art form. As a result, shadow puppets created where people can only see shadows. tetepi wrong with the way most people see most of them see the puppet from the front instead of seeing the shadow of the puppet.

 
 





The characters in the puppet there may be a whole lot of what now amount to hundreds of puppets now developed a new alias.'re Not playable characters placed in the trunk of bananas in front of the puppeteer. When played, the puppets will appear as shadows on the white screen in front of the mastermind. The shadow is created because every puppet show using oil lamps as lighting that helps reflectivity puppet characters being played by the puppeteers.

Leather puppet played by a dalang, and the dalang of this is a public that could be called the world's greatest entertainer. How not, during the night, dalang the whole character actor playing shadow puppets which are the puppets made ​​of buffalo skin with motifs decorated carving handicrafts decoration (carving the skin). He can change the sound character, changing intonation, removing jokes and even sing. To liven things in a puppet show, the dalang does not own the show, but also aided by a musician who played the gamelan and sinden who sing Javanese songs.

Each story presents puppet or puppet play that berbeda.Cerita sourced at some old books such as Ramayana, Mahabharata, Kings and Purwakanda Library. Now, there are also books containing composition plays and essays are for hundreds of years has been appreciated by the public such as Abhimanyu Kerem, Doraweca, Suryatmaja Thieves and so on. there are some in the art of puppet theater, the play is divided into 4 categories: standard play, play carangan, play spin and play writing. The play has a story that grip entirely sourced in a library puppet plays while in outline only carangan only sourced the library puppet. Play spin the story did not originate on the puppet, but wearing the appropriate places in the library puppet, while the play is entirely written by lepas.Cerita puppet comes on some old books such as Ramayana, Mahabharata, Kings and Purwakanda Library. Now, there are also books containing composition plays and essays are for hundreds of years has been appreciated by the public Abhimanyu Kerem, Doraweca, Suryatmaja Thieves and so on. interesting of these puppets a lot in addition to stories that bring the story contains many elements of our reminder to always do good and not arbitrary, nor the form of the puppet is a very good and have high artistic value. and usually in the show One of the most anticipated lots of people on each puppet is because that presents a typical Java joke-joke. a very entertaining

so when you visit Indonesia do not forget to try watching this puppet arts, hehehe maybe you are very confused by the language in use because the puppet using Java language, very interesting yahh right, 



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Reog Ponorogo

An art of east Java, its precise in ponorogo. This is a slick art that combines several elements, namely the art of dance, martial arts, mask, and there is a very strong mystical element. The mask is shown performing Reog lion-shaped head, known as the "Lion barong", the king hutan.diatasnya plugged peacock feathers to resemble a giant fan. reog players alone and carry the weight of the mask Singabarong which reaches more than 50 pounds just by using his teeth. amazing how can a carry a weight that only with his teeth. Singo Barong not only are there in this dance but there are a few more like masi

• Jathilan which is a dance that illustrates agility hussar
• Warok describe a truly mastered both physically and inner
• Klono Sewandono or Kelono King was a powerful king who has a heritage mainstay mandraguna Cemeti a very potent form of
• Bujang Ganong (Ganongan) or Doctor of the duke of Anom was one of the energetic, hilarious as well as having expertise in the martial arts

 

dance reog this ponorogo buakan just dance, but dance is about the king's daughter who intend applying Ponorogo Kadiri, Ragil Yellow Goddess, but on the way he was intercepted by King Singabarong of Kadiri. King Singabarong forces consist of peacocks and lions, while the King of the Kingdom of Ponorogo Kelono and his Deputy Bujang Anom, escorted by warok (men dressed in black in the dance), and warok has a deadly black magic. The whole dance is a dance of war between the Kingdom and the Kingdom of Ponorogo Kadiri, and pitted black magic between them, the dancers in a state of "trance" when staging the dance.

















I know very little about this art. If you are into Indonesia you can stop by the town ponorogo to witness firsthand this amazing art

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