Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Bali, Indonesia
Pendet is a traditional Balinese dance, in which offerings are made to purify the temple or theater as a prelude to ceremonies or other dances. Pendet is typically performed by young girls, carrying bowls of flower petals, handfuls of which are cast into the air at various times in the dance. Pendet can be thought of as a dance of greeting, to welcome the audience and invite spirits to enjoy a performance.
Traditional Balinese dances are the oldest form of performing arts in Bali. Traditional dances can be divided into two types, sacred dance called Wali and entertainment dance called Bebalihan. Wali (sacred dance) is usually performed in some ritual ceremonies only because it has strong magical powers and only can be performed by specific dancers. Bebalihan are usually performed in social events. In addition to entertain, Bebalihan also has other purposes such as: welcoming guests, celebration of harvests, or gathering crowds. Bebalihan has more variations than Wali.
Pendet is the presentation of an offering in the form of a ritual dance. Unlike the exhibition dances that demand arduous training, Pendet may be danced by anyone. It is taught simply by imitation.
Younger girls follow the movements of the elder women, who recognize their responsibility in setting a good example. Proficiency comes with age. As a religious dance, Pendet is usually performed during temple ceremonies.
All dancers carry in their right hand a small offering of incense, cakes, water vessels, or flower formations. With these they dance from shrine to shrine within the temple. Pendet may be performed intermittently throughout the day and late into the night during temple feasts.
The original Pendet dance is performed by 4-5 young girls (before their puberty) in temple yards. Pendet dancers bring flowers in small Bokor (silver bowls for keeping flowers in a ceremony). They spread the flowers around the temple. This dance is a symbol of welcoming God in some ritual ceremonies in Bali. Pendet actually has simple dance movements. These movements are the basic dance movements of Balinese dance. Pendet has undergone later development with variations and now is not only performed in ritual ceremonies but also in some social events. Pendet since has been known as a welcoming dance.
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Monday, August 24, 2009
Wayang Golek is a performance art puppet dolls made of wood, which is very popular especially in the area of Pasundan Land, Indonesia
The Wayang has a strong tradition in the world of Java and Indonesia, representing the struggle between good and evil. The two types of plays are the Wayang Kulit and the Wayang Golek. The Wayang Kulit are two dimensional leather puppets are often referred to as shadow puppets. These are more popular in the areas of Bali. The Wayang Golek are three dimensional wooden puppets and come from Java and the area of Bandung. The Wayang Golek plays usually start at dusk and run to the early morning hours. People come and go as they please. The Wayang Golek puppet master are called Dalang's. The plays are based on the Ramayana or Mahabharata stories. The Ramayana is usually involve Rama , Sinta , Anoman , and Rahwana The main family in the Mahabharata are the five Pandawa brothers and their clown servants. there are also many heros like Gotot Kaca and Srikandi (other puppets)sources : lv-imports.net , flikr.com
Ludruk is the traditional art of drama East Java. Ludruk is a traditional drama performed by an arts group in a stage by taking the story of the lives of everyday people, stories of struggle and so are interspersed with jokes and accompanied by gamelan as a musical.
The dialogue / monologue in ludruk are entertaining and make the audience laugh, using typical language of Surabaya, although sometimes there are guest stars from other regions such as Jombang, Malang, Madura, Madiun with a different accent. The plain language used in ludruk, making him easily absorbed by the non-intellect (pedicab driver, patrolman, angkotan driver, etc).
A regular ludruk performances began with Remo Dance performances interspersed with a character who memerakan "Mr. Sakera", a master of Madura.
Kartolo was a legendary comedian ludruk from Surabaya, East Java. He has more than 40 years of living in a world of art ludruk. Name Kartolo and distinctive voice, the jokes are innocent and intelligent, is known almost all over East Java, and even to Central Java.
Ludruk is different from ketoprak, Central Java. The Story of ketoprak often taken from ancient story (history or fairy tales), and are particular message. Meanwhile, ludruk tells the story of everyday life (usually) the "grassroots".
sources : wikipedia.org, flikr.com, google.com
Reog (Ponorogo)
Traditional Art from East Java, Indonesia
Reog is one of the cultural arts from East Java northwest section and Ponorogo considered a hometown real Reog. The city gate was decorated by the figure of Ponorogo warok and gemblak, two figures who had appeared at the time reog displayed. Reog is one of the regional culture in Indonesia and it's still very strong with things mystical and powerful mystic.
P onorogo is most well known for the reog mask dance, which is said to have been created by one of the kings of Kediri in the 12th century. The performance re-enacts a legendary battle between Pujangga Anom, a minister from the court of Ponorogo, and Singa Barong, guardian spirit of the forest of Lodoyo. The performance re-enacts a legendary battle between Doctor Anom, a minister from the court of Ponorogo, and Singa Barong, guardian spirit of the forest of Lodoyo. The former had aroused the anger of Singa Barong when he stole 150 tigers from the forest, apparently to be offered as a dowry payment for a princess of Kediri, whom the king of Ponorogo wished to marry. The former had aroused the anger of Singa Barong when he stole 150 tigers from the forest, apparently to be offered as a dowry payment for a princess of Kediri, whom the king of Ponorogo wished to marry. A typical reog troupe, then, usually consists of the principal characters; Singa Barong, wearing an enormous tiger head and peacock feather mask, and his adversary Pujangga Anom. A typical reog troupe, then, usually consists of the principal characters; Singa Barong, wearing an enormous tiger head and peacock Feather mask, and his adversary poet Anom. They are accompanied by one or more masked clowns/acrobats, as well as a number of hobby horse dancers, who are said to represent the troops of Pujangga Anom. They are accompanied by one or more masked clowns / acrobats, as well as a number of hobby horse dancers, who are said to represent the troops of poet Anom.
The people of Ponorogo have a reputation for being tough, both physically and mentally. The people of Ponorogo have a reputation for being tough, both physically and mentally. The qualities of bravery and daring are fully displayed in a reog performance, where the focus of attention is on a trance dancer supporting a giant mask, often weighing more than 40 kg, between his teeth. The qualities of Bravery and online are fully displayed in a reog performance, where the focus of attention is on a trance dancer supporting a giant mask, often weighing more than 40 kg, between his teeth. The mask is a ferocious, snarling tiger's head, covered in real tiger skin and crowned with a gigantic three metre fan of peacock feathers. The mask is a ferocious, snarling tiger's head, covered in real tiger skin and crowned with a gigantic three meter fan of peacock feathers. The success of a performance, including the ability of the principal dancer to bear the weight of the mask, is said to depend upon the magical power of the leader of the dance troupe. The success of a performance, including the ability of the principal dancer to bear the weight of the mask, is said to depend upon the magical power of the leader of the dance troupe. Known as warok,these men are believed to possess special talents, gained through years of training. One of the unique features of the reog dance is that the hobby horse ( jaran kepang) dancers are invariably young boys dressed as women. Known as warok, these men are believed to possess special talents, gained through years of training. One of the unique features of the reog dance is that the hobby horse (lesson braids) dancers are invariably young boys dressed as women. Known as gemblak, they accompany the warok, who are forbidden close association with females, in their travelling performances. Known as gemblak, they accompany the warok, who are forbidden close association with females, in their traveling performances. . .
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Meuseukat"Meusekat" is almost the same as "Saman". The only difference is that "Meusekat" is performed by women and originates in west and south Aceh.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Batik is a wax-resist dyeing technique used on textile. Due to modern advances in the textile industry the term has also been used for fabrics which incorporates the traditional batik patterns although not necessarily produced using the batik techniques. Silk batik is especially popular.
The word batik is thought to be derived from the word 'ambatik' which translated means 'a cloth with little dots'. The suffix 'tik' means little dot, drop, point or to make dots. Batik may also originate from the Javanese word 'tritik' which describes a resist process for dying where the patterns are reserved on the textiles by tying and sewing areas prior to dying, similar to tie dye techniques. Another Javanese phase for the mystical experience of making batik is “mbatik manah” which means “drawing a batik design on the heart”.Javanese traditional batik, especially from Yogyakarta, has special meanings which is rooted to the Javanese idea of the universe. Traditional colours include indigo, dark brown, and white which represents the three major Hindu Gods (Brahmā, Viṣṇu,and Śiva), and certain patterns can only be worn by royals. Other regions of Indonesia have their own unique patterns which normally take themes from everyday lives, incorporating patterns such as flowers, animals or people.
In Java, Indonesia, batik is part of an ancient tradition, and some of the finest batik cloth in the world is still made there. Batik has been both an art and a craft for centuries.
Contemporary batik, while owing much to the past, is markedly different from the more traditional and formal styles. For example, the artist may use etching, discharge dyeing, stencils, different tools for waxing and dyeing, wax recipes with different resist values and work with silk, cotton, wool, leather, paper or even wood and ceramics.
sources : www.expat.or.id, www.en-weikipedia.org, www.flikr.com
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