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Kuta Beach, Sunset Beach Bali

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Tradition Melasti in Kuta Beach,Bali

Tradition Melasti in Kuta Beach,Bali

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Jaipong Dance

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komodo island

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Reog Ponorogo

Posted On Thursday, November 18, 2010 by arya devaro 0 comments

Reog is one of the cultural arts that originated from East Java and the northwest Ponorogo Reog regarded as the true home town. The city gate was decorated by the figure Ponorogo Warok and gemblak, two figures who took part during Reog demonstrated. Reog is one evidence of local culture in Indonesia is still very strong with things of a mystical and powerful mysticism.

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History Reog Ponorogo

Basically there are five versions of the popular story that developed in the community about the origins and Warok Reog, but one of the most famous story is the story of the rebellion Ki Ageng lice, a royal servant during Bra Kertabumi, the last king of Majapahit in power in the century -15. Ki Ageng lice will anger the powerful influence of the Chinese colleagues in the government and its king, king of the corrupt behavior, he also saw that the power of the Majapahit kingdom will end.

reog of ponorogo 1He then left the king and established the college where he teaches young children martial arts, science self immunity, and the science of perfection in the hope that these young children will be the seed of the resurrection of the Majapahit kingdom again later. Realizing that his forces are too small to fight the royal troops, the political message conveyed by Ki Ageng Flea Reog performing arts, which is a "satire" to King Bra Kertabumi and his kingdom. The performance becomes a way of Ki Ageng Reog Flea build local resistance using Reog popularity.

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In the show Reog displayed mask lion-shaped head, known as "Singa Barong", king of the jungle, which became a symbol for Kertabumi, and above it is plugged in peacock feathers to resemble a giant fan which symbolizes the strong influence of his Chinese colleagues who manage the over all movement geriknya.

Jatilan, played by a group of dancers gemblak a rocking-horse became a symbol of the power of the Majapahit Empire troops into comparison with the strength warok contrast, behind the red clown mask that became the symbol for Ki Ageng lice, alone and sustain weight that reached more masks singabarong of 50kg using only his teeth.

reog of ponorogo 2Popularity Reog Ki Ageng lice eventually cause Kertabumi take action and attack perguruannya, rebellion by warok quickly overcome, and forbidden to continue teaching college will warok. However, students still continue Ki Ageng ticks quietly. Even so, art Reognya still allowed to be staged because the show has become popular among the public, but the story has a new channel which added characters from the Roxburgh folklore Kelono Sewondono, Goddess Songgolangit, and Sri Genthayu.

reog ponorogo 3Official Version Reog Ponorogo storyline now is the story of King Ponorogo who intend applying for daughter Kediri, Dewi Ragil Yellow, but amid the journey he was intercepted by King Singabarong of Kediri. King Singabarong troops consisting of peacock and lion, while the part of the Kingdom of Roxburgh and his Deputy Bujanganom Kelono King, 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 of Kediri and the Kingdom of Roxburgh, and pitted black magic between them, the dancers in a state of 'trance' during the dance stage.
Until now people just follow what Ponorogo into their ancestral heritage as a very rich cultural inheritance. In his experience art is copyright Reog human creations that form the flow of an existing trust from generation to generation and maintained. The ceremony also use terms that are not easy for lay people to fulfill it without a clear lineage. embrace their lineage Parental and customary law which still applies.

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Controversy

The origins and cultural ownership of the Reog Ponorogo dance have been the subject of a dispute between the neighboring countries of Indonesia and Malaysia, whose ethnic, cultural and religious histories overlap and share many similarities.

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Reog in the present

Artists Reog Ponorogo graduates of art schools also provide touch on the development of dance reog ponorogo. Art school student of the stage and introduced the art of aesthetic movements koreografis, then be reog ponorogo with festivals such as the current format. There is a story line, the sequence of whom appear first, namely Warok, then Jatilan, Bujangganong, Klana Sewandana, then Barongan or sudden Peacock at the end. When one of these elements in action, other elements come to move or dance, though not prominent.

Several years ago the Foundation initiated the founding of Reog Ponorogo Reog Society archipelago, whose members consist of reog groups from various regions in Indonesia who had taken part in the National Reog Festival. Reog ponorogo be very open to enrichment and changes in range of motion.