Mask Dance

Mask dance is one of the traditional dances in Cirebon. This dance mask dance called because when the action of the dancer wearing a mask. It is said that at first, Mask Dance was created by the sultan famous Cirebon, Sunan Gunung Jati is. When Sunan Gunung Jati power in Cirebon, there was an attack by Prince Bungarus fasciatus from Karawang.

In this dance the dancer usually change the mask to three times simultaneously, ie a white mask, then covered with a blue and red mask. Uniquely, every color of the masks worn, beaten gamelan became increasingly hard as the symbol of the character played by character. This dance begins with the formation of bent, this formation represents a tribute to the audience as well as a sign that the dance would begin.

After that, the feet of the dancers move backward and forward step followed by arm span and a smile to the audience.eperti that I mentioned above, each color representing a mask worn by the character played by character, call it a white color for example. This color symbolizes the character has a soft character and pious. While blue mask, the color that describes the queen's character is lively and graceful.
Then the last, described the red-tempered character (tempramental) and impatient. And clothing worn by the dancers themselves are usually always has an element of yellow, green and red of TOKA-TOKA, apok, kebaya, sinjang, and ampreng.

srimpi dance

Srimpi Dance A type of classical dance of Yogyakarta which is always danced by 4 dancers, because the word is a synonym srimpi number 4. Only the dancers Srimpi Renggowati have 5 people. According to Drs. Priyono srimpi name associated keakar word "dream" or a dream. Watching dance gracefully along the ¾ to 1 hour it seems people taken to another realm, a dream.

According Kanjeng Brongtodiningrat, composition Serimpi dancers symbolize the four cardinal or four elements of the world, namely: (1) Grama (fire), (2) wind (air), (3) Toya (water), (4) Earth (land) . As a classical dance palace beside bedhaya, serimpi live in the palace of Yogyakarta. Serimpi is art and is considered sacred adhiluhung Kingdom.
Serimpi dance performed by female dancers. They started out of the ward walking Prabayeksa molds to mold-Ward Kencana.

Dance Serimpi dipagelarkan to commemorate the birthday of the sultan, and later also to celebrate the circumcision ceremony for the sons of the sultan and to welcome the guests of honor such as the Governor-General Belabda, and others.

At the time of Sultan Hamengku Buwana VIII (1921-1937) is the peak and the development of court dance, including dance serimpi. Developments can be seen from the dressing and make-up and tarinya accompaniment.

Maharani Cave

Maharani Cave is a cave located in the district Paciran Lamongan District of East Java.

The cave is known as cave Maharani Palace is located at a depth of 25 m from the cavity surface area of 2500 m2 cave.
Accidentally discovered on August 6, 1992 and was inaugurated as a tourist attraction on March 10, 1994 by Regent Lamongan (at the time of Muhammad Faried).

This cave is located is very strategic and interesting because it is located at approximately 500 m from the sea coast of Java and was on the sidewalk Gresik, Tuban. Not far from this cave there Marine Tourism attractions Lamongan or the famous "Cape Frog".
Maharani Palace, so this cave is called by the Regent Lamongan R. Mohamad Faried, SH accordance with its light and beauty based on the recommendation of an employee inventor of the dream her cave.

Maharani Palace Goa was discovered by diggers 6 coral soil and fertilizer phosphate materials dolomite led by foreman Sunyoto on August 6, 1992. The extent of approximately 2. 500 m2 with a depth of 25 m from the ground.

Kuda Lumping

Indonesian culture is very excited for all audiences, especially children .........

Kuda Lumping is the art of dance that uses fake horse made of woven bamboo and accompanied by gamelan music such as gongs, kenong, drums, and trumpet can make the audience mesmerized by every rider attractions (dancer) Kuda Lumping. Remarkably, traditional dancers Kuda Lumping original children generally played by girls who dress like a soldier boy kingdom.

Currently, the horse player lumping more dilakoni boys.
If viewed from Kuda Lumping the entire game, the sound prod endless attractions dominate the show circuit.

Presumably, each prod done by the rider against itself, that the leg or other body parts, will give a magical effect. That is, when the crack of a long wicker swing and on the legs and body, the dancer lumping horse will feel more powerful, more powerful, more powerful.
Generally, under the circumstances, he will become wild, and the power to do impossible things and did not enter the human health diakal normal.

As a full mystical attractions and dangerous, lumping horse dance is done under the supervision of a "supernatural leader". Usually, this is a leadership that has a high magic that can restore the dancers back to consciousness as usual. He is also responsible for the course of the attractions, and heal the pain experienced by players Kuda Lumping if anything undesirable and cause pain or injury to the dancer.

Indonesian Culture Ludruk nih .....

Ludruk is the traditional art of drama in East Java.

Ludruk is a traditional drama performed by an arts group in gelarkan disebuah 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.

A regular ludruk performances began with Remo Dance performances interspersed with a character who memerakan "Mr. Sakera", a master of Madura.

Different Ludruk ketoprak from Central Java. Ketoprak stories are often taken from ancient story (history or fairy tales), and are particular message.
While ludruk tells the story of everyday life (usually) the "grassroots".

Saman Dance

Saman Dance is one of the regional dances of Aceh's most famous moment. This dance comes from the Gayo highlands. In the past, Saman dance is usually presented to celebrate the event - an important event in the customs and the people of Aceh. Besides this dance usually also displayed to celebrate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad.

In fact the name of "Saman" derived from one of great scholars of Aceh, Syech Saman.
Saman dance is usually displayed using the accompaniment of musical instruments, a drum and use the sound of the dancers and their applause is usually combined with hitting the chest and groin them as synchronization and threw the body into various directions.

Because the, dynamics of a motion, this dance is a lot of under / danced by men, but now the development of this dance is danced by many female dancers as well as a mixture of male dancers and female dancers.
This dance is danced about 10 people, with details of 8 dancers and 2 people as the signal while singing.

Wayang Kulit

This time we will discuss the typical shadowgraph Indonesia.

Wayang kulit is the traditional art of Indonesia, which primarily develops in Java and in the east of Peninsular Malaysia such as Kelantan and Terengganu.
Shadow puppets played by a puppeteer who is also the narrator's dialogue puppet characters, accompanied by gamelan music played by a group of tembang nayaga and sung by the singer.
In general, puppets take the story from the Mahabharata and Ramayana manuscript, but not limited to the standard (standard), the mastermind ki can also play the play carangan (composition). Some of the stories taken from the Panji stories.
Show Wayang Kulit has been recognized by UNESCO on November 7, 2003, as a work of astonishing cultural narrative in the story and legacy of beautiful and valuable (Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity). Shadow puppets of Java is more popular in central and eastern parts, while the puppet show is more often played in West Java.