People usually performed during the event reog circumcisions, weddings,
big days nationwide, and an annual festival organized by the Local Government
Roxburgh. The festival consists of the National Reog Festival, and Festival
Reog National Mini Performances are held at the Full Moon on the square
Roxburgh. National
Reog Festival is always held every year before the month of Muharram or the
Java traidisi called the month of Suro. This show is a series of events and
Birthday Grebeg Suro Ponorogo City.
Grebeg
Suro is spread cultural event held in Ponorogo district in order to meet the
Islamic New Year or Saka New Year that often known as the first of Suro. This
grand show Reog national level so that the participants had come from various
regions in Indonesia that never even came from overseas. This pertujukan become
one of the Roxburgh local government in improving attraction for local and
foreign travelers. Similarly, the national Mini Reog Festival. All participants
are young teens or class. Their average is still sitting in elementary school
or junior high school level. They are the next generation that seems Reog
growing. The pattern of activity similar to the National Reog Festival, only
different is that participants, in addition to the execution time is in August.
Agenda reog other art performances and not less crowded of visitors is the
show Reog Full Moon. Performing routine implemented to coincide with the full
moon night bulam. Participants of this stage is that the local groups
represented by districts - districts. This stage is usually accompanied by a
dance performance filmed some of the art studio in ponorogo or other
arts.
Staging
Reog Ponorogo Art Reog Ponorogo consists of several series of two to three
opening dance. Six to eight valiant men with black clothes and faces painted
red brought her first dance. The dancers depict the figure of a lion is brave. The
next six to eight girls who ride horses continue reog dance. In reog
Traditionally, these dancers are usually played by male dancers dressed women. Typically,
as the opening dance, some dance to bring small children with a variety of
funny scenes. This dance is called Bujang Ganong or Ganongan. After they
performed the opening dance, the core scenes whose content is displayed depends
reog condition where the art is displayed. If dealing with marriage then they
show a love scene. When the circumcision ceremony, usually warrior story.
Reog
art scene usually does not follow a neat scenario. Here there is always
interaction between the player and the puppeteer, sometimes with the audience. Sometimes
when a player who is performing the fatigue can be replaced by another. The
first importance in the staging reog art is to give satisfaction to the
audience. The final scene is a lion barong. Players wear a mask-shaped head of
a lion with a crown made of peacock feathers. Weight mask can reach 50-60 kg. They
brought the mask with his teeth. The ability to bring this mask aside obtained
by heavy exercise, also believed to be obtained with such a spiritual exercise
of fasting and penance.
Reog Origin Although there are various versions of the origin of reog related,
but the most popular stories and thrive in the community is the story of a man
of rebellion in the kingdom of Majapahit kingdom last Bhre Kertabhumi named Ki
Ageng Fleas Suryonggalan. Bhre Kertabhumi is the king of Majapahit who ruled in
the 15th century. King is very corrupt and never fulfill obligations like a
king, so make Ki Ageng Fleas wrath to the king. Moreover, the Chinese empress
that it has a strong influence on the kingdom. Not only that, fellow Chinese
empress who manage the over all his movements. Ki Ageng Fleas view, the power
of the Majapahit kingdom will end. Then he left the king and established a
college that teaches martial arts, science self immunity, and the science of
perfection to young children.
Hopefully,
young people will be the seed of the resurrection of the Majapahit kingdom
again. Or better, can take the fight to the kingdom. However, Ki Ageng Fleas
realized, that his army is too small to fight the royal troops.
Therefore, Ki Ageng Fleas can only convey a message and sindirian through Reog
performing arts. Performance becomes a way of Ki Ageng Reog Flea build local
resistance using Reog popularity. Reog art used by Ki Ageng lice as a means of
mobilizing the masses to fight against the kingdom. The most important thing is
sebagao effective communication channels for the rulers at that time to tease. In
the show, displayed mask lion-shaped head, known as the \ \ \ "The lion
barong \ \ \". Then the mask-shaped king of the jungle, which became a
symbol for Kertabhumi. Above it is plugged in peacock feathers to resemble a giant
fan that symbolize the strong influence of his Chinese colleagues.
Jatilan,
played by a group of dancers gemblak riding piggyback became a symbol of the
power of the Majapahit Empire troops. It became the contrast with Warok force,
behind the red clown mask that became the symbol for Ki Ageng lice. Jathilan
dexterity is a dance depicting soldiers who were practicing riding on
horseback. Character called Jathil. While Warok are people who have a holy
determination, provide guidance and protection selfless.
Ki
Ageng Fleas Reog popularity eventually led to Bhre Kertabhumi take action and
attack perguruannya. Rebellion by Warok quickly overcome, and forbidden to
continue teaching college will Warok. But the disciples Ki Ageng lice continues
it secretly. Even so, Reog itself is still allowed to be staged because the
show has become popular among the people, but the story has a new groove in
which the added characters from folklore Kelono Sewandono Ponorogo namely, the
Goddess Songgolangit, and Sri Genthayu.
The official version Reog Ponorogo
storyline now is the story of King Ponorogo who intend applying for daughter
Kediri, Dewi Ragin Yellow However, on the way he was intercepted by King
Singabarong of Kediri. King Singabarong forces consist of peacocks and lions,
while the King of the Kingdom of Roxburgh and his Deputy Kelono Bujang Anom,
escorted by Warok (men dressed in black in the dance), and this has Warok
deadly black magic. The entire dance is a dance of war between the Kingdom and
the Kingdom of Kediri Ponorogo, and pitted black magic between them, the
dancers in a state of \ \ \ "trance \ \ \" when the dance stage.
Other versions of the origin of Reog is the story of King Kelana trip
Sewandana looking for her hero. The King was accompanied by horsemen and his
assistance faithful named Pujangganong. The King passed by, he fell hatu to
Kediri daughter named Dewi Sanggalangit. The daughter Kediri receptive King
Kelana origin with one condition, the prabu should be able to create a new art.
The art was created, known as reog by including elements of mystical spiritual
powers, giving breath to the art Reog Ponorogo.
Until now people Ponorogo only follow what is their heritage as a very rich
cultural heritage. In his experience art is copyright Reog human creations that
form the flow of the belief that there are hereditary and awake. The ceremony
also use terms that are not easy for a layman to fulfill the absence of a clear
lineage. Parental lineage they embrace and customary law still applies. However,
times change and human behavior causes a shift in the meaning contained in the
Reog Ponorogo. Ponorogo society currently considers art reog is a complement of
an event or just a form of entertainment only. For example pementaasan reog
contested at certain events to enliven the event, one of the race in the
festival.
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