Jumat, 24 Juni 2016
Mystery Behind reog Ponorogo dance.
Reog Ponorogo art show has been known to foreign countries. Reog into art that has the noble values of culture and traditions of the people of Ponorogo. Not surprisingly, each of the play is always filled with citizens who want to enjoy this dance.
Ponorogo reog staging often done routinely in Monument Bantarangin, Somoroto Village, District Kauman. This location is believed to be local residents as the embryo of the birth reog. At this location, staging held six times a year with a specific timetable tailored to the activities of citizens.
The origin of reog Ponorogo motivated by the journey of King of the Kingdom Bantarangin, namely King Kelono Sewandono time will be proposed as a candidate Sky Goddess Songgo empress in the year 900 Saka. Candidates consort named Dewi Songgo The sky is the daughter of the Kingdom of Kediri.
In the version narrated Bantarangin when spoken by King Kelono Sewandono, Dewi Songgo Sky stipulating severe enough, that her husband should be able to present an interesting spectacle.
Watch or the crowd that was not there before. A kind of dance that accompanied wasp and gamelan. Equipped with twin rows of horses as much as one hundred and forty tail and must be able to present a two-headed beast.
Proposed terms Songgo Goddess of Heaven is a subtle rejection of the princess because although Kelono Sewandono was a king who was handsome and dashing, but has some strange habits, likes the boys. The boy was regarded as pretty girls.
Odd habit Kelono Sewandono Bantarangin king is believed to be stopped if the king to marry Dewi Songgo sky. This is obtained in a dream Kelono Sewandono.
Mentioned in addition to King Kelono Sewandono, Singabarong of the King of the Kingdom Lodaya also put his heart to the Goddess of Heaven Songgo.
Told, King Singabarong is a strange human. He is a man who headed tiger savage and cruel character. Hence the terms demanded the princess is very difficult to achieve.
However, both Singabarong and Kelono kedigjayaan Sewandono that have started to exert his power and his men to create a fascinating spectacle as well as get a two-headed beast.
But the job was not easy. Riding twins can already collected, but the spectacle with new creations have not been created, thus pulabelum obtained.
Singabarong then figure out what Kelono rival Sewandono already can create a spectacle with new creations and a two-headed beast. Based on information obtained from the duke of the Kingdom Lodaya obtained information if King Kelono Sewandono almost managed to embody the Goddess Songgolangit request and intends to come to the Kingdom of Kediri where the goddess resides.
So Singabarong Bantarangin also intends to confront forces led by Kelono Sewandono. So that the fighting broke out singobarong transformed into a huge lion and successfully repulsed the troops Bantarangin.
But singobarong eventually subdued after being hit with a weapon named King Kelono Sewandono Pecut Samandiman.
So that the journey of King of the Kingdom Bantarangin King Kelono Sewandono time will woo Songgo Goddess of Heaven to meet with singobarong known Reog Ponorogo.
Where reog art that begins with the presence of a group of Warok dilakonkan the dancers dressed in all black, or sometimes with an open chest're doing if kanuragan alias magic.
Furthermore, the present jathil which is a representation of the horsemen. They reflect the forces of the Kingdom Bantarangin prepared to leave for the Kingdom of Kediri. They will escort the king, King Kelono Sewandono will propose ayu daughter Kediri Kingdom idol of kings and princes in the future, Songgo Goddess of Heaven.
Next came the masked dancers who constitute the kingdom patih Bantarangin, Anom Poet aka Bujang Ganong. Movement is very typical, it's called Ganongan. The patih described sebagia agile people with very energetic behavior. He hopped to and fro with acrobatic moves.
King Kelono Sewandono himself was present in the middle of the performance. Generally accompanied by a song that depicts a conversation between the king with patihnya. The climax is the emergence singobarong or dhadhak Merak. Lion-headed creature that is very large with peacock feathers arranged like a fan over his head.
Singobarong or dhadhak Merak can reach a weight of 50 kilograms mask is recognized as the largest and heaviest in the world. As pethilan or pieces of dance, mask dance performances singobarong the world today. Memainannya also countless unique ways, namely by biting the back of this mask. There is a special ritual that is performed prior to play this singobarong.
Outside this version, there are two to three versions of the story behind this dance. All have a different rationale since the purpose of presentation is also different. One version is quite well known is the version of Ki Ageng Kutu.
In a number of reference mentioned, this version reog dance is a satire creator, Ki Ageng Kutu against the current rulers, Bhre Kertabumi, King of Majapahit last generation.
Dhadhak peacock is a symbol of the ruler who controlled the queen originating from China represented by a peacock feather. Even in general, this satire directed at corrupt rulers of the period, which is easily driven brokers and business partners from China.
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