Debus

Debus is a martial art from Banten. Art was created in the 16th century, in the reign of Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin (1532-1570). Debus, an art of human abilities mempertunjukan extraordinary, immune sharp weapons, immune to fire, drinking hard water, insert it into a whole coconut, fry an egg on the head and others.

History

Islamic religion was introduced by Sunan Gunung Jati, one of the founders of the Sultanate of Cirebon in 1520, the expedition along with the peaceful conquest of Sunda Kelapa. Then, when the power is held by the Sultan of Banten Tirtayasa Ageng (1651-1682), Debus focused as a means to raise the spirits of the warriors in the fight against Dutch colonial traders joined in Vereenigde Oost Indische Compagnie (VOC).

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Lumping Horse(Ebeg)

Ebeg a local dance art form that uses puppets Banyumas horse made of woven bamboo. Dance Ebeg Banyumas areas represent war soldier who was riding a horse. Dance depicting the valor displayed by the players Ebeg. In a presentation Ebeg will go through a unique scene that is usually placed in the middle of the show. Attractions such as known in the language with the term Banyumasan Mendhem (intrans). Players will become possessed and start doing unique attractions. Attractions such forms as: eating glass or broken glass, eat immature leaves, eating chicken that was still alive, acting like monkeys, snakes, and others.

Ebeg including art was quite calculated in terms of age. It is estimated that this type of art has existed since ancient times, exactly when humans began to embrace the flow of animism and dynamism. One corroborating evidence in the ranks Ebeg is the old art forms wuru atu intrans. Such forms is a characteristic of art that was born at the time of animism and dynamism.

Performing Ebeg usually accompanied by a musical instrument called Bendhe. This instrument has the physical characteristics such as the gong but the smaller size made of metal. As a result of cultural development and dianyumas a senipertunjukan also orentasi that in the early stages of the ritual has bergesear facilities at the performing arts business, improvement in ebeg-done soon. padaebeg arrangement which can include forms of accompaniment, refining the dance, costume or properties mostly done by artists Banyumas.

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Plates Dance

Dance Plates (Minangkabau: Dance Piriang) is an artistic dance of the Minangkabau people from West Sumatra. He is one of the art of dance is still obliged to Minangkabau people of Negeri Sembilan Minangkabau descent.

This dance has a movement that resembles the movement of farmers during planting, harvesting and making work so forth. This dance also symbolizes joy and gratitude with the results of their crops. This dance is a jig with the dancers holding the plate in their palm, accompanied by a song played by Talempong and Saluang. Sometimes, the dishes will dilontar into the air or slammed to the ground and dipijak by these dancers. To add to the aesthetic elements, magic and surprises in this dance, male and female dancers will trample broken plates without fear nor wound. The audience would be horrified if tasting glass was broken and trampled sharp pulling.

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Ondel-Ondel

Ondel-ondel, One of the forms show the Betawi people who often appear in people's parties are ondel-ondel. It seems playing ondel-ondel ancestor or ancestors who always keep their grandchildren or a resident of a village.

Ondel-ondel the form of a large doll that is about ± 2.5 m with a diameter of ± 80 cm, made of woven bamboo is prepared in such a way that easily carried from dalarnnya. Part of the face mask or a mask, with a head of hair made from palm fiber. Ondel-ondel faces of men in red paint, while the women painted in white color. These forms show many similarities to those in several other areas.

In Pasundan known as Badawang, in Central Java Beans called Barongan, while in Bali is known as Barong Landung. According to estimates of the show's been around since before the spread of Islam in Java.

Ondel-ondel original function as a repellent reinforcements or interruption of wandering spirits. Today ondel-ondel is usually used to add colorful folk festivals or for welcoming guests of honor, misainya at the inauguration of the new building completed. No matter how swift currents of modernization, ondel-ondel still survive and become trimmer face the Jakarta metropolitan city.

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Saman Dance

Saman dance is a tribal dance display Gayo usual to celebrate important events in the customs. Saman dance poem uses the Arabic and Gayo. Besides this dance usually also displayed to celebrate the birth of Prophet Muhammad. Dance name "Saman" derived from one of great scholars of NAD.

Saman dance is one of the media for the achievement of the message (Da'wah). This dance reflects the Educational, Religious, manners, heroism, solidarity and togetherness.

Before the start of a warrant mukaddimah or opening, appears a wise old man or a traditional leaders to represent the local community (keketar) or advice that is useful to the players and spectators.

Songs and poems together disclosure and continuous, the players consist of men who are still young by wearing traditional clothes. Presentation of the dance can also be staged, the group dipertandingkan guests with sepangkalan group (two groups). Ditititk assessment focus on the ability of each group in following the movements, dance and song (poetry) presented by the opposition.

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Pendet Dence

Pendet initially a worship dance that many exhibited in the temple, where worship of Hindus in Bali, Indonesia. This dance symbolizes the welcoming of the gods fall into the natural world. Gradually, as the times, the Balinese artists change Pendet be "welcome", but still contains elements of the sacred-religious. Creator / choreographer of modern dance forms are I Wayan Rindi (? - 1967).

Pendet is a statement of the offering in the form of a ceremonial dance. Unlike performing dances that require intensive training, Pendet be danced by all people, pemangkus men and women, adults and girls.

This dance is taught simply by following the movement and rarely done in banjar-banjar. The young girls follow the movements of the more senior women who understand their responsibilities in providing a good example.

This daughter has a dance movement pattern that is more dynamic than Rejang dance is performed in groups or pairs. Usually displayed after Rejang Dance at the temple yard and generally facing the direction of the sacred (pelinggih) with ceremonial dress, and each dancer brings sangku, jars, bowls, and other offerings equipment.

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Borobudur

Borobudur is the name of a Buddhist temple located at Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java. Location of the temple is approximately 100 km in the south-west of Semarang and 40 km northwest of Yogyakarta. This temple was founded by the Mahayana Buddhists around the year 800 AD the dynasty during the reign of Sailendra.

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Reog Ponorogo

Reog is one of the cultural arts from East Java and northwest of the town of Ponorogo regarded as the true origin Reog. Ponorogo city gate was decorated by warok and gemblak figure, two figures who had appeared at the time reog displayed. Reog is one of the regional culture in Indonesia is still very strong with things mystical and powerful mystic.

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Jaipong Dence

Jaipongan is a genre of dance that was born from the creativity of an artist from Bandung, gugum Gumbira. Attention to folk art one of them is making Tap Tilu really know and recognize patterns perbendaharan dance tradition that is at Kliningan / or Tap Tilu Bajidoran. Opening movements, pencugan, nibakeun and several varieties of motion of several arts mincid above have enough inspiration to develop the art of dance or now known as Jaipongan.

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Kecak Dence

kecak a typical Balinese performing arts that was created in 1930 and played mainly by men. This dance performed by many (tens or more) male dancers who sit in a circle and lined with a particular rhythm, called "top" and raised both arms, depicting the Ramayana as Rama's monkey-line help against Ravana. However, Kecak sanghyang comes from the ritual, the dancers dance traditions will be in unconscious condition , to communicate with God or the spirits of the ancestors and then convey their expectations to the community.
Dancers in a circle wearing a checkered cloth like a chessboard their waist. Besides the dancers, there are other dancers who played the Ramayana characters like Rama, Shinta, Ravana, Hanuman, and Sugriva.
Kecak dance songs taken from the ritual dances sanghyang. Also, do not use musical instruments. Kincringan used only imposed on the foot dancer who played the Ramayana characters.
Around the 1930s Wayan modulus worked with German painter Walter Spies to create a tradition based Kecak Dance Trance and parts of the Ramayana story. Wayan modulus in popularizing this dance all over the world in the entourage of his Balinese dancer.

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