Saturday, December 17, 2011
Angklung, Traditional Music Instrument
Plate Dance of Minangkabau, Indonesia
At first the old days of dance dishes created to give offerings to the gods when it enters the harvest, but after the arrival of Islam in Minangkabau dance to the offering plate is no longer the gods but is intended for crowd majlis-majlis attended by kings or princes country, dance plate also used in other crowded events such as the wedding ceremony.Regarding the plate appearance of the first dance is not yet known for sure, but it is believed that the dance dish has been in the Malay islands since more than 800 years ago.
Saman Dance of Acehnese
In general, Saman played by a dozen or a dozen men. but the numbers must be odd. However, in subsequent developments, this dance is also played by women. Another opinion says this dance is danced less than 10 people, with details of eight dancers and two people as cue givers while singing. However, developments in the modern era requires that a dance would be more lively when danced by dancers with higher numbers. This is where the role of the Sheikh, he must regulate the movement and singing the Saman verses.Kecak Dance from Bali
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The Java Wayang Kulit (shadow puppet)
As the name implies, shadow puppets made of animal skins (buffalo, cow or goat). Shadow puppets are used to demonstrate the act of the play chronicles the Mahabharata and Ramayana Purwa, therefore also called Wayang Purwa. Until now puppet show in addition a means of entertainment is also one part of traditionalceremonies such as: clean village, ngruwat and others. To perform a puppet show full required approximately as many as 18 people supporters. One person as a puppeteer, two people as waranggana or sinden, and 15 people as gamelan wiraswara concurrently.
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