Selasa, 01 Februari 2011

Kuda lumping dance

 Traditional dances that are played on a "no pattern" by the common people has been born and liked the community, especially in Java, since the ancient kingdoms was to do. Initially, according to history, art lumping horse was born as a symbol that people also have the ability (superiority) in the face of the enemy or against the power elite who have the royal army. In addition, also as a medium for presenting entertainment that cheap but the phenomenal to the people at large.
 
Now, art lumping horse still be a show that is enough to make the hearts of the audience captivated. Although the existence of these cultural relics began to compete strictly by the entry of foreign art and culture to their homeland, the dance still showed high attraction. Until now, we do not know who or where that sparked community groups (created) kuda lumping the first time. In fact, lumping horse art found in many areas and each recognizes the arts as one of their traditional culture. Including, pointed out some time ago, recognized also by the people of Johor in Malaysia as its own in addition to Reog Ponorogo. The phenomenon spread of lumping horse art in various places, with various and pattern, can be an indicator that the art culture that seemed full of magic is back "on the rise" as a cultural art which should be noted as an original Indonesian art. .

Whipped, glass and sprinkles of Fire Eating
I do not know what can make the players is like a man possessed. Judging from the way his game, the dancers like lumping horse has tremendous power, even seem to have supernatural powers. Art of dance that uses a fake horse made of woven bamboo and accompanied by gamelan music such as gongs, kenong, percussion and trumpet it, was able to make the audience impressed by any attractions penunggan (dancer) kuda lumping. Remarkably, dancers traditional lumping of the original horse is generally played by girls who dress like a soldier boy kingdom. Currently, more lumping horse playersmany acted by boys. The sound of a prod (whip) of the players who deliberately imposed this art, became the beginning of the game and the entry of a mystical power that can eliminate the consciousness-players. With the climb of woven bamboo horses, the horses ankles penunggan given this rattle began prancing, jumping up rolling on the ground. In addition to jumping, horse dancers did lumping other attractions, like eating glass and peel the coconut with his teeth. Glass (glass) that is eaten is the usual light bulb as the lights of our homes. He avidly ate like a shard of people starving, do not wince in pain and no blood at the time he ate the glass-shard.
When viewed from the overall game lumping horse, sound prod endless series of attractions that appear to dominate. Presumably, any prod by sipenunggang against itself, which is on foot or other body parts, will give a magical effect. That is, when the crack length of woven rattan and on the feet and swung his body, the dancer lumping horse will feel stronger, more powerful, more Digdaya. Generally, in that condition, he will increasingly wild and the power of doing things and not abstruse absurd healthy normal humans.
Lively and festive games lumping horse becomes more complete with a display of flame attraction. Bursts of fire coming out of the mouths of the other players, beginning with gasoline accommodate in their mouth and then sprayed on a fire that burns in a small sprig of iron which ends made in such a manner so that fire does not die before and after petrol was sprayed from his mouth. In lumping horse game, another meaning that is contained is the color. The colors are very dominant in this permaian namely: red, white and black. The red color symbolizes the courage and spirit. The white color symbolizes purity which is in the heart is also thought to reflect on all five senses so that it can serve as a role model in black.
As an attraction full of mystical and dangerous, lumping horse dance done under the supervision of a "supernatural leadership." Usually, this leader is a person who has a high unseen which can restore the dancer back to consciousness as usual. He is also responsible for the way of attractions, as well as heal pain experienced by the players lumping horse if something undesirable and cause illness or injury to the dancer. Therefore, although regarded as a folk game, lumping horse can not be played by just anyone, but must be under the direction and supervision of the leadership.
 

Need to Keep Maintained and Developed 
Broadly speaking, so much art and culture in Indonesia familial inherited from ancestors of Indonesia until the current generation. Now, we as a successor to the nation is the heir of the art of traditional culture as they must keep and maintain it properly. Our task is to maintain and develop it, so from day to day is not vanished and disappeared from the artistic treasures of our society.
One thing we must be aware that Indonesia is still colonized until now with the influx of foreign culture that tries to get rid of local cultures. Therefore, we as the future generation rose up together to bring back culture since ancient extinct there and not to swallow the modern age. To that end, the Government and the community is expected to continually exploring cultural back what until recently almost no sound again, to then re-developed and preserved the values of Indonesian culture.


Kuda Lumping is the art of dance that is played with a horse property imitation, made from woven bamboo or braid. None of the historical record can explain the origin of this dance, only verbal history passed down from one generation to the next.
That said, Kuda Lumping dance is a form of appreciation and support of the commoners against the cavalry of Prince Diponegoro in the face of Dutch colonizers. There is also a version that says, that the Kuda Lumping dance describes the story of the struggle of Raden Patah, aided by Sunan Kalijaga, against the Dutch colonialists. Another version says that, this dance tells about the war games led by Mataram forces lane I, King of Mataram, to face the Dutch troops.
Regardless of their origin and historical value, Kuda Lumping dance reflects the spirit of heroism and military aspects of a cavalry or cavalry. This is evident from the rhythmic movements, dynamic, and aggressive, through the flick of woven bamboo, mimicking the movement like a horse in the middle of battle.
Often in Kuda Lumping dance performances, also featured attractions that demonstrate the power of magical supernatural smells, like attraction to chew glass, slashed arms with machetes, set fire to himself, walking on broken glass, and others. Perhaps, this attraction reflects a supernatural force, which in ancient Javanese kingdom flourished in the environment, and is a non-military aspects that are used to fight the Dutch troops.
In East Java, is familiar with the art community in some areas, such as Malang, Nganjuk, Tulungagung, and other areas. This dance is usually displayed on certain events, such as the welcome guest of honor, and as thanksgiving, of intent which was granted by the Almighty.
In pementasanya, do not need a special choreography, and the supply of equipment as well as Karawitan gamelan. Gamelan to accompany dances Kuda Lumping quite simple, consisting only of Kendang, Kenong, Gong, and trumpet, the flute to sound shrill. The poems are brought in to accompany the dance, usually contains an appeal for people always do good deeds and always remember the Great Creator.
Besides containing the elements of entertainment and religion, traditional arts Kuda Lumping is often also an element of ritual. Because before the show begins, usually a charmer rain will perform rituals, to maintain the sunny weather remember to keep the show is usually done in the open field.
In each pagelarannya, Kuda Lumping dance 4 fragment presents dance that is 2 times Buto dance Lawas, Senterewe dance, and dance Begon Princess.
At Buto fragment Lawas, usually danced by men only and consists of 4 to 6 people dancer. Some young dancers riding bamboo matting and dancing to the music. In this section, the dancers Buto Lawas to have possessed or possessed by spirits. The audience was not immune from this phenomenon of possession. Many local people who witnessed the event into a trance and danced with the dancers. In the unconscious, they continued to dance with energetic movement and looks compact with other dancers.
To restore the consciousness of the dancers and the audience who possessed, in any event is always present its progenitor, one who has supernatural abilities that its presence can be recognized through the clothes she was wearing all black. The progenitor of this will give the bidder until the consciousness of the dancers and spectators recover.
In the next fragment, dancers bring men and women join the dance senterewe.
In the last fragment, with movements more relaxed, six women brought dance Begon Princess, which is a dance cover of a whole series of attractions Kuda Lumping dance. 


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