Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Ketoprak Art From Indonesia



Ketoprak is a traditional folk drama that comes from Central Java. Ketoprak performed by both men and women players whose number depends on the play that was delivered. Ketoprak played at night with a 3-4 hour long play. Costume worn in the form of clothing Java with Java language. The story chronicles the history or Java with more realistic depictions of figures Ketoprak. Ketoprak appearance sometimes elements of dance, voice, music and art of acting.
Ketoprak say traditional because this drama was shown to the audience without the use of text as applicable to the modern drama. Here, the players do not need to memorize the text first before playing. The players say the dialogue is improvised or wear certain sentence patterns traditionally known by the public.

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Wayang Kulit Culture


PUPPET one of the top arts and culture of Indonesia's most prominent among many other cultural works. Culture puppets include acting, singing, music, speech arts, literary arts, painting, sculpture, and art is also symbolic. Puppet culture, which continues to evolve over time, is also a lighting media, propaganda, education, entertainment, philosophical understanding, as well as entertainment.
According to the research of the history of culture, culture is a culture of wayang native to Indonesia, particularly in Java. Puppet existence centuries before the Hindu religion into Java. Although a popular puppet story in today's society is an adaptation of the works of Indian literature, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Both parent's story in the puppet undergone many changes and additions to adapt them to the original philosophy of Indonesia.

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Dayak culture marginalized Zaman


As with many other cultures exsistensinya unguarded, even when the Dayak cultural decline and oblivion as a result of his many young people are more likely to be fond of innate culture of baratdan forgo the privilege of having their own culture which is a characteristic of a nation's identity will the "cultured".

A traditional dance that symbolizes social youths and joy of the harvest season defeated dance hip hop and break dance. a song with a unique language and has a deep meaning, with rhymes and poems as well as advice from ancestors since ancient times defeated by singing rap and R n B.


Angklung Traditional Musical Instruments


Angklung is a traditional musical instrument from West Java, made of bamboo, which sounded shaken by (the sound caused by the clash of bodies bamboo pipes) so as to produce the sound that vibrates in the arrangement of tones 2, 3, to 4 tones in every size, whether large and small. Barrel (tone) musical instrument Angklung as Sundanese traditional music is mostly salendro and pelog.

History of Angklung
In a clump of art that uses musical instruments from bamboo known type of art called angklung. The type of bamboo used as the instrument is awi wulung (black bamboo) and awi friend (white bamboo). Prototype for a musical instrument angklung; each tone (barrel) is generated from the sound tube-shaped bamboo wilahan (bars) each segment of bamboo from small to large.


Saturday, July 27, 2013

Indonesian Batik Cultural Heritage


Batik is one way of making fabric. Besides batik can refer to two things. The first is the technique of coloring cloth using the night to prevent staining part of the fabric.
In the international literature, this technique is known as wax-resist dyeing. The second notion is the fabric or clothing made with these techniques, including the use of certain motives which have peculiarities.
Batik Indonesia, as the overall engineering, technology, and development-related motives and culture, UNESCO has been designated a Cultural Heritage for Humanity Oral and Nonbendawi (Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity) since October 2, 2009.

Regional arts Reog Ponorogo




There are five versions of the popular story that developed in the community about the origin of Reog and Warok [1], but one of the most famous story is the story of the rebellion Ki Ageng lice, a royal servant during Bhre Kertabhumi, last ruling King of Majapahit in the century to-15.Ki Ageng lice will anger the powerful influence of the Majapahit king's wife who came from China, but it is also the king's wrath in a corrupt government, he also saw that the power of the Majapahit kingdom will end. He then left the king and established the college where he taught martial arts to young children, science self immunity, and the science of perfection in the hope that these young children will be the seed of the resurrection of the Majapahit kingdom back. Aware that his army is too small to fight the royal troops Ki Ageng political message is conveyed through the performing arts Lice Reog, which is a "satire" to King Kertabhumi and his kingdom. Performances Reog become Ki Ageng Fleas way to build local community resistance using Reog popularity.

Friday, July 26, 2013

Tradition Dreadlocks Cut In Dieng Plateau




Dieng Plateau is considered as a place that had once held sacred mystique. Dieng is derived from the Old Javanese word that means a place dihyang spirits of the ancestors.
Dieng Plateau has a natural beauty wrapped in cool air and warmed by the hospitality of its people. However, there is something unique in the Dieng Plateau, namely the phenomenon of child beggars or child dreads.
This phenomenon occurs in the child dreads a number of villages in the Dieng Plateau, Central Java. Dieng native children aged 40 days to 6 years of age have natural hair and dreadlocks are not created.
The gimbal child initially had a fever with a very high body temperature accompanied menggigau bedtime (ngromet). The symptoms can not be treated until the normal end in itself but the hair of the child will turn into dreadlocks.

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Cultural Tourism Jaranan



According to history, the origins of art lesson jaranan or braid removed from traditional folk tales Kediri precisely the Government of the Kingdom of Ngurawan Amiseno King, one of the Kediri kingdom located in east river Brantas. It is said that the King berputera a daughter who was very beautiful and handsome that no appeal can not be described with words, named Dyah Ayu Songgolangit. Not surprisingly, beauty Songgolangit famous throughout the universe so many kings from outside the area who want mempersuntingnya Kediri.