Reog Ponorogo

Reog Ponorogo, Indigenous Culture Indonesia

 one among the many arts dance in East Java which still continue to be preserved is reog. This art comes from the northwest. Ponorogo regarded as actual reog hometown, so called reog Ponorogo. One of the Indonesian culture is thick with things mystical, so often identified with the black world, the world of supernatural powers.
Reog art games are always accompanied by traditional music or also called gamelan. Musical equipment which is usually used as an accompaniment reog that gong, trumpet, drums, ketipung, and angklung.
People usually performed during the event reog circumcisions, weddings, national big days, and the annual festival organized by the Regional Government of Ponorogo. The festival consists of the National reog Festival, National Festival Mini reog and Performances at the Full Moon which was held in the square Ponorogo. Reog national festival is always held every year before the month of Muharram or the Java traidisi called the month of Suro. This show is a series of events Grebeg Suro and Anniversary of Ponorogo.
Grebeg Suro is a cultural event spread in Ponorogo organized in order to meet the Islamic New Year or New Year Saka is often known as the first of Suro. Reog arts performances this grand national level so participants were from various regions in Indonesia and even once that comes from abroad. This show became one of the mainstays of local governments Ponorogo in increasing attraction for local and foreign tourists.Similarly, with the Festival Mini reog national level. All participants are young people or a group of teenagers. On average they are still sitting in school in elementary or junior high level. They are the next generation Reog which seems increasingly growing. Activity patterns similar to the National reog Festival, only different is the participants, besides execution time is in August.
Agenda reog other art performances and no less crowded of visitors is the show reog Moon. This stage is routinely conducted to coincide with the full moon night bulam. Participants of this stage is the local groups are represented by districts - districts. This stage is usually accompanied by dance performances filmed some of the art studio in ponorogo or other arts.
Reog staging PonorogoReog Ponorogo art consisting of a series of two to three opening dance. Six to eight brave men with black clothes and faces painted red color brought her first dance. The dancers depict the brave lion. The next six to eight girls who ride horses reog continue dancing. At reog Traditionally, dancers are usually played by male dancers dressed woman. Typically, as the opening dance, several small children brought dance to a variety of funny scenes. This dance is called Single Ganong or Ganongan.After they brought the opening dance, displayed scenes core contents depend on the condition in which art reog displayed. If related to marriage, they show scenes of romance. When the circumcision ceremony, usually stories of warriors.
Reog art scene usually do not follow a neat scenario. Here there is always an interaction between the player and mastermind, sometimes with the audience. Sometimes when a player who is performing the fatigue can be replaced by another. Which is more important in the art staging reog is to give satisfaction to the audience. The final scene is a lion barong. Players wear a mask-shaped head of a lion with a crown made of peacock feathers. Weight mask could reach 50-60 kg. They carry the mask with his teeth. The ability to bring the mask is in addition obtained by strenuous exercise, is also believed to be obtained by spiritual practice like fasting and penance.
Origin of reogAlthough there are various versions related to the origin of reog, but the story of the most popular and developed in the community is the story of the rebellion of the servant in the kingdom of Majapahit kingdom last Bhre Kertabhumi named Ki Ageng lice Suryonggalan. Bhre Kertabhumi is the king of Majapahit which ruled in the 15th century.This king is very corrupt and never fulfill obligations like a king, so make Ki Ageng lice wrath to the king. Especially against the Chinese empress that has a strong influence on the empire. Not only that, fellow Chinese empress who manage the over all his movements. Ki Ageng lice regard, the Kingdom of Majapahit will end. Then he left the king and establish universities that teach martial arts, self immunity science, and the science of perfection to young children. The hope, young people will be the seed of the resurrection of the Majapahit kingdom back. Sukur-sukur can take the fight against the empire.However, Ki Ageng lice realized, that his forces are too small to fight against the royal troops. Therefore, Ki Ageng lice can only deliver a message through the performing arts and sindirian reog. Reog performances into how Ki Ageng lice build the local community resistance using reog popularity. Reog art used by Ki Ageng lice as a means of mobilizing the masses to fight against the empire. The most important thing is sebagao effective communication channel for the rulers at that time to tease him.
In the show, displayed a mask-shaped head of a lion, known as \\\ "\\\ barong lion". Then the mask-shaped king of the jungle, which became a symbol for Kertabhumi. Plugged thereon peacock feathers to resemble a giant fan which symbolizes the strong influence of his Chinese colleagues. Jatilan, played by a group of dancers gemblak riding piggyback become a symbol of the power of the kingdom of Majapahit troops. It becomes a comparison contrasts with Warok strength, which is behind the mask of red clown who became a symbol for Ki Ageng lice. Jathilan is a dance that describes the dexterity of soldiers who were practicing riding on horseback. Characters called Jathil. While Warok is a person who has a holy determination, provide guidance and protection unconditionally.

Reog popularity Ki Ageng Ticks eventually cause Bhre Kertabhumi take action and attack perguruannya. Rebellion by Warok quickly resolved, and forbidden to continue teaching college will Warok. However, students still continue Ki Ageng ticks quietly. Even so, Reog itself is still allowed to be staged since the show has become popular among the public, but the story has a new groove in which the added characters of folklore Ponorogo is Kelono Sewandono, Dewi Songgolangit, and Sri Genthayu.The official version reog Ponorogo storyline now is the story of King Ponorogo who intend applying daughter Kediri, Dewi Ragin Yellow However, on the way he was intercepted by King Singabarong of Kediri. King Singabarong forces consisted of peacocks and lions, while from the Kingdom of Ponorogo King and his Deputy Kelono Single Anom, escorted by Warok (men dressed in black in the dance), and this has Warok deadly black magic. The whole dance is a dance battle between Kediri Kingdom and the Kingdom of Ponorogo, and pitted black magic between them, the dancers in a state \\\ "\\\ possessed" when the dance stage.
Other versions of the origin of reog is a story about the journey of King Kelana Sewandana looking for her hero. The King was accompanied by horsemen and faithful patihnya named Pujangganong. The prabu find his idol, he fell Hatu to Kediri princess named Dewi Sanggalangit. Kediri daughter is willing to accept King Kelana origin with one condition, the prabu should be able to create a new art. The art was created, known as reog by including elements of mystical spiritual power, giving breath to the art reog Ponorogo.

Until now people Ponorogo just follow the legacy of their ancestors as a very rich cultural heritage. In his experience reog art is copyrighted human creations formed the cult that is hereditary and awake. The ceremony also uses terms that are not easy for lay people to fulfill the absence of a clear line of descent. Parental they embrace lineage and customary law is still valid.However, times change and human behavior led to a shift in the meaning contained in Reog Ponorogo. Ponorogo society now considers art reog is a complement of an event or just be an entertainment only. For example pementaasan reog contested on certain events to enliven the event, one of the race in the festival.