Barong Dance Rampog Typical Blitar

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                                   Inspired by the tradition of Tiger Torture Ceremony

Blitar typical dance, Barong Dance Rampog able to penetrate the tight worldwide competition. This dance is able to speak in Cheonan World Dance Festival 2011, South Korea. The figure behind the creative dances that are typical Blitar Kholam Siharta. What inspired him? Here's his report.

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Selected as a winner in the event Cheonan World Dance Festival 2011 Siharta Kholam never be forgotten. For youth 27 years old from Beru Village, District Wlingi, achievements obtained with other fellow artists is a valuable experience. Achievement is a burning passion for Kholam to continue working.

Achievement international level itself was not unexpected. Moreover, the annual event in the city of Cheonan, a first-time look. He claimed, deliberately creating Rampog Barong dance due to the Cheonan World Dance Festival 2011. Within two weeks, he racked his brain to create the type of dance that can be taken to represent Indonesia at the international level. Until finally won all four, together with other members of the Indonesian contingent from Ponorogo and Jakarta.

To Radar Blitar, dance Kholam himself admitted that his work is inspired by the barong dance Jaranan that many people played Blitar. It is also tradition Tiger loot that ever existed in the region in the 19th century Blitar ago. And, ritual killing of a tiger is usually carried out in that square. The tradition was eventually banned by the Dutch colonial government in 1905 ago. Well, that's the culture of the two strands Kholam finally feeling inspired to illustrate how the tiger, while being tortured by men who drew the spear into his body lay dead. "Finally Rampog Barong creates," said Kholam.

Through dance, trying to convey a message Kholam journey of life of all beings, whether human, animal, and plant, which is illustrated by the figure of a tiger. That depiction from birth, growing familiar surroundings, the temptation in the form of the women who forced the tiger to make a choice. If he submitted, it will be bad. And if it can survive would be fruitful goodness. Therefore, the test process is a determination that temptation future creature would later become. In the dance was described any choice of the tiger, was to become something big, which is described by sudden peacock, art Ponorogo origin. "So depending on the choices made in the earlier phase of temptation. Something big (sudden peacock, Red) can be interpreted as evil or good. Depending people who live it, "said a fan of this vespa.

He continued, barong in the results of his work are also not uncommon. If you typically use the dried goat skin to adorn the neck barong, the Barong Rampog, the barong was having neck ornament in the form of dozens of rods stick. It is a depiction of the shape of the spear wielding matador Javanese tiger's body to become the object of robbery Tiger tradition. Although the tradition is inspired works, does not necessarily make Kholam agree that the old tradition was revived. The reason is none other than its own tiger population is the animals that are protected to avoid extinction.

He himself, preferring robbery Tigers revived in a modified form, one through dance. Well, it was also taken from the work of meaning that everything that happens in this world there must be a silver lining. Of disasters and calamities that struck the Indonesian nation in recent years, people can take lessons and benefits. He took the example, illegal logging can cause flooding due to reduced absorption of the forest. "Well, that's unfortunate provide lessons for humans to coexist with nature," said the man long tasseled.

(Source: Radar Blitar)