Reog and Warok Ponorogo

One of the distinctive features of art and culture in East Java's Ponorogo artistry Reog Ponorogo. It is often identified with the black world, whiz, and also loose-leaf, not from the world of mystical and supernatural power. Reog pembarong might shew in lifting the Peacock dadak weighing about 50 kilograms, with the strength of tooth bites, all performances take place. Instruments of his retinue, kempul, kenong, handheld, tap, ketipung, angklung and especially salompret, voicing the pelog and slendro degrading mystical atmosphere, unique, exotic and uplifting. A group usually consists of Reog a Warok warok, a number of young Parents, pembarong and dancers Like Ganong, Prabu Kelono, and Suwandono. The number of groups of reog ranging between 20 to 30 people, a major role is in the hand of the warok and pembarongnya.

Reog Ponorogo, Indonesia

A pembarong, should have extra strength. He must have a good jaw strength, to withstand with a load of their bite, "Dadak Peacock", for the duration of the show. The head of the Reog, made like a tiger's head, which is decorated with hundreds of strands of peacock feathers, two meters tall, weighing could reach 50 kilograms. Said to have supernatural powers often used pembarong to add this extra power, one of them with how to wear around his neck, pembarong susuk. To be pembarong is not enough only with the strong body. A pembarong have to come with something called pembarong circles with the revelation that is believed to be the pembarong as something that is very important in their lives. Without a blessed revelation, dances were shown a pembarong will not look supple and easy to watch. However the perception of misitis pembarong kini shifted and more done with rational approach. According to an elder Reog, Mbah Wo cats. "It's not necessarily trans Reog. If name is not a trans that Yes, it's called" reog. The reog, do I need to right its beauty ".

Legend Story Reog

Reog is utilized as a means of collecting time and is an effective communication channel to the sovereign at the time. Ki Ageng Mirah later made legendary story about the Kingdom of Bantaranangin, which by most of the community is believed to have a history of Ponorogo. Duke of Batorokatong a Muslim also take advantage of this to spread baronang Islam. The name Lion Baronang later renamed Reog, which comes from the word Riyoqun, which means khusnul khatimah meaningful, though throughout his life of sin, but if it finally dawned and devoted to God, heaven collateral. Next art reog is growing along with the development of the times. Story retell the story continued creation of reog Ki Ageng Mirah, who passed on word of mouth, from generation to generation.

Reog Dance Indonesia

According to legend Reog or Baronang originated from the story of Demang Ki Ageng Suryonggalan Mite want to satirize the King of Majapahit, Brawijaya v. King, the King was at that time often does not meet its obligations, because it is too influenced and controlled by the Empress. Therefore harsher baronang made from tiger skin kingpin (Javan Tiger) which was manned by a Peacock. The King is represented as a tiger, while a Peacock that sat upon him was symbolic of the Empress. In addition to the satire is safe, protected by Ki Ageng trained troops were reinforced with the ranks of the warok are very Milky. In the reign of the Duke of Batorokatong who ruled the Ponorogo around 500 years ago, reog began to develop into folk art. A companion named Duke of Ki Ageng Mirah using reog to develop his power.

Reog refers to several Chronicle, one of which is the Chronicle of a roaming Sewandana. The Chronicle Sewandana Klana reputedly is the existing native performing arts reog. Similar to the story of Bandung Bondowoso who in legend Lara Jongrang, Chronicle Klono Sewondono also tells about the love of a King, the Sewondono of the Kingdom of Jenggala, which was almost rejected by the goddess Sanggalangit from the Kingdom of Kediri. The Princess asked Sewondono to purchased the entire contents of the forest to the Castle as a dowry. In order to meet the demand of the Princess, the Sewandono forest, the caretaker must defeat the lion Barong (dadak Peacock). But it is certainly not easy. The warok, soldier, and Grand Vizier of Jenggala also became victims. Armed with a whip heirloom Samandiman, Sewondono down myself to the rink and beat Singobarong. Performance of reog dance described the soldiers who not only dominated the men but also women, straightforward motion the warok, and dashing and Sewandana costumes gebyar, the King seekers love.

Other versions Reog Ponorogo took in Panji. The story revolves around travel Prabu Sewandana looking for his favorite girl Kelana, accompanied by soldiers on horseback and faithful, his patih Pujangganong. When the King's choice fell upon the daughter of Kediri, the goddess Sanggalangit, the goddess gives the terms that he or she will receive her when the King was willing to create a new art. From that beginning, Reog Ponorogo. The mystical element is the spiritual power that gives a breath on the art of Reog Ponorogo.

Warok, Reog Ponorogo

Warok

Warok till now still have a place as the elders in the community. Proximity to the spiritual world often make a warok asked for his advice on spiritual or as a handle for peace alive. A warok must master is said to have what is called a true Kamusankan Reh, a true humanitarian.

Warok are troops that rests on the truth in the fight between good and evil in the story the art of reog. Old Warok is protective, whereas Young Warok is warok is still in study. Up to now, the figures are perceived as Warok cast must have certain supernatural powers. Not even a little bad stories about the life of the warok. Warok is a figure with stereotypes: kolor, dressed in black wearing black, had supernatural powers and gemblakan.

According to the warok Kasni Gunopati, elders or known Mbah Wo Kucing, warok is not an arrogant because he has power. Warok may be a one that incorporates a Holy determination, able to offer steerage and protection with no strings connected. "The Warok springs from the word wewarah. Warok is wong kang sugih wewarah. This means that someone be able to give instructions as warok or teaching others about the good life ". Warok is a person who is perfect in the conduct of his life, and came to the inner deposition.

These terms become Warok

Warok must run practice. "However, the body must be clean because it will be filled. Warok must be reined in its passions, resist hunger and thirst, nor did it come into contact with women. Other requirements, a candidate warok must provide a rooster, the shroud 2.5 meters, mats, and celebrate together. After that, the candidate will be forged with the warok variety kanuragan science and mysticism. After mastering these Sciences, stated he was confirmed to be a true warok. He obtained a weapon called the kolor probate, similar long rope is white, the mainstay weapon warok. Warok true at present only a legend who left. Some groups warok in certain areas there are still holding fast to their culture and still looked at as someone who is elderly and respected, even government officials always ask for his approval by sending.

Gemblakan

In addition to any or all the necessities should be tempered by the warok, next comes the alleged Gemblakan. erstwhile the warok square measure notable to possess several gemblak, specifically male teens age 12-15 years wanting handsome and well maintained square measure unbroken as couples WHO typically square measure a lot of cherished than his married person and son. Keep the gemblak could be a tradition that has been deeply frozen within the community of artists reog. 

For a warok it's affordable and acceptable. same fellow warok ne'er you met supernatural powers for a gemblak desire and besides the occasional case of mutual borrow gemblak. prices incurred for a gemblak warok isn't low-cost. If a warok gemblak attended then unbroken it's to finance the requirements of the college additionally to feed and shelter. Whereas if the gemblak failed to attend college and each year the warok gave him a cow. in a very tradition brought by Ki Ageng Suryongalam, divine power are often obtained if a warok volitionally not sexual issues with girls. It purportedly could be a necessity that comes from the teacher's command to get supernatural powers.

Any obligations to preserve the gemblak warok is believed to be able to maintain the accounts. additionally there's a robust belief among warok, intimate relationships with girls even along with his own married person, may scale back body throughout the divine power of the warok. Love each other, love and attempting to please is that the hallmark of a special relationship between the waroknya and also the gemblak. follow gemblakan among warok, known as homosexual practices as warok indulgence mustn't lust to girls.