Reog, Mystical Dance of Eastern Java

Reog is one of the cultural arts that originated from East Java and the northwest Ponorogo Reog regarded as the true home town. Ponorogo city gate was decorated by Warok and gemblak figure, two figures who have appeared at the time reog displayed. Reog is one of the local culture in Indonesia is still very strong with things mystical and powerful mysticism.

Modern Reog usually performed in several events such as weddings and national major holidays. Art Reog Ponorogo consists of several series of 2 to 3 dances opening. The first dance is usually performed by a 6-8 guy valiantly with black clothes, with faces painted red. The figure illustrates the lion dancers brave. Next is a dance performed by girls who ride horses 6-8. In reog Traditionally, these dancers are usually played by male dancers who dressed women. This dance is called dance lesson braid or jathilan, which should be distinguished from other dances that lumping horse dance.

Other opening dance if there is usually a dance by a little boy who brought the funny scenes called Bujang Ganong or Ganongan.

After the opening dance finished, the new core scenes whose content is displayed depends reog conditions in which art is displayed. If dealing with marriage then displayed is a love scene. For the celebration of circumcision or circumcision, usually warrior story,

Reog art scene usually does not follow a neat scenario. Here there is always interaction between the player and the puppeteer (usually the leader of the group) and sometimes with the audience. Sometimes a player who is performing can be replaced by another player if the player fatigue. Which is more important in art reog staging is to give satisfaction to the audience.

The last scene is a lion barong, where the actors wore masks shaped head of a lion with a crown made of peacock feathers. Weight mask can reach 50-60 kg. This heavy mask carried by the dancers with teeth. The ability to bring this mask aside obtained by heavy exercise, also believed diproleh with spiritual exercises such as fasting and penance.

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