Cirebon mask dance is a dance in the Sultanate of Cirebon. Cirebon mask dance is an original art Cirebon area, including Subang, Indramayu, Jatibarang, Majalengka, Losari, and Brebes. Known mask dance, as dancers use masks when dancing. In Cirebon mask dance performances, the dancers known as the mastermind (dalang), because they play such a character masks.
This mask dance a lot of variety and growing in terms of movement, as well as a story to be conveyed. Sometimes the mask dance dancer played by one person, or it could be played by several people.
Performances place
Cirebon Mask Dance in the ancient times is usually performed using a performance open semicircular, for example, on the home page, in Blandongan (party tents) or in the bale (stage) with the torch as the lighting, but with the development of the times and technology, dance Cirebon mask on modern times also performed in the building with electric light as a light system
Objectives of performances
The aim of the Cirebon mask dance performances broadly divided into three main objectives, there zare:
- Performances communal, is an event performances were held for the common good of society, so that almost all other established participate in this event, an event that was performed was very spectacular with their pageantry puppeteer, artistic attractions and forth and held more than one night, the example of communal performances of which is a celebration of the village, ngarot kasinoman (youth event), ngunjungan (grave pilgrimage)
- Individual performances, the show event held to enliven the celebration of the individual, for example, is weddings, circumcisions or khaulan (implement vow or promise)
- Performances unison (together), an event performances around the village that the initiative came from the mastermind behind the mask itself, bebarangan usually done by the mastermind behind the mask into village territories that have been harvested, the village is crowded or come to get around in the city because the village has not been harvested, is experiencing drought or are lonely people.
Structural performances in Cirebon mask dance depends on the ability of the group, gong facilities available, the type of presentation mask and drama (stories) in story lines. In general, the structure of Cirebon mask dance performances can be divided into two types:
- small mask, has a minimalist structure both in terms mastermind, equipment, crew and grain. Average number of crews in the structure performances mask alit usually consist of five to seven people, all of which are multi-role, in the sense not just a puppeteer Mask are brought half mask, but the wiyaganya also helped by giving jokes lightly. Dialogue in the mask alit done spontaneously by the existing situation.
- big Mask , has a larger structure and raw compared alit from the presentation of the mask. That is because the mask is big is a form of refinement of the mask alit, the structure of the mask of which, their musical accompaniment (in Cirebon: tetaluan) complete their five-act dance successive like banners, samba, rumyang, tumenggung and klana, their lakonan and jantuk (advice) given at the end of big performances mask
One type of mask dance is a mask dance kelana Wungu Kencana is a series of style mask dance that tells the queen Kencana Parahyangan Wungu pursued by the Minakjingga prabu madly head over him. Basically, each mask that represent each character describes the human disposition. Kencana Wungu, with a blue mask, representing the character of a lively yet graceful. Minakjingga (also called wanderers), with a red mask represents the hot-tempered character, tempramental and impatient. This dance work of Soeradiredja Nugraha.
Dance styles
- Beber Cirebon mask dance style
- Brebes Cirebon mask dance style
When Panembahan Queen that included brother Angkawidjaja about to marry the daughter of the King Pajang namely Nyai Mas Gamblok, is actually the daughter of Gamblok prefers Prince Angkawidjaja, but because of the order of age, Panembahan Queen older expressly reserves the right to marry Nyai Mas gamblok, avoid things that are not cool happens, Prince Prince Angkawidjaja then went east of the land of Cirebon to settle in the hamlet riverbank Cisanggarung was eventually named Sejong, from this place then Prince Angkawidjaja develop their own skills in the fields of art, some of his creation is believed to Cirebon batik motif Gringsing and dance Cirebon mask style Losari.
- Celeng Cirebon mask dance style
- Cipunegara Cirebon mask dance style
- Gagesik Cirebon mask dance style
and other Cirebon mask dance style.
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