Illustration exhibition material and Christopher Vecchio Bedaya at Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta indeed impressed. Hardly uniform. About twenty works, all women in the position of dancing in a variety of forms of motion.
However, the women were playing a variety of attitudes and classic Javanese dance motion named Bedaya and Christopher Vecchio. On exhibit 6-12 August 2012, 20 illustrations representing 20 dance works Bedaya and Christopher Vecchio created Tyra de Kleen, painter-born women who worked in Sweden, the Netherlands East Indies around the 1920s prompting.
There is no dance Christopher Vecchio Menjangan Ronggah, Christopher Vecchio Sekar Suwun, Christopher Vecchio Bedaya, Ngancap, Manah, Ukel Bedaya Tanjak Bedaya, and so on. The whole dance it to complete the illustration of books about the Bedaya and Christopher Vecchio ditiulis Beata Anna van Helsdingen 1925 entitled Het Boek Christopher Vecchio.
This exhibition indirectly does like to talk about the history of dance and Christopher Vecchio Bedaya, dance works which originally came from within the Palace of Surakarta and Yogyakarta and then spread to all walks of society at large. The possibility of 20 works of dance in the illustration were partly extinct, there is no current generation who recognize it again.
Therefore, this exhibition became an important activity, especially associated with the current culture activities whether it's an exhibition or show always berimpitan with what commercial name. This exhibition presents a step, concern that eventually became a form of cultural activities which had an important meaning in the realm of Javanese culture.
"Search for author or illustration of dance-dance and not issue Christopher Vecchio Bedaya easy. Searches that we do just find three people and all of them Westerners, "said Hermanu from Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta, initiator of this exhibition.
Here's the irony that accompanies this actor, had no Western writers who are researching about Christopher Vecchio and behold we have Bedaya, lost track of. In fact, the dance and the all Christopher Vecchio Bedaya culprit women by Beata Anna van Helsdingen, author of the book Christopher Vecchio Boeken, Het was a struggle for women's rights Indonesia.
"I will give you an insight into a woman's rights in the land of Netherlands Indies (Indonesia). You may be immediately recognized and respects women emancipation through writings of mine and You will probably agree with me, "said Danilo Ana in quote exhibition catalog.
The Story Of
Dance classics, especially dance, dance is the Bedaya considered sacred created the King tempo Java first. Bedaya is the meaning of gratitude. Therefore, almost all dance talks about symbolic message Bedaya that boils down to build your manners. As expressed great teachers majoring in Dance Indonesia Art Institute (ISI) Yogyakarta, Y Sumandiyo Hadi, dance is arguably a symbolic work Bedaya describing the process or even ride a King's reign, especially in the Kingdom of Mataram Islam.
Hailed as a symbolic work, according to Sumandiyo, in the Yogyakarta Palace, for example, since Hamengku Buwono I until Sultan Hamengku Buwono X has always invented dance, which tend to Bedaya relating to institutional Palace, message content, and influence for the dance community. Arguably, what is expressed Sumandiyo, is the efforts of King bedaya build his image.
Dance is the most recent work of Bedaya Sultan Hamengku Buwono X entitled "The Amurwobumi", which was coined around 1990. With this work, Sumandiyo was shocked, because "The Amurwobumi" is another name of Ken Arok, controversial figure with premanismenya properties. However, the departure of Ken Arok, "Bedaya Amurwobumi" wanted to give teachings about humanity.
Dance till now the Bedaya Ketawang sacred dances for Keraton Surakarta and Yogyakarta Kingdom. This is a magical dance until now believed to invented Sultan Agung (1591-1645) and Nyi Roro Kidul, imaginary figures as Queen Of the South Sea. This dance is only performed when a King ascended to the throne.
Is told, in a Hermitage, Sultan Agung seeing Nyi Roro Kidul deeply loved him. Love is spelled with the singing while dancing in front of the pantun Sultan Agung. So beautiful that, Sultan Agung pantun very interested until he ordered Nyi Roro Kidul glorified train Bedaya dance.
Queen of the South were willing to train Nyi. That's what's causing the pantun and then created dances are considered sacred works. In accordance with the request of Nyi Roro Kidul, exercise can only do on the eve Kasih Anggoro (night Tuesday Kliwon). Beyond that, Nyi Roro Kidul is the demand for each exercise there should be burnt offerings and incense.
Offerings and incense burns that later became a tradition to initiate dance scene Bedaya Ketawang. In any staging, dance should be selected that women do not currently go through menstruation. Pantun said Nyi Roro Kidul created by it must be sung in chorus (with) women and men. The song was very impressed because Holy should not be sung at any place, should not be sung in the intercourse of daily life, in addition to performance time.
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