Art Central Java

musical instrument jawa


Musical instrument typically jawa / Javanese Gamelan Hindu Culture is changed by Sunan Bonang, to encourage the love of life Transedental (Nature Malakut) "Tombo Ati" is one of Sunan Bonang. Until this song is still sung with the value of the teachings of Islam, also on the stage-like platform: Pewayangan, intent Marriage rituals and cultural events palace.





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Puppet art form in the original Hindu culture arose before entry in Indonesia, and start growing in the era of Hindu Javanese. The show is a puppet of the remains of the Javanese religious ceremony that is the remnants of animism and belief dynamisme.
According to the Book Centini, about the origins Purwa puppet puppet arts mentioned that, once initially created by the King of the Kingdom of Kediri Jayabaya. Around 10 th century King Jayabaya attempt to create a picture of the spirit leluhurnya and digoreskan Lontar on the leaves. The form of a description of the puppet is imitated relief image on the Ramayana story temple in Blitar upgrading. Ramayana story is very interesting because of concern including Jayabaya god Vishnu devotee who is faithful, even by people considered to be the embodiment or bead Batara Vishnu. Figure leaders described for the first time is Batara Guru or Sang Hyang Jagadnata manifestation of the god Vishnu.


Dance JAVA



Dance is a part attached to the development of this new center. Appeared in the kingdom first dance reached a high aesthetic level. If people in the dance is spontaneous and simple, then dance in the palace have the standard, complex, subtle, and symbolic. If the review of aspects of the movement, the influence of Indian dance in the dances Javanese palace located on the hand position, and in Bali with eye movement.
Creation of the famous dance of the king, especially in Java, is a form of theater dance as the puppets and bedhaya ketawang. Two dance heritage is a Javanese king. Bedhaya Ketawang is a dance created by the third king of Mataram, Sultan Agung (1613-1646) with berlatarbelakang mythical romance between the first king of Mataram (Panembahan Senopati) with Kangjeng Ratu Kidul (the sea south of authorities / Indian Ocean). This dance show by nine female dancers.

typical Java weapons (keris)

Keris be bred in the community is represented as a symbol "masculinity" and because sometimes when a man because they can not attend the ceremony in the meeting, he represented typical Java weapons (keris). Keris is a symbol of heritage. In the Java community calendar pageant-winning heritage palace is the largest trust in the Sura one day / date it.
Keris inheritance or bequest is excellent spear is powerful not only because it made unsure of steel, iron, nickel, and even mixed with elements meteorid stone fell from the sky so that the strong stronger, but how to make it along with the accompaniment of prayer to the creator of the very nature (God SWT) with duatu apaya by the spiritual master. So that the strength of the omniscient creator of the spiritual nature that is held as the power of magic or luck, so the parties can influence the opponent to become the weapon of fear to the inheritance.