Prosiding ICAAE 2014 - JARAN BODHAG DANCE: PRESERVING LOCAL CULTURE IN PROBOLINGGO EAST JAVA

Dwi Sulistyorini

Informasi Umum

Kode

18.25.028

Klasifikasi

700.7 - Education, Research, related topics of the Arts

Jenis

Proceeding ( Electronic )

Subjek

Art Research

No. Rak

Tel-U Gedung Manterawu Lantai 5 : Rak 23
Tel-U Purwokerto : Rak 8

Dilihat

102 kali

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Abstraksi

Indonesia, an archipelago country, has diverse local art and culture which enrichits national culture. Every area has its distiguished culture – showing local identy - which is different from other areas. Dance, for instance,is one of the art expressions in which every movements has certain and intended meaning, purpose, and function. One of the characteristics of dance is the combination amongdance movement, musical instruments, and song. Jaran Bodhag, traditional dance which is originally from Probolinggo, is still being preserved by its local society. In this dance, the dancers used horse replica which form is like a block so that the dancers can get into the replica as if riding the horse. Moreover, it is quite unique since the horse replica seems to dance along following the dancers’ movements.This dance,furthermore, is aimed merely as the entertainment. In the society, this dance is usually functioned to accompany the temanten khitan (the one who just had circumcision) as its history which is related to the khitananceremony. Recently, this dance still exists in society with broader functions, such as entertainment function, social function, cultural function, and economic function. This dance, however, mainly is for entertainment which can raise up solidarity among audiences. Furthermore, it also gives economic benefits for the vendors and parking attendants around the performance area.