Pedicab and Andong Tourist Attraction To Yoyakarta or Jogjakarta

Andong History

 Andong history starts from the establishment of Yogyakarta Sultanate Palace, where the Kings of Mataram or Yogyakarta Transportation equipment used to use this as a vehicle. Because of its very unique and has high architectural value and visible authority, the people of Yogyakarta Mataram or in the old days to create Andong as transportation equipment. If for the Kings in Yogyakarta or Jogjakarta called Golden Trains, while for the People with the title Andong.

Andong is one of the traditional transportation in Yogyakarta and surrounding areas, such as Solo and Klaten. The existence of carriage as one of the cultural heritage of Java provides its own cultural characteristics which are now still continue to be preserved.

Although many vehicles faster and cheaper, but users Andong in Yogyakarta is still quite a lot, especially the tourists who are holding the Domestic or study tour in Yogyakarta. Because more eank carriage ride to enjoy the beauty and comfort of the city of Yogyakarta or Jogjakarta. Andong-carriage can be found easily along Malioboro street, Ngasem market, as well as in Kotagede.

Pedicab

  Also is a water-soaked saah tau attraction of Yogyakarta Jogjakarta To stop off for domestic and foreign tourists. Because this transport memberikaqn own impression and can be more convenient to enjoy the beauty and comfort suasanan Yogyakarta or Yogyakarta City. No wonder kalu each long vacation especially school holidays many rickshaw-rickshaws are hanging out in front of the hotel = hotel on the city of Yogyakarta.

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Ramayana Ballet in Prambanan Temple

Ramayana ballet is an art performance that is so beautiful, admiring and it is difficult to compare. This performance is able to unite various Javanese arts such as dance, drama and music on one stage and one momentum to present the Ramayana story, a legendary epos written by Walmiki in Sanskrit language.
Ramayana story presented in this performance is similar to that engraved on Prambanan temple. As people tell, Ramayana story that is engraved on the most beautiful Hindu temple is similar to the story in oral tradition in India. The long and straining story is summarized in four scenes, namely the kidnapping of Shinta, Anoman's mission to Alengka, the death of Kumbakarna or Rahwana, and the meeting of Rama-Shinta.

The entire story is presented in a series of dance movements done by beautiful dancers accompanied by gamelan music. You are invited to really plunge into the story and observe each movement of the dancers to know the coarse of the story. There is no dialog among the dancers. The only storyteller is the sinden or the female singer who describes the coarse of the story through Javanes songs with her typical voice.
The story begins when Prabu Janaka held a contest to determine the would-be husband for Shinta, his daughter that finally was won by Rama Wijaya. The scene is continued with the adventure of Rama, Shinta and Rama's younger brother named Laksamana in Dandaka forest. There, they met Rawana that was eager to posses Shinta since she was considered the reincarnation of goddess Widowati, a woman that he had been seeking for long.

In order to attract Shinta's attention, Rahwana changed one of his followers named Marica into a deer. The effort was successful when Shinta was attracted and asked Rama to chase the deer. When Rama did not show up after a while, Laksmana went to find Rama and left Shinta herself by protecting her with a magic circle around her in order that nobody would be able to kidnap her, including Rahwana. The protection failed to keep Shinta in the place since Rahwana succeeded in kidnapping her by changing himself into Durna character.

 At the end of the story, Hanoman, the white, powerful monkey succeeded in taking Shinta from Rahwana. When she returned, however, Rama did not trust her anymore. He considered Shinta disgraced. In order to prove her virginity and holiness, Shinta was asked to burn herself. Shinta proved her holiness when she was not burned at all even she became more beautiful. Finally, Rama accepted her as his wife.
You will not be disappointed to see this excellent performance. They do not only prepare the dance and music, but also the lighting that is set in such a way to be able to describe certain events in that story. The make up of the dancers does not only make them beautiful but it is capable of describing the characters they perform so that spectators easily know the characters even though there is no dialog.

You will see not only the dance but also interesting acts such as fireball game and acrobat. The fireball game is presented when Hanoman that initially would be fired alive turned to be successful in burning Alengkadiraja Kingdom owned by Rahwana. The acrobat is seen when Hanoman fights against Rahwana's followers. The fireball when Shinta would be burned is also interesting to see.

 There are two places in Yogyarta where Ramayana ballet is performed. First, in Purawisata Yogyarta that is located on Jalan Brigjen Katamso, to the east of Yogyakarta Kingdom. In the place that was recorded in Indonesian Record Museum in 2002 for performing Ramayana ballet for 25 years, you will enjoy dinner while seeing the ballet. The other place to see the ballet is the open stage and Trimurti closed-stage in the complex of Prambanan temple.

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Musical Instruments Tradisioanal Gamelan

Gamelan is one of traditional music originating from Java, especially Yogyakarta. Gamelan is not only famous in Indonesia but have until the World, it is no wonder that many foreign tourists so love to watch this Gamelan Music. Music Instrument Gamelan is often used to accompany the wedding festivities, Performing Wayang Kulit, Wayang Orang, Marionette Puppet, Dance, accompanied in traditional ceremonies and much more. That's the privilege of Gamelan so admired by many foreign tourists or foreigners. 
Gamelan Instrument has been around since the Age of the Majapahit Kingdom, when the regions in Indonesia was still a kingdom.

 Gamelan is surely not a foreign music. It has been popular in most continents and has created new music integration, for example jazz-gamelan, has born institution as learning space and gamelan music expression and it has produced famous gamelan musicians. Gamelan music instrument can now be enjoyed in various parts of the world, but Yogyakarta is the right place to enjoy it since you can enjoy the original version of gamelan.

Gamelan that grows in Yogyakarta is Javanese gamelan, one form of gamelan that is different from Balinese gamelan or Sundanese gamelan. Javanese gamelan has softer and slower tones; it is different from Balinese gamelan that is very dynamic and Sundanese gamelan that is melodious with domination of the voice of seruling or traditional bamboo flute. The difference is just natural since Java has its own view of life that is expressed in its gamelan music melody.

Students from outside the township a lot of studying Gamelan

 The Javanese view of life that is expressed in its gamelan music is the harmony of physical and spiritual lives, harmony in talking as well as behaving in order not to create explosive expression and to realize people tolerance. The real form of harmony in Javanese gamelan music is the moderate play of rebab string, voice harmony of kenong, saron kendang and gambang and the voice of gong ate each closing of the melody.
There is no definite history of gamelan existence. The development of gamelan music is predicted to begin from the existence of kentongan, rebab, tap on the mouth, rubs on string and thin bamboo until the introduction of metal music instruments. Further development after named by gamelan, this music was used to accompany leather puppet show and dances. Later it became independent music and it was completed with voices of female singers called sinden.

A set of gamelan consists of several music instruments; some of them are drum called kendhang, rebab, and celempung, gambang, gong and bamboo flute or seruling. The main components composing the gamelan music instruments are bamboo, metal, and wood. Each of the instrument has its own function in a gamelan music show, for example the gong functioning to close the long music melodies and to give balance after the music was previously decorated by Javanese music melodies.

 Javanese gamelan is music with pentatonic melodies. A complete gamelan play consists of two cycles, namely slendro and pelog. Slendro has 5 melodies per octave, namely 1 2 3 5 6 [C- D E+ G A] with small interval difference. Pelog has 7 melodies per octave namely 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 [C+ D E- F# A B] with big interval difference. Gamelan music composition was created with some rules, namely consists of some cycles and pathet, confined by one gong and the melodies were created in a unit consisting of 4 melodies.

You can see gamelan as an independent music performance or a companion of a dance or performance arts such as leather puppet show and ketoprak. As an independent performance, gamelan music is usually combined with the voice of the Javanese singers (male singers are called wiraswara and female singers are called waranggana or sinden). Gamelan music performance can be classic or contemporary. One form of contemporary gamelan is jazz-gamelan as a combination of music with pentatonic and diatonic melodies.
One of the places in Yogyakarta where you can see gamelan performance is Yogyakarta Kingdom. On Thursdays from 10:00a.m. to 12:00p.m. gamelan is performed as an independent music performance. On Saturdays at the same hours, gamelan is performed as companion of leather puppet show, while on Sundays at the same hours, gamelan accompanies Javanese traditional dance. Please come to Bangsal Sri Manganti to see the performance. Meanwhile, in order to see older gamelan music instrument, you can go to other hall of the kingdom that is located a little further at the back.

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Mask Dance of Yogyakarta Art of Dance is so Classic and so Beautiful

Traditional Mask Dance in Indonesia or Indonesia Wayang Orang, especially Yogyakarta One of the art form of dance tradition in Indonesia that is now increasingly rare Mask Dance. We often hear how rich and varied art of Indonesian masks. But in fact, we almost never see it, watch closely and admired its beauty. In a rare opportunity, three kinds of wealth Indonesia will host an art mask and danced past the guards directly by the continuity of artistic tradition of this mask today. They are the masters of art in our tradition.

 Here is a list of mask dance in Indonesia, because every region in Indonesia has its own characteristics in his plays. Mask dance is very well known in Indonesia at this time is from Yogyakarta. Because of Yogyakarta known as City of Culture. Where in yogyakarta many are born artists, the art of dance, Art Music, Puppet Art, Art Painting, sculpture and much more. Well as the Maestro of art that many world famous.

1. Topeng Kedok Tiga Betawi - Derived from the outskirts of Jakarta, the dance is now spelled out very rare. In some references, this mask is more specific Betawi called Mask mask. There was a call with Mask Mask Cisalak or mask is also Three. Mask Cisalak own name is given based on place of settling and developing the arts mask was in Kampung Cisalak, Cimanggis Depok, West Java. Yet when he first appeared in 1918 was named a Mask kinang by two pioneer Djioen and Mak kinang. This can not be denied if the arts are included in the scope mask Betawi culture.

Betawi Dance Mask

 Although the songs and the original used waditra Sundanese dialect but played more Betawinya and also Tionghoa or Betawi Ora (Betawi Fringe) where the art of mask evolved. Current conditions Mask artists increasingly worrisome. In addition to the next generation will be less interest in traditional arts of their ancestors also did not get support from the government.

2. PAJEGAN MASK In indonesia Tari Topeng Pajegan - The people of Bali, Mask is better known through the Hindu religious ceremonies. Because in Bali, melting art in religion and society. Balinese Mask is a continuation of the work of art of prehistoric man to achieve perfection in the form of the Hindu culture in Bali or Balinese classical and gain new functions, as dramatari to bring the play chronicle and history.

Mask Dance in Bali

Pajegan word refers to the activities of rural agrarian people of Bali, which can now be translated with a''buy''. Mask Dancer Pajegan bought up all existing roles in the story. There was only one player, and a story with fully developed by one player. In essence, the mask is the ritual that accompanies Pajegan Hindu religious ceremony in Balinese culture, which ended with Mask Sidakarya as the culmination of the ritual. Therefore, dancers Pajegan Mask is a high level of spiritual people, because he had to give enlightenment to the people (the audience) what are the core of the ceremony, what the purpose of the ceremony, and what will happen if the ceremony is not implemented. A mask dancer Pajegan is an excellent pendharma discourse, as well as have the ability to tell such a mastermind.

3. PUPPET MASK YOGYAKARTA In indonesia Wayang Orang - In the land of Java, there are many versions of this Klana mask dance. Starting from the style of Surakarta Palace (Mangkunegaran and Kasunanan), Sultan Palace of Yogyakarta, Klaten style. There is also a special composition that melt in Reog Ponorogo, until the mask in the style Klana Jabung Malang Mask, This is not counting the other distribution ranging from Cirebon, Pasundan land to the south coast regions of Borneo or college students. There are various reasons behind the use of masks in this composition. Some think that this is just aesthetic reasons. Much more thought because this dance was originally danced in the royal pavilion, for the sake of decency against the king, then the dancers are asked to wear masks. But there is also a story that develops in the people of East Java who believe in the existence of King Klana say that the mask was made for King Klana own desires when he proposes marriage to the princess Candrakirana to cover his face.

Yogyakarta typical Mask Dance

Klana Mask Dance that will be presented in Bimasena is based on classical compositions by classical Klana Mask of  Kraton Yogyakarta Hadiningrat Or Yogyakarta Hadiningrat Palace. Some of the dance master Yogyakarta - including Bagong Kussudiardjo and Romo Sas, has made a change in motion and tempo dance mask Klana become more expressive with changes at a faster tempo. Currently danced this dance is quite rare. But the authenticity kekeratonannya still very visible

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Wayang Kulit

Wayang kulit is performance art that has been aged for more than half a millennium. Showing it has its own story, is associated with the entry of Javanese Islam. One member of the Wali Songo (disseminator of the first Islamic religion in Indonesia ) Lyrics Click puppet created by adopting that developed in the heyday of the Hindu-Buddhist. Adoption was done because the puppet already attached to the Javanese to become an excellent medium for spreading the propaganda of Islam, while Islam forbids visual art forms. As a result, created shadow puppets where one can only see shadows.

Played Wayang Kulit by a man who would be called the greatest public entertainer in the world. How not, during the night, the mastermind behind the whole character actor plays a leather Wayang Kulit ( puppet ) which represents the puppets made from buffalo skin decorated with motifs results tatah decoration craft (leather carving). He had to change the sound character, changing intonation, issued a joke and even sing. To liven up, masterminds aided by musicians who play gamelan (Javanese traditional music ) and sinden ( singers who accompany the gamelan music ) who sang songs of Java.

 The characters in total amounted to hundreds of puppets. Those puppets being played not placed in the trunk of banana which are near the mastermind. When played, the puppets will be shown as a shadow on the white screen in front of the puppeteer. The shadow is created because each Wayang Kulit (puppet )  show using oil lamps as lighting that helps puppets being played.

 Each puppet brings the story or play is different. Variety of play is divided into four categories: grip play, play carangan, spin and play the play yard. Pakem play has a story that originated entirely in the library while in the puppet plays carangan only outlines are derived from the library puppets. The play does not stem from the spin-wayang story but wearing the appropriate places in the library puppet, while the play is entirely off the bouquet.

one scene in the Wayang Kulit stage

 Wayang Kulit or Puppet stories based on some old books such as Ramayana, Mahabharata, Pustaka Raja Purwa and Purwakanda. Today, there are also books containing composition and the composition of the play for hundreds of years has been appreciated by the public Abhimanyu kerem, Doraweca, Suryatmaja Maling and so forth. Among all the old books used, the Book Purwakanda are most frequently used by the puppeteers of the Yogyakarta Palace.

Wayang kulit performances day and night

Wayang Kulit begins when the puppeteer has issued a mound. An all-night puppet Yogyakarta style divided into three rounds with a 7 row (scene) and seven scenes of war. First round, called pathet Lasem, has three row and two scenes that accompanied the war-gending gending pathet Lasem (kind of java or a gamelan musical accompaniment ). Pathet Sanga who became the second half has a second row and the second battle scene, while the Pathet Manura ( kind of java or a gamelan musical accompaniment ) the third round and the third row has two scenes of war. One of the most awaited part of many people at each puppet is because a typical serving of humor Java .

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