PENDET DANCEPendet is a traditional Balinese dance, in which offerings are made to purify the temple or theater as a prelude to ceremonies or other dances. Pendet is typically performed by young girls, carrying bowls of flower petals, handfuls of which are cast into the air at various times in the dance. Pendet can be thought of as a dance of greeting, to welcome the audience and invite spirits to enjoy a performance.
Traditional Balinese dances are the oldest form of performing arts in Bali. Traditional dances can be divided into two types, sacred dance called Wali and entertainment dance called Bebalihan. Wali (sacred dance) is usually performed in some ritual ceremonies only because it has strong magical powers and only can be performed by specific dancers. Bebalihan are usually performed in social events. In addition to entertain, Bebalihan also has other purposes such as: welcoming guests, celebration of harvests, or gathering crowds. Bebalihan has more variations than Wali.
Pendet is the presentation of an offering in the form of a ritual dance. Unlike the exhibition dances that demand arduous training, Pendet may be danced by anyone. It is taught simply by imitation.
Younger girls follow the movements of the elder women, who recognize their responsibility in setting a good example. Proficiency comes with age. As a religious dance, Pendet is usually performed during temple ceremonies.
All dancers carry in their right hand a small offering of incense, cakes, water vessels, or flower formations. With these they dance from shrine to shrine within the temple. Pendet may be performed intermittently throughout the day and late into the night during temple feasts.
The original Pendet dance is performed by 4-5 young girls (before their puberty) in temple yards. Pendet dancers bring flowers in small Bokor (silver bowls for keeping flowers in a ceremony). They spread the flowers around the temple. This dance is a symbol of welcoming God in some ritual ceremonies in Bali. Pendet actually has simple dance movements. These movements are the basic dance movements of Balinese dance. Pendet has undergone later development with variations and now is not only performed in ritual ceremonies but also in some social events. Pendet since has been known as a welcoming dance
Controversy
Pendet dance was used in the "Enigmatic Malaysia" tourism advertising. The fact that Pendet is unrelated to Malaysian culture, has caused protests among Indonesian public, including Balinese artists.[1] Pendet dance is one of the many Indonesia's originals that was and is claimed by the neighbouring country. This had caused many Indonesians to be furious about it. Although the Indonesian culture minister already did made reports about it, and protested it to the Malaysian tourism company.
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REOG PONOROGOReog is a traditional Indonesian dance which combined traditional art dance with magical show.There are many type of Reogs in Indonesia, but the most famous one is Reog Ponorogo.
Reog Ponorogo tells the story about the battle between King of Ponorogo Kingdom and magical lion Singa Barong.Reog Ponorogo is usually consist of 3 sets of dances and each dances are performed by several dancers.The first dance is the opening dance and performed by all male dancers wearing black shade costums.The second dance is the Jaran Kepang dance. It is performed by all female dancers wearing colourful costums.The third dance is the main attraction of the show. It is performed by all the Reog dancers. The main male dancer, wearing a large and heavy lion mask, is dancing in the centre of the stage, while the other dancers dance around him.
Many people believe the Reog dance has mythical power since the dancers usually perform in trance condition.
Controversy
Malaysia claimed Reog Ponorogo as the country's original. Reog Ponorogo is one of the many Indonesia's originals that was and is claimed by the neighbouring country.
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ANGKLUNGAngklung is a musical instrument made out of two bamboo tubes attached to a bamboo frame. The tubes are carved so that they have a resonant pitch when struck. The two tubes are tuned to octaves. The base of the frame is held with one hand while the other hand shakes the instrument rapidly from side to side. This causes a rapidly repeating note to sound. Thus each of three or more angklung performers in an ensemble will play just one note and together complete melodies are produced. Angklung is popular throughout Southeast Asia, but originated from Indonesia (used and played by the Sundanese since the ancient times).
Controversy
Malaysia unethically claimed Angklung as the country's original. Angklung is one of the many Indonesia's originals that was and is claimed by the neighbouring country.
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BATIKBatik (Javanese pronunciation: [ˈbateʔ]; Indonesian pronunciation: [ˈbaːtik]; English: /ˈbætɪk/ or /bəˈtiːk/) is a wax-resist dyeing technique used on textile. Due to modern advances in the textile industry the term has also been used for fabrics which incorporates the traditional batik patterns although not necessarily produced using the batik techniques. Silk batik is especially popular.[citation needed]
Javanese traditional batik, especially from Yogyakarta, has special meanings rooted to the Javanese conceptualization of the universe. Traditional colours include indigo, dark brown, and white which represent the three major Hindu Gods (Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva). This is related to the fact that natural dyes are only available in indigo and brown. Certain patterns can only be worn by nobility; traditionally, wider stripes or wavy lines of greater width indicated higher rank. Consequently, during Javanese ceremonies, one could determine the royal lineage of a person by the cloth he or she was wearing.
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WAYANGWayang is an Indonesian word for theatre (literally "shadow"[1]) When the term is used to refer to kinds of puppet theater, sometimes the puppet itself is referred to as wayang. ", the Javanese word for shadow or imagination, also connotes "spirit." Performances of shadow puppet theater are accompanied by gamelan in Java, and by "gender wayang" in Bali.
UNESCO designated Wayang Kulit, a shadow puppet theater and the best known of the Indonesian wayang, as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on 7 November 2003.
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KERISThe kris or keris is a distinctive, asymmetrical dagger indigenous to Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Southern Thailand and the southern Philippines. Both a weapon and spiritual object, krisses are often considered to have an essence or presence, with some blades possessing good luck and others possessing bad.
In 2005, UNESCO gave the title Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity to Kris of Indonesia.[1]
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JEMUR ISLANDJemur Island is located approximately 45 miles from the capital of Rokan Hilir Bagansiapiapi - Indonesia, and 45 miles from the neighbor country, Malaysia, and North Sumatra is a province of the island nearest Jemur. Jemur Island is actually a group of islands consisting of several islands, among others, the Golden tekong Island, Simbang tekong Island, Island Labuhan Bilik and small islands Other. Jemur Island and has a panoramic view of beautiful nature, but it Jemur Island is very rich in the sea, in addition iti Jemur island inhabited by a species of turtle, which at certain seasons the turtle-turtle's up to the beach to lay eggs this endangered species can lay eggs as many as 100 to 150 grains each tail. In addition Jemur Island are also several other tourism potential among the Japanese Cave, Tower Suar, a former human footprints, spring bones, the remains of Japanese defense, rock Screen Commander, Marine Park, and golden yellow sandy beaches. When viewed from the potential, location and position is very suitable Jemur Island developed a Resort area, where tourism activities are more to be developed in this Jemur Island, among others, surfing, diving, and rowing and so on.
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Rasa Sayang or Rasa Sayange (pronounced [rasa sajaŋeː]) is a folk song of the Malay Archipelago sung in Malay. Although no official facts recorded, this song was believed to be created by an Ambonese man, the late Paulus Pea (born in 1907).[citation needed]Controversy
A controversy erupted in 2007 after the Malaysian Tourism Board suddenly released the Rasa Sayang Commercial, an advertisement used to promote Malaysian tourism industry.[citation needed] Indonesians claim that Malaysia unfairly claimed ownership of the song .[1] Some Indonesians have accused Malaysia of heritage theft.[2] because according to Indonesian copyright laws, they proscribe that folklore is one of intellectual property rights that is owned and controlled by the nation-state society.[3] Malaysia in return claimed that the song belongs to people of the Malay Archipelago, Malaysians and Indonesians alike.[4] Geographically Malaysia is not an Archipelago, Nusantara which meaning Archipelago in Sanskrit which first known in Congress 28 October 1928 only consist of Indonesian Archipelago. Maluku is a part of Indonesian Archipelago, and not a part of Malay geographically and culturally.
A controversy erupted in 2007 after the Malaysian Tourism Board suddenly released the Rasa Sayang Commercial, an advertisement used to promote Malaysian tourism industry.[citation needed] Indonesians claim that Malaysia unfairly claimed ownership of the song .[1] Some Indonesians have accused Malaysia of heritage theft.[2] because according to Indonesian copyright laws, they proscribe that folklore is one of intellectual property rights that is owned and controlled by the nation-state society.[3] Malaysia in return claimed that the song belongs to people of the Malay Archipelago, Malaysians and Indonesians alike.[4] Geographically Malaysia is not an Archipelago, Nusantara which meaning Archipelago in Sanskrit which first known in Congress 28 October 1928 only consist of Indonesian Archipelago. Maluku is a part of Indonesian Archipelago, and not a part of Malay geographically and culturally.
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