Bambangan Cakil (Javanese: ꧋ꦧꦩ꧀ꦧꦔꦤ꧀ꦕꦏꦶꦭ꧀) is a classical dance-drama[1] of Javanese people in—particularly—Central Java, Indonesia.[2] This dance-drama demonstrates wayang performance due to the movement is adopted from one of the scenes in wayang kulit performance, that is the Perang Kembang scene.[3] The Perang Kembang told about war between kesatria and raksasa. The kesatria has soft and gentle characters, while the raksasa is described as a character who is rough and violent.

Bambangan Cakil
Bambangan Cakil performance
Native name꧋ꦧꦩ꧀ꦧꦔꦤ꧀ꦕꦏꦶꦭ꧀ (Javanese)
Tari Klasik Bambangan Cakil (Indonesian)
Instrument(s)Gamelan
InventorJavanese
OriginIndonesia
Cakil (left) and Arjuna (right) as wayang.

The dance-drama war[4] between kesatria (Bambangan) against raksasa (Cakil) could also be used as a place for a dalang's judgment in moving a puppet.

Philosophy

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In Javanese culture, kesatria are always considered to be good figures, willing to defend the truth, to help others, etc.[5] The kesatria title is given, rather than being heredity. For example, in the Mahabharata story, Kurawa does not have a kesatria title, even though he has the same ancestors as the Pandava.

On the other hand, raksasa are characterised as rough, violent and dynamic.

Characterizations

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In the Bambangan Cakil dance-drama, Arjuna is depicted as kesatria, while Cakil is depicted as raksasa.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Widiarto, Bambang (27 June 1991). "Tari Klasik"Bambangan Cakil"". Retrieved 30 October 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ "Tari Bambangan Cakil Tarian Tradisional dari Jawa Tengah". Negeriku Indonesia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  3. ^ Murtiyoso (2009). Perang Kembang dan Bambangan-Cakil "Tontonan Bermakna Ganda". Surakarta: ISI Press.
  4. ^ Handayani, Langlang; Prasetya Aji, Mahardika; Susilo; Marwoto, Putut (2016). "Bringing Javanesse Traditional Dance into Basic Physics Class: Exemplifying Projectile Motion through Video Analysis". Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 739 (1): 012073. Bibcode:2016JPhCS.739a2073H. doi:10.1088/1742-6596/739/1/012073.
  5. ^ Murtiyoso (2004). Pertumbuhan dan Perkembangan Seni Pertunjukan Wayang. Surakarta: ISI Press.
  6. ^ "Tari Bambangan Cakil". Dinas Kearsipan dan Perpustakaan Provinsi Jawa Tengah. Retrieved 30 October 2020.[permanent dead link]
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