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Same
with other places in Central Java, cultures and arts in Karanganyar are
similar. The mystic is still strongy influence to cultures and arta. Taken
an example, the kuda lumping show is a unification between art and magic.
1.
Kuda Lumping Trance
Kuda lumping or
ebleg or jathilan or kuda kepang is familiar trance dance in this region.
The show of kuda lumping consist of players, woven bamboo flat horse, singo
barong, gamelan orchestra, and mastermind. The mastermind has important role
in success of show, where he able to call satan and to possesse them into
the soul of players during show. When the show begin, players dance by
gamelan orchestra arrangement. Then the mastermind calls satan, suddenly
some of players begin trance that be causes by nfiltrate of satan to
players. Satans infiltrate to the soul of players and unify or possesse to
soul of players. Players will become not conscicousness and and trance,
thats why players able to eat glass, metal, fire without injure them. It is
the really magic and mysthic. When the show finish, the mastermind awareness
players one by one, and satan will be fleed out from soul of players. The
groups of Kuda Lumping are owned from vilagges : Karanganyar (Singoyudo),
Wonorejo, Panjatan, Pekuwon, Plarangan, Sidomulyo.
2.
Wayang Kulit
Wayang Kulit is
the most popular art show in Java island since hundreds century ago. Wayang
kulit is made from leather of buffalo or other. Then it is chiselled and
painted becoming wayang. The names of wayang are more than 100 names of
profile. The story of wayang began in Java since thousand years ago, such as
Barathayuda & Ramayana. Wayang is the oldest and the best art in Java
island. Besides wayang kulit, there is wayang orang that play by people. The
group of wayang kulit in Karanganyar region is owned by Ki Dalang Slamet
from Desa Sidomulyo. National TV such as TVRI and Indosiar always relay the
wayang kulit show every week end.
3.
Karawitan / uyon-uyon
Karawitan or
uyon-uyon is singing javanesse songs that arraged by gamelan music. Titles
of song that ussualy sing are Gendhing Macapat : Dandhanggula, Kinanthi,
Pangkur, Megatruh, etc. Gamelan is arranged by Slendro and Pelog. Many
people who has party such as wedding party and sunatan always play karawitan
live or by cassete.
4. Campursari
Campursari is unification between
karawitan that arranged by gamelan and modern music instrument such as
piano, guitar and drum. Sometimes a story also play during show of
campursari. Campursari firstly conducted by Manthous, and now becomes
popular music in Java. National TVRI relays the campursari show.
5. Angguk
Angguk is drama story about
Marmaya and Marmadi, tell story about story of Islam in Java.
6. Janengan
Janengan is music influenced by
Islam songs. It is arranged by terbang and rebana orchestra.
7. Jemblung
Jemblung is played by 4 people
only. Ussualy they tell about story of wayang. They sit surrounding table
consist of food such as tumpeng. They begin play and be arranged by music
from their mouths.
8. Ketoprak
Ketoprak si drama story that it
is played by many players. The story ussualy about history of Java, and it
is arranged by gamelan orchestra. Some national TV such as RCTI, TVRI relays
the ketropak show.
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