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<b>Saman dance</b> were inscribed on the Representative List of Cultural Heritage Objects Man. Determination was held on the 6th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection UNESCO in Bali, on November 24, 2011. At first the Saman Dance is one of the media to convey the message (da'wah). Saman containing religious education, manners, heroism, teamwork and togetherness.</div>
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Saman dancers is odd number. They sang a hymn Gayo language mixed with Arabic while dancing. Singing in Tari Saman divided into five types. <b>Regnum </b>is singing like roar. <b>Dering </b>is a roaring sound made by all the dancers. <b>Redet </b>is short with short sound track sung by a dancer in the middle of the dance. <b>Syek </b>is a song sung by a dancer with long, high-pitched voice, usually a sign of change in motion. <b>Saur </b>is a song that is repeated by all the dancers after be vocalized by solo dancers.</div>
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In addition to singing, movement Saman dancers accompanied by musical instruments such as drums, dancers shouting, clapping dancers, claps dancers chest and thigh tap dancer. Motion in the dance called guncang (shake), kirep, Lingang and surang-saring (all of this movement is the Gayo language).</div>
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Costume or special clothing Saman dance is divided into three parts. At the head wear bulung teleng and sunting_kepies. <b>Bulung teleng</b> also called <b>tengkuluk</b>, namely fabric based black rectangular. <b>Sunting_kepies</b> or canopy of flowers are used in the right side of the head. Clothes worn on the body of the subject, pants and sarong. Shirt basic shirt also called short-handed filigree namely black dress embroidered in white thread, green, and red. On the hand bracelet worn topeng gelang and handkerchiefs. The use of color on the dancer's costume is very important because, according to tradition contains the color values that indicate the identity, compactness, wisdom, strength, courage, and the harmony of the wearer.</div>
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Saman Dance

Saman dance Saman dance were inscribed on the Representative List of Cultural Heritage Objects Man. Determination was held on the ...

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HANDICRAFT

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<b>The craft of Indonesia</b> vary in both medium and style. As a whole the people are artistic by nature and express themselves with canvas and paint, wood, metal, clay and stone. Indonesian artists create some of the finest wood-carvings to be found anywhere in the world. Paintings of an infinite variety, both traditional and contemporary, are to be found all over the country. The silverwork and engravings of Yogyakarta and Sumatra, and filigree of South Sulawesi are famous throughout Indonesia.</div>
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The batik process of waxing and dycing originated in Java centuries ago and classic designs have been modified with modern trends in both pattern and technology. There are several batik centers on Java, the major ones being Yogyakarta, Surakarta, Pekalongan and Cirebon. Batik is also being produced in Bali, where local designs are incorporated. Artists in West Sumatra and Kalimantan produce hand-woven cloths with gold and silver threads, silk, and cotton of fantastically intricate design. On the islands of Sumba and Flores you can find the traditional ikat, a type of weaving with hand-dyed threads.</div>
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Indonesia is an art-collector’s and handicraft shopper’s paradise, and you will probably end up buying an extra suitcase just to pack all your treasures home with you.</div>
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HANDICRAFT

The craft of Indonesia vary in both medium and style. As a whole the people are artistic by nature and express themselves with canv...

1:32 AM

BALI DANCE

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Regular performances of the popular dances such as the legong kraton, the barong kris and the baris dances, are easily found throughout Bali. They are usually staged for tourists by the village people. The Kecak is performed at night by torchlight. Nowadays, even some of the formerly sacral dances, such as the fire dance, are often performed nightly for tourists, notably at Kuta and Sanur beach.</div>
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Dances are often performed at ceremonies, typically as part of dramas, and most involve the Balinese version of the Hindu Ramayana epic. Traditional Balinese dance forms are passed on to girls and boys at a very young age, and training is often rigorous and disciplined. Travelers are likely to have the chance to see dances if they attend ceremonies, but can also take advantage of the many performances put on for audiences across Bali.</div>
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Some dancers can even be hired to come to your hotel or villa and put on a show, perhaps backed by a gamelan orchestra. Dancers use all parts of the body, including their faces and eyes, and hand gestures are very important.</div>
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Dances can be seen all over Bali, but are most common in the area around Ubud, where they are put on regularly for travelers, and in Denpasar, where several cultural centers and dance schools are found. Visitors to Bali who want to delve deeper into the art form of dance will find much to learn, and can start by simply asking the local people that they meet. Dance is very connected to life in Bali and each village is likely to have some skilled dancers and teachers that they are proud of.</div>
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BALI DANCE

Regular performances of the popular dances such as the legong kraton, the barong kris and the baris dances, are easily found throughout ...

4:00 AM

MUSIC

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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;">Musical traditions are as diverse as the population, but the one musical expression best known and most widely associated with the country is probably the </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;">gamelan</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;">. A complete <i>gamelan </i>orchestra may consist of as many as eighty instruments, the largest part comprsing various types and sizes of metal percussion instruments. Drums, a zither (celempung), a rebab two-stringed upright lute, a flute and often a few other instruments complete the ensemble. Although there are variationas known within each, the gamelan orchestra is basically tuned two systems, the old pentatonic slendro and the younger seventone pelog, each producing its own mood and having its own uses in the musical or theatrical repertoire. The creation of moods or “colour” is further archieved by teh use of three principal modes (pathet) within each tuning system. The most elaborate form of gamelan is that of Central Java (Yogyakarta and Surakarta). West Java has its own gamelan ensemble, usually simpler than tha Javanese, with more stress on flute, drums and the bonang family of horizontally placed kettle gongs. But the most brilliant is that of Bali, where sets of “male” and “female” megalophones produce a beautiful timbre associated with the Balinese gamelan. In much more simple forms, the “<i>gamelan</i>” is also known in other islands of Indonesia, from southern Sumatra to Sulawesi and Kalimantan. Bamboo xylophones are used in North Sualwesi and the bamboo “angklung”instruments of West Java are well-known for their unique tinkling notes which can be adapted to any melody. The Bataks of North Sumatra are famous for their popular singing groups who today entertain visitors in many international hotel.</span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;">Performances of Javanese gamelan can be heard every Sunday in the Kraton of Yogyakarta. The Central Museum in Jakarta has performances of Sundanese (<i>West Javanese</i>) </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;">gamelan </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;">every Sunday morning. Javanese gamelan also accompanies the shortened wayang kulit perfomances given at the Wayang Museum in Jakarta every Sunday morning.</span></h4>
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MUSIC

Musical traditions are as diverse as the population, but the one musical expression best known and most widely associated with the count...

3:30 AM

DANCE

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Like most of the performing arts of the Orient, dance in Indonesia is believed to have had its roots in religious worship. Even today, many dances are considered sacred or can be traced back to their early spiritual associations. Among these are not only the temple dances of Bali, but also such seemingly profane dances, such as the Bedoyo Ketawang of Solo, performed only on such rare occasions that they are in peril of becoming lost due to the lack of the young dancers able to perform them. Dance traditions today are as widely diverse as the various ethnic cultures of which they are part. Nurtured to refined perfection in the royal Javanese courts, the classical  dances of Central Java are highly stylized expressions which had probably already attained their basic movements during the height of the Hindu-Javanese culture, from the 8th to the 13th century. Those dances eventually reached the common people, who gave them a more spontaneous form of expression. In the hands oh the people, these dances provided a rich source not only for popular dance dramas, but also for sosial dances, which often display clear erotic overtones, such as Tayuban or Ngibing. The bumbung dance of Bali evolved into the beautiful “Bumblebee Dance” and “Tamulilingan”, a creation of Bali’s late maestro, I Mario. Other popular folk dances still display strong magic associations, as in the “Kuda Lumping" horse dance.  Whereas rigid discipline and artistry mark the dance of Java and Bali, those of Sumatra, Maluku and most of the other islands are characterized by their gracefulness and charm, a distinctions which is further accentuated by non-gamelan musical accompaniment. The old traditions of dance  and drama are being preserved in the many dance schools which flourish not only in the courts, but also in the modern, government-run or supervised art academies.<br />
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For comparative study and enjoyment, the introduction of serious western art forms is also being encouraged through performances sponsored by private organizations or foreign missions, as well as by government supervised institutions such as Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM) Art Centre in Jakarta.</div>

DANCE

Like most of the performing arts of the Orient, dance in Indonesia is believed to have had its roots in religious worship. Even today, man...

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PERFORMANCE ARTS

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From graceful court and temple dances to charming folk dances and boisterous play, the performing arts of Indonesia offer an astounding range of types and styles for the visitor to study or enjoy, reflecting, as they, do, the soul and traditions of the various ethnic groups who perform them. Music, dance and drama are very often intertwined, as in the ludruk transvestite theatre of East Java and the lenong folk theatre of Jakarta, both known for their slapstick humor and early Shakespearean simplicity in their stage settings. An important form of indigenous theatre is puppetry, of which the most celebrated is the wayang kulit shadow play of Java. These plays are magical and mysterious, and have often been seen as roads to the true heart and soul of Javanese culture. They are performed  with leather puppets held by the puppeteer, (dalang) who narrates  the story of one of the famous episodes of the Mahabharata or the Ramayana. The play is performed against a white screen, while a lantern in the background casts the shadows of the characters on the screen. Most the audience sits in front to watch the shadow figures, but it is also possible to sit behind the screen and watch the dalang at work. A traditional performance can last from dusk till dawn, but shorter vertions catering  to a western sensibility are available in many cities.</div>
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The puppet theatre has many forms and employs a variety of media. In  West Java, for example, the most popular form is the Wayang Golek, using carved and panted three dimensional wooden puppets. Both the Wayang Kulit and Wayang Golek take their repertoire from the classical Indian epics but in Central Java, the wooden puppet theatre traditionally revolves around stories derived from popular folk legends and the spread of Islam. The oldest form of “shadow” play is probably the Wayang Beber, in which the dalang or puppeteer simply unrolls a scroll bearing the scenes and figures of the story while he delivers his narration, accompanied by a gamelan orchestra. A popular contemporary form of wayang theatre is the Wayang Wong, is which actors or dancers represent the characters in the story, presented on a conventional stage.</div>
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PERFORMANCE ARTS

From graceful court and temple dances to charming folk dances and boisterous play, the performing arts of Indonesia offer an astounding ...

2:30 AM

ARTS AND CULTURE

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<b>Indonesia </b>is blessed with a rich and diverse mix of traditional cultures and art forms. The basic principles which guide life across this colorful tapestry of life-styles include the concepts of mutual assistance or “gotong royong” and communal meetings and gatherings or “musyawarah” to arrive at a consensus or “mufakat” . Derived from the traditions of agriculturally based rural life, this system is still very much in use in community life throughout the country. Social life, as well as rites of a passage, are steeped in ancient traditions and customs, or “adat” laws, which differ from area to area. “Adat” laws have a binding impact on Indonesian life and have been instrumental in maintaining equal rights for women in the community. Religious influences on communal life vary from island to island and village to village, depending on local history.</div>
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Art forms in Indonesia are not only derived from folklore, as in many other parts of the world. Many were developed in the courts of former kingdoms, as in Bali, where they are integral elements of religious ceremonies. The famous dance dramas of Java and Bali are derived from Hindu mythology and often feature fragment from Ramayana and Mahabrata Hindu epics.</div>
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Indonesia is blessed with a rich and diverse mix of traditional cultures and art forms. The basic principles which guide life across thi...

1:04 AM