ORIGINS Reog Ponorogo

Major reog in Ponorogo at around the 1920's. Bujangganong dancer standing on the left. Reog (or Rajawana, "king of the jungle") is played by two people. Some dancers also accompany the horse braid, complete with trance scene. Modern version reog (rajawana) Roxburgh played by one person.

Basically there are five versions of the popular story that developed in the community about the origins and Warok Reog, but one of the most famous story is the story of the rebellion Ki Ageng lice, a royal servant during Bhre Kertabhumi, the last king of Majapahit in power in the century -15. Ki Ageng lice will anger the powerful influence of the Chinese colleagues in the government and its king, king of the corrupt behavior, he also saw that the power of the Majapahit kingdom will end. He then left the king and established the college where he teaches young children martial arts, science self immunity, and the science of perfection in the hope that these young children will be the seed of the resurrection of the Majapahit kingdom again later. Realizing that his forces are too small to fight the royal troops, the political message conveyed by Ki Ageng Flea Reog performing arts, which is a "satire" to King Bra Kertabumi and his kingdom. The performance becomes a way of Ki Ageng Reog Flea build local resistance using Reog popularity.
In the show Reog displayed mask lion-shaped head, known as "Singa Barong", king of the jungle, which became a symbol for Kertabumi, and above it is plugged in peacock feathers to resemble a giant fan which symbolizes the strong influence of his Chinese colleagues who manage the over all movement geriknya. Jatilan, played by a group of dancers gemblak a rocking-horse became a symbol of the power of the Majapahit Empire troops into comparison with the strength warok contrast, behind the red clown mask that became the symbol for Ki Ageng lice, alone and sustain weight singabarong mask that achieve more of 50kg using only his teeth Reog Ki Ageng Flea popularity eventually led to Kertabumi take action and attack perguruannya, rebellion by warok quickly overcome, and forbidden to continue teaching college will warok. However, students still continue Ki Ageng ticks quietly. Even so, art Reognya still allowed to be staged because the show has become popular among the public, but the story has a new channel which added characters from the Roxburgh folklore Kelono Sewondono, Goddess Songgolangit, and Sri Genthayu.
Official Version Reog Ponorogo storyline now is the story of King Ponorogo who intend applying for daughter Kediri, Dewi Ragil Yellow, but amid the journey he was intercepted by King Singabarong of Kediri. King Singabarong troops consisting of peacock and lion, while the part of the Kingdom of Roxburgh and his Deputy Bujanganom Kelono King, escorted by warok (men dressed in black in the dance), and warok has a deadly black magic. The whole dance is a dance of war between the kingdom of Kediri and the Kingdom of Roxburgh, and pitted black magic between them, the dancers in a state of 'trance' during the dance stage
Until now people just follow what Ponorogo into their ancestral heritage as a very rich cultural inheritance. In his experience art is copyright Reog human creations that form the flow of an existing trust from generation to generation and maintained. The ceremony also use terms that are not easy for lay people to fulfill it without a clear lineage. embrace their lineage Parental and customary law which still applies.

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