Jatilan

Saturday, March 26, 2011


Jatilan is a traditional dance that the dancers use braid horse and equipped with magical elements. This dance is performed to the accompaniment of some kind of gamelan musical instruments such as drums, and gongs saron.

Regarding the origins or beginnings of arts Jatilan, there is no historical record that can be explained in detail, only the verbal stories that evolved from one another kegenerasi generation. In this case, there are several versions about the origin or the beginning of this Jatilan art, are as follows. Perhaps, this Jatilan who use property in the form of a horse made from bamboo imitation is a form of appreciation and support of the commoners against the cavalry of Prince Diponegoro in the face of Dutch colonizers. In addition, there are other versions that mention, that depict the story of the struggle Jatilan Raden Patah, aided by Sunan Kalijaga, against the Dutch colonialists. The other version says that this dance tells about the war games led by Mataram forces lane I, king of Mataram to mengadapi Dutch troops.

This art show begins with a dance-dance by the dancer who moves very slowly but then gerakanya slowly becoming a very dynamic follow the sound of gamelan are played. Gamelan to accompany Jatilan is quite simple, consisting only of drums, drum, kenong, gongs, and trumpet, the flute to sound shrill. The songs are sung in the accompanying dance, usually contains an appeal for people always do good deeds and always remember the Great Creator, but some are singing the other songs. After so long, the dancers possessed by spirits that it's almost not aware of what they do, they perform the movements are very dynamic follow rancaknya gamelan sounds are played. In addition to the dancers and gamelan players, in the event handler Jatilan there must be spirit of people who can "control" fine spirits which permeate the dancers. The handler in each performance Jatilan this is the most important because it acts as a regulator of smooth control as well as performances and guarantee the safety of his players. Another task of the handler is aware of or issue a fine spirit that permeated the dancers if thats enough time or spirit which possessed her had become difficult to control. In addition to doing the movements are very dynamic to follow the sound of gamelan accompaniment, the dancers also perform dangerous attractions that can not be dinalar by common sense. Among them is that they can easily take sharp objects like razor blades, broken glass, slit lamp arm with a machete even without injured or feel pain. Attraction is believed to reflect a supernatural force, which in ancient Javanese kingdoms flourished in the environment, and is used for nonmilitary aspects against the Dutch troops. Besides containing the elements of entertainment and religion, traditional arts Jatilan often also contain elements of ritual because before the show begins, usually a handler or a shaman perform a ritual that essentially apply for permission in the control of the place which is usually the place is open so as not to disturb the course of performance and for the sake of safety the dancers. This show like any other art performances that generally have a storyline. So this Jatilan usually bring a story presented in the form of dance. Currently, not many people who saw the show of art from the grip side of the art form but from the entertainment side, which they see and the more they enjoy is the part where the players this jathilan like trance and perform dangerous attractions. So people see Jathilan as a show place of the players possessed. Not as a show that wants to tell a story. Arts Jatilan who performed in traditional ceremonies Mbah gaseous begins with art-warokan warok, namely a form of art, entitled Suminten Edan ". The play tells the story of Suromenggolo who had a son named Cempluk. Suromenggolo seperguruan have relatives named Surobangsat. Surobangsat and Suromenggolo has not been met, so he visited Suromenggolo. Surobangsat have a kid named Gentho. Surobangsat intends to match Gentho with cempluk. However Suromenggolo disagree. Then came the fight between the two. Surobangsat lost after Suromenggolo aji-aji ultimate issue in the form of shorts. After the show warok-warokan finish, followed by dance performances by the troops, amounting to ten people Buto dancer. This dance is a creation or as the development of better performances to enliven the show Jatilan Jatilan and attract the attention of citizens to watch. Dance movements are very dynamic and energetic, the simultaneous movement of the dancers made the audience spellbound. The accessories worn by dancers, among others, anklet, bracelet hand, and tangible masks Buto animals such as tigers, sheep, and lions. The movement is very quick and agile than the dancers make them wear ankle bracelet that causes a dynamic rhythm. After the show finished Buto dance followed dance Jatilan. Number of dancers Jatilan ten people. Accessories are used, among other hand bracelet, anklet, belt arm, necklace (Kace), crown (skullcaps Panji), and kris. The significance of clothing and accessories used are imitating figure Asmarabangun Panji, the son of the kingdom Jenggala Manik. In this Jatilan also show there are three keepers on duty to manage, maintain and ensure smooth performance, the handler, the handler is also tasked to sensitize the possessed dancers. In the show Jatilan also provided some kind offerings include one tangkep plantains, hawker market in the form of traditional foods, namely cone cone robyong robyong decorated with cabbage, dawet, a wide range of flowers, incense and incense China, ingkung klubuk (live chickens ) which is used as a means of calling spirits and others. Jatilan displayed in traditional ceremonies gaseous Mbah a dish of Society of Arts Kuda Lumping Putra Manunggal. This community was founded around the year 1992. The dancers Jatilan along gamelan totaled approximately forty people. They practice every single month once in the middle of the month (usually on a Saturday night). The story presented is adopted from classical Jatilan, namely the story of Krishna figures. While on-warokan warok besides featuring the story "Suminten Edan" also took the story from the Chronicle of Java-Chronicle, among others, King Baka war with the Buto. source
image; staging Jatilan art in the village of limestone ngaran balecatur  Sleman Yogyakarta 

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