Reog Ponorogo Indonesia

Reog Ponorogo

Reog is a traditional Indonesian dance form. There are many types of Reogs in Indonesia, but the most notable ones are Reog Ponorogo (East Java) and Reog Sunda (West Java). Although both share a similar name, there is no connection nor similar theme among these traditions. Reog Ponorogo seems to be the kind of dance that demonstrate physical strength and extravagant lion-peafowl mask and costumes, while Reog Sunda is a lot more like a traditional musical comedy and dance.

Reog is a traditional dance that become the main identity for Ponorogo Regency. Reog National Festival is held every years along the anniversary of Ponorogo regency and Grebeg Suro celebration. Reog dance is also staged full moon nightly in paseban, Ponorogo town square. Reog told about the struggle for a prince who will propose to a beautiful princess.

Reog Ponorogo tells the story of a mythical battle between the King of Ponorogo and the magical lion-like creature called Singa Barong. Singa Barong is a large mask usually made of tiger's or leopard's head skin, upon the mask attached a large fan adorned with peafowl feathers. The Singa Barong mask was notoriously heavy, the dancer of Singo Barong bear the mask about 30 – 40 kg weight and supported by the strength of their teeth.

The leading figures in Reog Ponorogo performance includes:

Klono Sewandono, A men in regal attire wearing mask in proud and pompous dance, play the role as the King of Ponorogo

Bujang Anom, rough youthful men wearing red mask, they performed acrobatic dances and sometimes also involved trance.

Jatil, the youthful handsome horsemen riding horses made of weaved bamboo, similar to Kuda Lumping dance. Today Jatil usually performed by female dancers.

Warok, played as Singa Barong, the mythical creature. The one that allowed to performed this mask dance is called warok. A warok is the hororary title of local hero or strongman of the village that possessed both exceptional spiritual and phyisical strength. The dance itself is demonstration of phyisical strength of the dancers.

Makam Soekarno, Presiden R.I. Pertama

Soekarno

Makam Soekarno adalah kompleks pemakaman dari presiden pertama RI Indonesia yang sekaligus proklamator kemerdekaan Indonesia, Soekarno. Makam ini merupakan makam dengan gaya arsitektur Jawa, dimana terdapat Joglo yang menjadi ciri khas utamanya.

Makam Soekarno terletak di Kelurahan Bendogerit, Kecamatan Sanawetan Kota Blitar. Komplek makam ini berdiri seluas 1,8 sejak Ir Soekarno wafat dan dimakamkan di sana.

Pada tanggal 21 Juni 1970, kompleks makam ini untuk pertama kalinya dipugar. Dengan pemugaran itu pencitraan Makam Bung Karno sebagai ikon Kota Blitar semakin dikukuhkan. Ikon itulah yang mampu menyedot pengunjung berziarah di sana.

Sejak 2004, pengembangan kembali dilakukan dengan menambahkan bangunan baru yang menjadi satu kompleks dengan makam Bung Karno tersebut, yaitu Perpustakaan dan Museum Bung Karno. Tim arsiteknya diketuai oleh Pribadi Widodo dan Baskoro Tedjo dari Institut Teknologi Bandung.

Makam Soekarno

Pintu masuk Makam ini dimulai dari jalanan yang menghubungkan perpustakaan yang berada di sisi selatan komplek makam hingga sampai pada gapura Agung yang menghadap ke selatan. Bangunan utama disebut dengan Cungkup Makam Bung Karno. Cungkup ini berbentuk bangunan Joglo, dan diberi nama Astono Mulyo. Diatas Makam diletakkan sebuah batu pualam hitam bertuliskan : "Disini dimakamkan Bung Karno Proklamator Kemerdekaan Dan Presiden Pertama Republik Indonesia. Penyambung Lidah Rakyat Indonesia."