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The courtly Javanese palace dance is the type of dances that developed, nurtured and fostered by Javanese Kratons, mainly Yogyakarta Sultanate and Surakarta Sunanate, the patrons of Javanese Mataram culture. Javanese sultans are known as the patron and the creator of Javanese court dances.
The court of the Sultan of Yogyakarta, c. 1876. Some kind of female dance known as bedhaya existed on Java at least as early as the Majapahit Empire. [2] Indeed, some of the steps of the modern dance are said to be as old as the third century. [3] However, the modern form is traditionally dated to the court of Sultan Agung of Mataram (reigned ...
The srimpi dance is one of the classical dances of Central Java. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Along with the bedhaya , srimpi epitomised the elegant ( Javanese : alus ) character of the royal Javanese court, becoming a symbol of the ruler's power as well as the refinement of Javanese culture .
Performance of Bedhaya Sacred Dance accompanied by Javanese Gamelan Ensemble. In the court of Java (Surakarta Sunanate and Yogyakarta Sultanate) the oldest known ensembles, Gamelan Munggang and Gamelan Kodok Ngorek, are apparently from the 12th century. [23] These formed the basis of a "loud style" of music.
Wayang wong (Javanese: ꦮꦪꦁꦮꦺꦴꦁ (in the ngoko register)), [1] also known as wayang orang (lit. ' human-form wayang '), is a type of classical Javanese and Balinese dance theatrical performance with themes taken from episodes of the Ramayāna or Mahabharāta. Performances are stylised, reflecting Javanese court culture:
Traditional Javanese dance performances, especially Ramayana wayang wong performed in Prambanan and Purowisata. Other Javanese court dances are also performed in the Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat (royal palace). Wayang kulit, traditional Javanese leather puppetry used for shadow plays. Contemporary puppetry and theatre, e.g., the Papermoon ...
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The couple dances intimately and the female dancer might perform some movements that might be considered too erotic by standard of modesty in Javanese court etiquette. In the past, the erotic and sexual nuance of the dance gave ronggeng a shady reputation as prostitution disguised in the art of dance. [4]