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The Srimpi (Javanese: ꦱꦿꦶꦩ꧀ꦥꦶ, romanized: Srimpi) (also written as Serimpi) is a ritualised dance of Java, Indonesia, associated with the royal palaces of Yogyakarta and Surakarta. The srimpi dance is one of the classical dances of Central Java.
A dance known as cendrawasih was designed by I Gde Manik and was first performed in the Sawan subdistrict of the Buleleng Regency in the 1920s; the area is the origin of numerous dances, including Trunajaya, Wirangjaya, and Palawakya.
Yogyakarta is the capital of the Yogyakarta Sultanate and served as the Indonesian capital from 1946 to 1948 during the Indonesian National Revolution, with Gedung Agung as the president's office. One of the districts in southeastern Yogyakarta, Kota, was the capital of the Mataram Sultanate between 1587 and 1613.
Over the course of his life, Bagong choreographed more than 200 dances; among them were tari layang-layang ("kite dance", in 1954), tari satria tangguh ("the strong noble"), Kebangkitan dan Kelahiran Isa Almasih ("the Ascension and the Birth of Jesus", 1968), and Bedaya Gendeng (1980s). He made performances and films for Christmas, the ...
The Special Region of Yogyakarta (provincial level) is subdivided into four regencies (kabupaten) and one city (kota), and divided further into districts (kapanewon or kemantren in the city of Yogyakarta) and villages (rural kalurahan or urban kelurahan, doublet); these are listed below, with their areas and their population at the 2000, 2010 ...
Similar characters appear in other Indonesian wayang and theatrical traditions, including those of Bali and Sunda, under different names. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The panakawan characters are generally much-loved by audiences who attend wayang plays in Indonesia and their appearance in the plays is usually greeted with laughter and anticipation.
A condong figure in wayang kulit (before 1900). The condong dance originated in the palaces of Bali in the mid-19th century. Its creator is not known, [1] but folk history suggests that a prince of Sukawati, deathly ill, saw a vision of two beautiful girls dancing gracefully while accompanied by gamelan music; upon regaining his health, this prince recreated the dance he had seen. [2]
I Mario taught his students how to dance kebyar duduk, and thus it proliferated throughout Bali. [1] One such student, I Wayan Badra, performed for President Sukarno in the 1950s. By 2004 the dance was becoming rare, [ 4 ] but its popularity increased, such that in 2011 a competition for dancing kebyar duduk and one of Mario's other creations ...