Reog
Ponorogo is one of Indonesia’s famous traditional dance. It is a product of Ponorogo,
East Java Indonesia. This
dance has its own special, so many people amazed by Reog Ponorogo. Reog Ponorogo
has a story,
sometimes we call it as a legend. Long time ago, there was a King of Batarangin
Kingdom named Prabu Kelana Sewandana. He was looking for Dewi Sanggalangit
which is will be his future wife.
Dewi Sanggalangit was a princess of
Kediri Kingdom. But she escaped from the kingdom because she didn’t want
to marry Prabu Kelana Sewadana.
After
long day, Prabu Kelana Sewadana found Dewi Sanggalangit . When Prabu found her,
she was meditating in a cave. Prabu Kelana Sewadana asked Dewi Sanggalangit to
go back to Kingdom. Unfortunately,
Dewi Sanggalangit against Prabu’s command, she had another plan that she just
got from her meditation. From her meditation, she got an solution. The solution
was about an art that had never shown before. So Dewi Sanggalangit asked Prabu
Kelana Sewadana to create an art as a requirement before Prabu Kelana Sewadana
married her. Dewi Sanggalangit thought
this request would show how serious he was.
After
thought for a long day Prabu accepted the challenge that Dewi Sanggalangit had
asked for him. Prabo did a meditation to get a divine revelation from God. Fortunately, he got the
answer. He created a show with “Barongan” as Reog. Reog it self is made by Peacook’s
feathers and tiger’s head, all of them made in a big size. So it seems like a
giant. This peacook’s feathers is a symbol of Prabu’s love to Dewi
Sanggalangit. The tiger is a symbol of Prabu Kelana Sewadana. And the big size
is a symbol how much Prabu loved Dewi Sanggalangit. Knowing the show, Dewi Sanggalangit felt so happy and she
decided to accept Prabu’s marriage proposal.
This show named Reog Ponorogo, because the event
occured in Ponorogo. Reog Ponorogo always shown every year to commemorate their
Wedding day.
Group:
- Anggi Septian Siahan
- Annah D. Ilmia
- Made Satya Viharini
- Wisnundito Aji Kuncoro
Major: MGT-1
Batch: 2016
