Balinese Barong Dance History

Origins of Barong

The word "barong" is believed to arise from the word bahrwang which optionally can be interpreted as a bear. The bear is believed to be a force mystical, mythical animals that have the magical power high so revered as a patron. Some sources say that the history of dance Barong Bali is an adaptation of the story of Chinese society, namely Lion, while others consider there is a very clear distinction between the Lion Dance and Barong which according to them the Barong dance has a value of a good story, and not infrequently punctuated by good humor so can keep the audience from being bored. The Barong dance tells the story most often told in folklore wherever that is about the battle between the good against the evil. Throughout the history of Balinese Barong dance, a good party is always depicted with the figure of Barong, four-legged beasts in them is controlled by two dancers. A malicious party is also always depicted with the same, that Rangda, a figure similar to that creepy woman has two large fangs in his mouth.

There are different views on this Balinese Barong dance history, where one view is that the Barong dance is an art that has long existed in Indonesia, an innate art of Austronesian. This view was also reported that the story is played out in a story about a Barong dance of Lord Pancering Jagat and his wife named Ratu Ayu Dalem Pingit Basic. Other views are emerging from itihasa Barong Balinese Barong dance which emerged from the sacred story and not a fairy tale. Trust the story of Barong and Rangda is related to the story when looking Uma Shiva.

For the first time in the history of dance Barong Bali made the show is on the 19th century at which time the King of Klungkung that has a name or nickname Ida I Dewi Agung Sakti called for a show whose shape is a puppet with a total of dancers around 36 people where some of the dancers had must act as forces of a monkey king and partly act as Ravana forces. The dancers are then required to wear masks and dress made of fibers called braksok. Because of the popularity, the show was renamed Kadingkling or Barong Barong Blasblasan that if a visit to a village, it is believed that coconut trees in the village become extremely fertile.


 

Types of Barong and Rangda in Barong Dance Bali

In the application and development of Balinese Barong dance, there are several types of masks worn by the main dancers. The most commonly performed is the Barong Ket, a dance that his form looks like a mix between a lion, tiger, and cow. Board of Barong have carved ornaments made of leather and attached a mirror so it looks shiny. The feathers in Barong Keket body is also made of perasok, fibers from pandanus leaves similar to, fibers, not infrequently even made of feathers belonging to the crow.

Barong second animal tangible, historically known as Barong Bangkal which is sometimes also called Barong Boars. As the name implies, Barong have a shape that resembles a Bangkal or bangkung, a large pig which old age. This type of regular Barong staged on the days sacred in a way carried around the village.

Barong types of animals that the latter is the Barong Macan as the name implies, tangible tiger. One type of the famous Barong Bali either by the community or society outside Bali. Ordinary staged manner paraded around the village and come with a variety of equipment such as gamelan and other drama.

Another is the type barong Barong Landung are no longer shaped like animals and more like-ondel Jakarta. Cover stories Barong Barong Landung is a depiction of the King of the Kingdom of Bali named Jaya Pangus where he marry a Chinese princess named Kang Cing Wei. Stories in staging Barong Landung centered on how the marriage between the two humans had not sanctioned by the gods because Jaya Pangus deemed to have violated customs and when they can not have children he went to Dewi Danu and made the property of the Goddess so that there was a dispute between his wife Goddess ,

Besides Barong, the other party in the story of Rangda Barong is described as the queen of the existing leak. Rangda is described frequently kidnap and kill small children and the head of an evil wizard to eradicate Barong. Like the Barong, there are several types of Rangda existing and Rangda Nyinga first is shaped like a lion and his mouth slightly protruding to illustrate that the Rangda has properties like wild lions. The second type is Rangda Nyeleme who face similar to humans in order indicates that the authoritative Rangda. The latter is the kind Rangda Rangda Rangda giant that is the picture in general. Types of Rangda adds variation in the telling of the history of Balinese Barong dance.