(photo: Hans Groskamp)

Beksan Gambir Anom

Choreographer(s):

N.N.

Revisor(s):

Bapak C.S. Ngaliman
Raden Ayu Widowati Siti Wahyuni S. Wibisono

Composition(s):

Ada-ada
Lancaran Renå-Renå laras Slendra pathet Nem (6)
Ketawang Kinanthi Sandhung laras Slendro pathet Nem (6)
Srepegan laras Slendro pathet Nem (6)

Musician(s):

Gamelan-musicians and C.S. Ngaliman

Music recording:

Lokananta ACD 084

Duration:

12 ' 26 "

Region:

Central Java (Keraton Surakarta Hadiningrat)

Synopsis:

The Beksan Gambir Anom is a male dance and depicts a fragment of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. This epic consists of many stories about the 5 Pandåwå-brothers and their 100 cousins the Kuråwå. Arjunå, is one of the 5 Pandåwå-brothers and he has a son, Bambang Irawan, from his wife Dewi Ulupi. In the story Irawan Rabi, about the marriage of Bambang Irawan, he becomes the ruler of the kingdom of Rencang Kencånå and is then called Prabu Gambir Anom.
Gambir Anom adores the princess Dewi Titisari and wants to convince her of his love.
The dance shows the way he prepares himself before meeting his beloved princess. He dresses himself with most attractive accessory.
But he is not only beautifying his external; symbolically he also adds all good proposal to his internal.

© The Wisma Ulah Budaya Foundation 1999


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