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Tari
Kandagan | |
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Choreographer(s): |
Raden Tjetje Somantri (1959) | |
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Revisor(s): |
Dra. Irawati Durban Ardjo | |
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Composition(s): |
Tumenggungan laras Salendro | |
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Musician(s): |
Kelompok Penabuh Pusbitari & Rachmat (kendang) | |
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Music recording: |
ID Pusbitari Dance Company | |
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Duration: |
8 ' 8 " | |
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Region: |
West Java (Sunda) | |
Synopsis:
The Tari Kandagan is a female solo-dance.
The
Tari Kandagan depicts the noble princess Anjasmara from the Javanese saga about
Damarwulan, the grasscutter, and his opponent Menak Jingga.
The story is
situated in the 15-th century on Java, but the choreography of this dance
originated from this century.
Menak Jingga threatens the kingdom of
Majapahit, because the queen has refused to marry him being a vassal. She asked
the help of her knights, but Damarwulan (in fact a knight's son) will be the
hero of the story. His beloved princess Anjasmara very regrets his mission to
conquer Menak Jingga. She decides to travel after him and dresses herself as a
man. The dance show some gestures which expresses Anjasmara's attempts to behave
like a noble man. She even practices with her dancing-scarf as a weapon.
The
Tari Kandagan symbolises the perseverance and devotion of a good woman.
©
The Wisma Ulah Budaya Foundation 1999
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