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Blora Barongan Essay

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Barongan art is widely developed in the regions of Central Java with the most prominent existence is in Blora Regency. Reflecting the folk character of Blora such as the nature of spontaneity, familiarity, simplicity, rough, tough, harmony, and courage that is based on truth, this arts is one of the popular art among the people of Blora, especially the rural community.
The Mask of Blora Barongan is an imitation of a four-legged animal totem, the tiger/lion, then embodied in the form of barongan masks that are not just aesthetically similar to realistic tiger shapes, but must also capture the essence a real tiger character with an artistic form and have a fierce character / grim and scary. In its development along with the existing mask barongan …show more content…

This is certainly very influential on the change of barongan shape in the transformation process of Blora mask barongan. Starting from the old barongan (tradition) that serves as a ritual barongan that only emphasizes the function of the aesthetics, then barongan performances of stage are more concerned with aesthetics as well as the suitability of functions associated with the type of performances and stories worked …show more content…

Given the unforeseen transformation of when and when will end, as well as the transformation of barongan forms whose notes are reviewed in one space and at a long time. In the sense of the transformation of the barongan form it is clear that the change has the freedom of choice to make choices with its new needs, from traditional objects to modern things by not leaving their traditional traditions as cultural

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