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Dance

Reog Ponorogo

ꦫꦺꦪꦺꦴꦒ꧀Ponorogo, East Java · Indonesia

East Javanese open-air ritual dance drama anchored by the towering Singa Barong lion-peacock mask carried solely by the strength of the dancer's teeth.

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The tradition & historical record

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Reog Ponorogo is a monumental folk dance drama from East Java in which the lead performer balances a fifty-kilogram Singa Barong mask crowned with a two-metre fan of peacock feathers held exclusively in the jaws. [1]

Accompanied by Jathilan hobby-horse riders, masked Pujangganong acrobats, Warok elders, and the piercing selompret shawm. [2]

Transmission & Custody

Documented custodians and practitioner lineages: Warok & Reog Paguyuban of Ponorogo.

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