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Music Composition for Gender Wayang & Semarandana
Musician: Sanggar S’mara Murti
Ni Nyoman Srayamurtikanti
Kadek Candy Cintya Dewi
Gusti Ayu Mingguwati
Ni Made Ayu Anggita
Recorded by: Antida Studio +
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Baleganjur Benen Mua is a “re-fusion” (Wallach, 2018) of “Fix Your Face” by the DIllinger Escape Plan, for Gamelan Baleganjur. Arranged and re-conceptualized by Putu Tangkas Adi Hiranmayena for Denver, Colorado’s Gamelan Tunas Mekar, this piece uses idioms from both traditional and contemporary baleganjur sensibilities. It premiered at the 2018 “Sounding Out the State of Indonesian Music” conference at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. Hiranmayena’s intention in creating this piece is to critique the state of global gamelan musics and question the value attribution of Balinese peoples’ identities. +
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Barong Brutuk is the embodiment of Bhatara Ratu Pancaring Jagat in Trunyan village of which there are 21 people. The faces of the barongs resemble primitive masked faces with large white or brown eyes and are thought to be relics of pre-Hindu culture. Barong Brutuk is danced by male dancers taken from members of the truna sekaa in Trunyan village. Before dancing the sacred barongs, the cadets must go through a process of sacralization for 42 days. They lived in the vicinity of Bhatara Datonta and every day was tasked with cleaning the temple grounds and learning an ancient song called Kidung. During the sacralization process, the cadets were forbidden to have contact with the women in their village.
Another activity carried out during the purification process is collecting banana leaves from Pinggan village which are used as clothing for the Brutuk dance. The banana leaves are dried and then knitted with peeled rope (banana tree) into a kind of skirt that will be used by Brutuk dancers. Each dancer uses two or three sets of clothing made of banana leaves, some of which are hung around the waist and partly on the shoulders, under the neck. Brutuk dancers use panties which are also made from banana tree rope.
The Barong Brutuk performance is staged at noon just as the Odalan Day begins at Ratu Pancering Jagat Temple. Usually the Brutuk ceremony lasts for 3 days in a row starting at 12.00 noon and ending around 17.00 pm. The Brutuk dancers wear dried banana leaves and headdresses made of coconut leaves; One serves as King Brutuk, one functions as the Queen, one functions as Patih, one serves as the Queen's older brother, and the rest are regular members. The Brutuk dance illustrates the concept of a dichotomy in the life of the Trunyan community, namely two groups of people, men and women.
The Brutuk ceremony begins with the appearance of member-level embodiments. They circled the temple walls three times each while waving whips to the audience participating in the ceremony. The audience attending the ceremony began to approach the Brutuk dancers to pick up the loose banana leaves which they would use as a means of fertility. The spectators who managed to get the banana leaves from Brutuk's clothes would keep them at home and then spread them out in the rice fields when they started planting rice. They expect a successful harvest.
The last stage of the ritual performance begins in the evening, led by a pemangku (holy man), the women bring new offerings to be presented to the King and Queen Brutuk. When the offerings have been offered, the King and Queen dance together, while the other Brutuks and the audience just watch. A pair of Kings and Queens dance an ancient move, which imitates the behavior of a wild partridge. The King as keker (rooster) and the Queen dances as kiuh (hen). There are many wild partridges in the area around Trunyan. They pop their heads, swoop, peck and move their hips, claw at the ground and make sudden attacks on each other while flapping their wings. Movements such as cock fighting or flying. At the time of sandya kala, the dancers walk down to Lake Batur. Brutuk men with red masks, take a position by lining up behind the King, while masked dancers women line up opposite them, behind the Queen. The love dance of the King and Queen continued for about half an hour, while the male and female Brutuks continued to line up. Only the Patih and the brother of the Queen Brutuk remained active, they continuously whipped their whips at the audience.
The dance of the King and Queen Brutuk ends with the movement of the Queen flying and crossing a line marked with a banner. All Brutuk then cheered when the King flew trying to pounce on the Queen. The King immediately caught him and embraced the Queen. At that moment the youths who became Brutuk, cheered in unison, as they ran into the water and threw themselves. There they stripped the remnants of the banana leaves that became their clothes, swam and had fun unwinding. Their costumes were left afloat, while their masks were picked up by older members of the tribe who descended to the shore of the lake to provide assistance. After that the dancers and the audience separated for dinner after all the celebratory activities were over.
