Catatan Budi - Kreatif & Edukatif

Jemblung is a speech art in the form of dialogue which is performed by four players by sitting at a table served with rice cone, snacks and drinks, while telling stories like a kethoprak that presents stories of chronicles, legends or folklore and occasionally interspersed with the sound of gamelan music played by mouth or oral while eating dishes that are on the table. The word Jemblung itself is derived from two Javanese words into a new word formation " jenjem-jenjeme wong gemblung "  (a sense of joy felt by a madman). Jemblung art is classified as a rare art but it is still maintained and developing. Dalang Jemblung is a typical Banyumas speech theater, not accompanied by traditional musical instruments but performed by the players with their own voice (vocals) acting as accompaniment "music". The puppeteer Jemblung plays as a character in a story, but also as a "musical instrument" for men and as a "waranggana" (pesinden, singer...

Wayang Kulit Gagrag Banyumasan is one of the puppetry styles in Java, better known as Pakeliran. Pakeliran includes many elements such as wayang plays (presentation of story lines and their meanings), sabet (all movements of puppets), catur/speech (narration and conversation), karawitan (gendhing of the rest and stage properties). Gagrag Banyumasan Pakeliran, has a strong populist nuance as the character of its people, that is honest and open. Gagrag Banyumasan is different from other regional populist styles which are mostly extinct and affected by Keraton puppetry styles. Gagrag Banyumasan Pedalangan has gained influence and has an order or standard from the Surakarta and Yogyakarta puppetry arts, but Banyumasan gagrag has its own characteristics with the appearance of Bawor characterizations, Kembang Lepang and Gendhing Banyumasan songs. The art of Gagrag Banyumasan puppetry was then standardized and preserved by the Banyumas puppet expert in the Ganasidi Society Gath...

Ebeg is a form of Banyumas regional dance that uses horse dolls made of woven bamboo (ebeg) and its head is given fibers as hair. The Ebeg dance in the Banyumas area depicts war soldiers who are riding horses. Usually in Ebeg performances, complited with an attractions of Barongan, penthul & cépét. It is estimated that Ebeg dance has existed since the 9th century, when humans began to embrace the animism and dynamism creeds. One of the evidences that supports Ebeg to be an old art line is the existence of forms  in trance  (possessed) or wuru. Forms like this mostly to be the characteristic of any art that was born in the days of animism and dynamism. In addition, Ebeg is considered as a truly original art and culture from Banyumasan Java since there is absolutely no influence from other cultures. Unlike the Wayang which is an appreciation of Indian Hindu culture with a variety of figures. Ebeg did not tell a particular character at all and was not influ...

The lengger or lenggeran dance is an old Banyumasan art. The word lengger comes from Javanese words " diarani  leng  jebule je ngger " (Men who dress up as women). This is because at the earlier days that Lengger were perfomed, all the dancer were performed by men who dress up as women. Nowdays, the lengger dance is no longer performed by men but by women. The number of lengger dancers is usually between 2 to 4 people, they must dress up in such a way that looks very attractive, hair in a bun, neck to upper chest are usually open, sampur or shawl is usually worn on the shoulder, wearing cloth/jarit and stagen.  This lengger dance costume is now experiencing a lot of changes, some dancers use more closed costumes, so that the neck and shoulders are not visible anymore, even these dancers also wear long sleeves. Lengger dancers dance to the rhythm of traditional Banyumasan music called Calung . The dancers follow the dynamic and lively rhythm of Calung's mu...