“NGOMBANG”: POTRET ANTROPOLOGIS MASYARAKAT PESISIR PEKALONGAN DALAM KARYA TARI

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  • Hery Suwanto Institut Seni Indonesia (ISI) Surakarta Jalan Ki Hajar Dewantara No. 19 Kentingan, Jebres, Surakarta 57126

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33153/grt.v14i2.1705

Abstract

Life of fishermen in Wonokerto Kulon, Pekalongan, Central Java owned a hard life. They
lived with a cycle rotation of life: monotoni. In the circle of nature, when the wind blows from
Asia continent through Indonesia region, made condition changed: waves more higher, wind blows
stronger and the sea more difficult to be sailed. People in Wonokerto called it as angin kombang.
When angin kombang blowing from West, time become very valuable to brightening and cheer
up, one of through the art of kendang pencak, a traditonal Javanese art of fighting. Kendang Pencak represent the art of self-defence but also can called as a self-defence dance, combining silat
and dance accompanied by gamelan orchestra. the beat of kendang become a kind of beat representing a vital energy of fishermen life. Monotoni of fishermen life will lost because emerging eruption of new dynamics in their life. The creator’s empirical experience owned body dance and also
have learned pencak silat and karate exploited to explore dance movement of kendang pencak
become kind of a new dance. “Ngombang†explore fisherman body: continuing monotoni motions
expressing strength, mobility, and slow-softly movements. Exploration of the body combined by
motions of traditional martial art of kendang pencak supported by karate, yoga and tai-chi.
These elements represent in body dance of dancers.
Keyword: fishermen, kendang pencak, monotoni.

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Published

2016-11-01

How to Cite

Suwanto, H. (2016). “NGOMBANG”: POTRET ANTROPOLOGIS MASYARAKAT PESISIR PEKALONGAN DALAM KARYA TARI. Greget: Jurnal Kreativitas Dan Studi Tari, 14(2). https://doi.org/10.33153/grt.v14i2.1705

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Vol. 14 No. 2 (2015)

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