Bapang
A commanding, coarse-mannered character of the cycle, danced with wide stance and abrupt accents; also the name of that movement style.
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Terms, definitions, context, variants, usage examples, and references from diverse East Javanese cultural communities.
Beskalan
The opening dance of a Malangan performance, danced before the story begins to greet the audience and mark the ground.
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Cerita Panji
The Panji cycle: an East Javanese body of stories about a prince and princess separated, disguised, and reunited, which supplies the plots of the masked theatre.
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Dewi Sekartaji
The heroine of the cycle, princess of Kediri, whose separation from and reunion with Panji drives the story.
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Gamelan
A traditional Javanese musical ensemble consisting of instruments such as gongs, kenong, saron, bonang, and others.
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Gamelan — Demo Multimodal
A demonstration entry showing how a single lexicon entry can simultaneously include image, audio, video, and 3D model representations. This is not a final scholarly record and is used…
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Gamelan Jawa
The Javanese gamelan ensemble: a tuned set of bronze percussion instruments, together with drum, bowed and plucked strings, and flute, treated as a single instrument owned and tuned…
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Gamelan Malangan
The gamelan ensemble used for the Malangan masked theatre, harder-driven and more drum-led than the court style it grew from.
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Gandrung
A distinctive Banyuwangi dance and performance tradition that developed as an expression of gratitude and Osing cultural identity.
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Gemblak
A young male dancer in performances. Gemblak refers to a young male dancer who traditionally accompanied a warok in Reog Ponorogo performances, taking the role of the jathil, a horse-riding…
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Gendhing
A composed piece of karawitan, identified by its melodic skeleton, its cycle length, its tuning and its mode rather than by a fixed score.
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Gunungsari
A refined young nobleman of the cycle, brother of the heroine, whose dance is lighter and quicker than the hero's.
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Karawitan
The art of Javanese gamelan music: an ensemble practice governed by tuning system, mode, and a repertoire of composed pieces, performed on its own or as accompaniment to dance and…
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Klono Sewandono
The foreign king of the cycle, who desires the princess and is defeated. Danced in the strong style, in a red mask with bulging eyes.
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Panji Asmarabangun
The hero of the cycle, prince of Jenggala. Danced in the refined style, in a white mask with narrow eyes and a level gaze.
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Punakawan
The clown-servants who accompany the nobles, speak in everyday language, and address the audience directly.
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Ragil Kuning
The youngest sister of Panji, a lively refined female character who often carries the comic warmth of a scene.
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Wayang Topeng Malangan
The masked dance-drama of Malang: episodes of the Panji cycle performed by dancers in carved wooden masks, accompanied by gamelan and narrated by a dhalang.
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