Ramayana Ballet at Prambanan is a show that combines dance and drama without dialogue that the story of Ramayana . Ramayana tells the story of Rama attempt to rescue Sita abducted by Ravana.
Open stage Prambanan previously made on the first staging in 1961 is
still in the Prambanan temple complex, which then created a new open
stage, which is outside the temple zone. The new open stage has a
seating capacity of 991, located west of the Prambanan temple complex,
to the west of Opak. Stands facing the east so that the third temple
main temple of Shiva, Vishnu, and Brahma temple becomes the background
of the stage. At night the temple will be highlighted with high voltage
lights to produce the effect of a magnificent backdrop.
Open stage
performances can only be held in the month dry season ranges from May to
October, the stage starts from 19:30 until 21:30 depend weather
conditions. The theater closed named Trine is located in the south stage
closed, can accommodate 300 to 400 spectators, Ramayana at Trimurti
building is presented in the format of the full story of the competition
since Rama followed up with another meeting Rama with Sita.
Before the start of the story is shown, a procession of eight dancers
dressed man Keraton Surakarta soldiers who were escorting seven women
carrying offerings. After being on the stage floor middle, soldiers will
conduct dashing dance, while the women carrying offerings and incense
offerings near the gamelan. The women carriers of offerings will then be
seated in between gamelan and continue the next task as a vocalist or waranggana,
while the soldiers out stage. A backstage announcer will read out the
contents of the story according to the episode that will be shown in
English and accompanied by the music of the gamelan. Each episode
usually begins at 19:00 and ends at 21:00.
Episode 1: The loss of Sita
Episode one consists of three rounds and detailed in 57 scenes. The
first half describes the palace of Lanka, arrival and Sarpakenaka
reports, as well as the decision of Ravana to kidnap Sita along Marica.
The second half tells Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana in the Forest Dandaka,
Sita tempted Kijang Kencana, which is the embodiment Marica, then go
hunting deer
Rama, Lakshmana left Sita Furthermore Ravana abducted, Jatayu trying to
rescue Sita, and Rama meet Jatayu who almost died. The third round
describe the war between Vali and Sugriva by Vali death.
Episode 2: Hanuman Duta
Hanuman burning of Lanka country scene.
Episode two consists of seven innings and detailed in 71 scenes. The first half describes the cave Kiskenda attended by Sugriva, Rama, Lakshmana, and the assignment of four ambassadors who led Hanuman to find Sita. The second half tells the group that fooled Hanuman traps and trickery Sayempraba up blind. The third round of Raja Garuda Sempati heal tells Hanuman and his entourage then give instructions on how to head of Lanka. The fourth round of telling Sita by Ravana who courted Argasoka Park. Contains the fifth round meeting with Sita in Argasoka Hanuman and Hanuman war with Indrajit up captive Hanuman. Indrajit sixth round brought before Ravana Hanuman, Ravana Hanuman angry and beat until fall, Wibisana cautioned Ravana that is not worth treating ambassador helpless, and ended with the expulsion of Wibisana of Lanka. The seventh round, Hanuman punished by burning alive, but Hanuman instead take some fire that burned and ran towards the haystack as a clone of housing in Alengka and burned. Hanuman left of Lanka to report to Rama.
Episode 3: The death Kumbakarna
Episode three consists in four innings and detailed in 42 scenes. The
first half depicts Rama joint venture army monkey to build a bridge
connecting South Indian of Lanka. The second half contains Anggada as
envoy to the arrival of Lanka, Ravana who wants to kill Anggada
prevented by Kumbakarna and ending with the expulsion Kumbakarna. The
third round describe between war of Lanka army with troops of monkeys,
Indrajit releases an arrow Nagapaksa the form of a snake and monkey
immobilize troops. Nagapaksa in Prambanan Ramayana Ballet is displayed
with a form five female dancers are dressed like a snake. Wibisana reply
with arrows Garuda and managed to bargain the effects of Nagapaksa.
Garuda arrows displayed with the form of a number of dancers with
costumes eagle. The next scene of the battle between the Lakshman
Indrajit. The fourth round describe the fight between Kumbakarna and
Sugriva, Sugriva who recessive assisted by Lakshman, Lakshman finally
killed Kumbakarna, the angels greet the spirits Kumbakarna.
Episode 4: The Holy Fire Sita
Episode four consists in four bakan
and detailed in 48 scenes. The first half depicts Ravana who seduce
Sita, but Sita still refused, Ravana shows similar head with Rama and
Lakshmana, Sita and then fainted. The second round of war between the
parties contain Rama and Ravana, Ravana brings to the battlefield and
died at the hands of Rama. The third round Wibisana Rama crowned as the
king of Lanka, the presence of Sita rejected by Rama, Sita is not
considered sacred because it has been touched Ravana. Sita to prove her
purity with attempted entry into flames, Sita finally rescued by the
fire god, Batara Brama, Sita fell on the mound fire guided experiment by
Brama and meet Rama. The scene ends with Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, and
magnifying the army of monkeys to leave the stage.
There are differences in the Javanese wayang Ramayana. Differences in the fourth episode is the death of Ravana, the Javanese wayang Ravana could not die because it has the properties Pancasona aji
when his body hit the ground, he would come back to life. When the
magic arrow on the body of Rama Ravana, Hanuman Ravana has chased and
choke body with great mountain that Ravana could not move anymore.
Ramayana Prambanan has made a change regarding this, Ravana could be killed by Rama.
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