Klana Topeng
dance is a men's single dance that originated from Yogyakarta city (Java).
Klana Topeng dance always uses the mask and usually made of wood and colored red.
This dance depicts a king named Prabu Klana Sewandana from Pudhak Payung
kingdom who has fall in love with the goddess of Sekartaji.
According to an
existing story, Klana Topeng dance was originally a folk dance. In its
development, the Kingdom of Yogyakarta sees something interesting in the Klana Topeng dance and then retrieved, repaired and finally was adopted into a palace
dance, and now Klana Topeng dance becomes a palace dance in
Yogyakarta kingdom.
The costumes are: cloth (Java: jarik), pants cindhe,
sampur, headdress (Java: Bledhegan), buntal and a dagger (Java: keris).
There
is a specific movement of Klana Topeng dance and it became a characteristic of
this dance. That movement is kicked a cloth folding (Java: sepak wiron) and
followed by the movement of the waist (Java: ogek lambung). Klana Topeng dance
usually accompanied by gamelan music and a special song, it’s name is Bendrong
who have a great character and dignity.
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