Before watching the video, read the following article. This article should help you understand more about what “Bantengan” is.
Bantengan Traditional Art
Cultural diversity in Java, especially East Java has enriched traditional arts of the region. One of them Bantengan art. This folk art comes from a village which used to be a village adjacent to the slopes of Mount Welirang. It is believed many of the forest areas in this mount life a variety of wild animals including bull which is now extinct. At that time, a villager called Made Paimin got into the forest and found a piece of framework which was similar to a bull. Made Paimin was a martial art trainer, so his martial art style was influenced by bull as the symbol of strength.
Since then, the martial art performance in this area has been influenced by bull. Indigenous people then perform the martial art attraction by wearing bull costume. Bantengan attraction is played by two men, one man plays the head and the other one plays the hip. The attraction describes the movement and attitude of furious bull while fighting. To enliven the attraction, traditional musical background is played. Besides music, the bull is usually accompanied by other wild animals like tigers and lions.
Students, are you interested in knowing about Bantengan traditional art? Now, let’s watch the video bantengan traditional art.mpg about Bantengan traditional art.
Activity 1
Now that you have finished watching the video, try to answer these questions briefly.
1.How many people are needed to play bantengan?
2.What is the role of each person?
3.Besides bull, the art of bantengan also performs other animals. What other animals can you find on the video?
4.What kind of musical background is found in bantengan performance?
5.What tool is used to tame the bull in bantengan performance?
Activity 2
After watching the video, try to describe what you have watched orally.
Have you finished describing the video orally? Students, bantengan is a traditional art coming from East Java. Since Indonesia is rich of its traditions and customs, there are still many other art performances found in other part of Indonesia. One of them is traditional dance. If you are interested in knowing about traditional dance, click this (Kancet Lasan Dance).
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