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Topeng Dance

    Topeng Dance
    Topeng Dance , this art is original art Cirebon area, including Indramayu and Jatibarang. Topeng dance is one of the dances in the Tatar Parahyangan. Topeng dance called because the dancers use masks when dancing. This Topeng dance yourself a lot of variety, and experienced growth in terms of movement, as well as stories to be conveyed. Sometimes the Topeng dance performed by dancers indecent dance solo, or can also be played by several people.

    One other type of Topeng Dance is a Topeng Dance wungu rover golden mask is a series of dance styles that tell the queen Kencana Parahyangan wungu who was being chased by a king who fancied Menakjingga fancied him. Basically, each representing the masks each character describes the human disposition. Kencana Wungu, with a blue mask, representing the character swiftly but gracefully. Menakjingga (also called a rover), with a red mask represents a hot-tempered character, tempramental and impatient. This dance work Soeradiredja Nugraha.

    Hand and body movements are graceful, and musical accompaniment is dominated by the drum and fiddle, is another hallmark of the mask dance.

    Topeng Dance Arts was studied in the studio still exists-that there is a dance studio, and is still often performed on special occasions local official, or in other areas of traditional moments. From Wikipedia
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