Mask Dance (Tari Topeng)
A mask dance is very unique dance, dancer have to imitate the character that represented by the mask itself. Mask or Topeng for Indonesian is also know in Java, which is very old and classic.
The right picture is the figure of an old wise man with grey hair and walk like creaky old gentleman. In other dances, there may be a small group who perform various character and types.
Tari Topeng or Mask dance usually perform for a religious ceremony such as a temple anniversary (I have seen it always at the Pura Sakenan temple anniversary right on the Kuningan day). The character comments on anything, even politics, or morality at the recent situation.
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6 Responses to “Mask Dance (Tari Topeng)”
February 26th, 2008 at 1:45 am
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February 26th, 2008 at 1:46 am
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February 26th, 2008 at 1:47 am
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March 4th, 2008 at 10:16 am
I love to dance…. It is my favourite hobby to have it on party and festivals. My favourite dane is classic but i like rock dance as well that is a kind of disco.
April 20th, 2008 at 6:07 am
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November 5th, 2008 at 11:53 am
I actually seen this type of dance on an episode of Taboo on the National Geographic Channel just last weekend. I had no idea what was initially going on because the people were dancing in such weird ways combined with folk-type indigenous music. Eventually, I caught up with what was happening as each person involved in a certain dance were depicting the type of dress and masks. Not withstanding the person on the picture here (a wise elder), I also saw twin goddesses, a young pauper couple praying to these elders and goddesses, and even a fisherman, someone that looked like the protector of the elders (in garb depicting an enforcer) and even one that acted like a small child who the others revered.