Jumat, 29 April 2011

LOCAL ARTS IN INDONESIA

Local art is a product made by local people. Local art expresses the uniqueness of the creator, of the society ti which the marker belongs, of all mankind or all of these. The product appeals to the intellect and to be senses. Local art can be variety of forms sech as musical composition, dance, drama, public exhibition, concert, novel or poem.

There are various kinds of local arts in Java. If foreign tourists visit the Lebak (Banten) regency, they will be attracted to the Debus performance. The performer stab himself with a dagger or sword but he does not hurt himself.

In Bandung West Java, foreign tourist will be able to see the Angklung concert. The concert does not only play Indonesian music, but also American and European music. Angklung is a musical instrument made of bamboo. Angklung is played simply by shaking it. Foreign tourist usually try to play angklung after seeing the concert.

In Central and West Java, drama is often performed in the form of puppet plays called Wayang. Foreign tourist enjoy the puppet show. Wayang accompanied by music played in native instruments in a gamelan orchestra. In Central Java, wayang is played by man or woman dresses in wayang and plays a certain role in the story called Wayang Orang. It is veery popular in Solo, Yogyakarta and Semarang.

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