Yogyakarta Classical Dance - Yogyakarta - Visit Indonesia

As a cultural center, the Palace Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat noble civilization has a variety of cultural wealth has high artistic value. One is the classical dance of Java, Yogyakarta-Mataraman style very many kinds and amounts due to start there when courts stand up and still exist to preserve and grow even now onwards along with the existence of the palace itself.

Sultanate Palace Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat have dances that are very sacred heritage, namely Bedhaya Semang, which is the parent of all styles of dance daughter of Yogyakarta. Another Dance-old is old enough and Bedhaya Beksan Lawung Ageng Sumreg. Both were created by Sultan HB I. In addition there are several types of classical dance is very well known among others Bedhaya (Bedhaya Kuwung-Kuwung, Bedhaya Tunjung Anom, Bedhaya sinom, etc.), Guntur Segaran, Srimpi (Srimpi Renyep-Renggowati, Srimpi Pandhelori, etc.), Beksa Klana (Klana King , Klana Mask, Klana Alush), Beksa Golek Menak, etc..

Classical dance is not merely a composition of gestures that are created into a single entity serving the whole spectacle. But behind the dance classic, stored on a story or a very high philosophical meaning is conveyed as a message for the human life.

Some of the classical dance styles-Mataraman Yogyakarta, which among others also become cultural treasures Sultanate Palace Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat I can find the documentation.: