Indonesiana Vol.13 The Charms of Indonesian Culture

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ART

War dancers - Zul Lubis

Reyog Bulkiyo

Combating Tyranny

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eyog Bulkiyo is a traditional art from Blitar, East Java, in the form of a war dance performance. The war dance performances in Reyog Bulkiyo are intended as a war between the good against the evil. The good is represented by the figure of Anoman who destroys the figure of Rahwana. Then the other good in Reyog Bulkiyo is the Bulkiyo character who conquers the tyrannical

King Karungkolo.

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