Klana Raja

Klana Raja

Klana Raja is the name of one of the Classical Style of Classical Dance which was first composed by R. Soenartomo Tjondroradono in 1976 which in that year was also born another Dance of Yogyakarta namely Klana Alus dance Golek Kenyotinembe by KRT Sasmintodipuro. Klana Raja Dance is called as a dance inspired by the scene of the king who is in love with a princess on the Wayang Wong play, until the composition of his motion also took from the existing scene on Wayang Wong.
This dance is called Klana Raja because the clothing and variety that is used is the variety of kings who use the crown. there is also a saying that the naming departs from the figure figure of the king which is a manifestation of mastery of the mayapada and astral realms that are present. The meaning of "Klana" refers to the great character of the traveler, a connotation of human beings who like to imagine great things, high ideals, which sometimes associate in romantism a "gandr" which is not necessarily erotic or sex, but on an aesthetic idealism. There is a valor in the embodiment.

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Tjahjono Rahardjo
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Kauman, The City of Culture Indonesia
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