Sacred Dance | Dance Pujawali Telek

Telek dance is still performed regularly by a banjar / indigenous villages in Bali. This type of dance guardian is a heritage that abstinence for not staged. Locals believe the staging Telek as a means to woo salvation of the world, particularly in the area of ​​banjar / village customs. If desperate not show Telek, it is tantamount to inviting the presence of pests and disease in plants, livestock and human disease.  

Telek

Confidence is so crystallized in the heart of Bali Traditional manners. They preserve this art form from year to year, from generation to generation so as not to erode the current era. So strong they maintain this ancestral tetamian, Telek Art has been around a long time and is a heritage
Abstinence Not Performed
The Banjar Adat Gelgel, Telek staged twice a year ie on Buda Umanis Perangbakat (Ratu Ida Batara Guru Pura Dalem, Jewel) and the Buda Pond Paang (Ratu Ida Batara Gede). Both performances were shot in the side Jaba Pura Dalem Teachers. Whenever Telek performed, all manners certainly see it at once for safety to Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa.
Telek staging in Banjar Adat Jewel, Gelgel was interrupted a few years before Mount Agung erupted to the bloody tragedy G-30-S rupture. Two great tragedy that had shattered the peace communities across Bali. In order to restore peace were torn, the elders in Banjar Adat Jewel agreed to hold a series of ceremonies starting reinforcements. One of them, reviving the art Telek they believe to be a means for safety world-hereafter. Since that time, Telek back masolah (staged) until now. In fact, pengempon Pura Dalem Teachers already had bhisama (agreement) that the trustee dance still have masolah up anytime to avoid kabrebehan (distress).
While in the Village People Meet, Telek staged every Rahinan Kajeng Pond and piodalan at Pura Dalem Penataran Cangkring, Pura Taman Sari and Pura Dalem Katulampa. This means, at least dance is staged guardian about 27 times each year.
The same as in Banjar Adat Jewel Gelgel, manners Village People Meet also believes Telek staging this as a means to invoke the safety of all animate beings in this world of distress. Stressed, it does not perform this dance abstinence on the days that have been determined. Unless in the village at the same time because there is experiencing kecuntakan manners died. Manners do not dare not perform this dance. If it is violated, we believe there will be a disaster that made our peace disturbed. For example, infectious diseases and so forth, he said, adding, staging Telek in Meet uninterruptible, continues from generation to generation.

Masked White

Telek dance is performed by four male dancers who were aged children to enter the youth (holy). Fourth dancer was wearing a white mask with a gentle character and handsome face and accompanied gong percussion Kebyar Bebarongan. Both in Banjar Adat Jewel and the Village People Meet, this dance does not stand alone. But always coupled with Jauk, Mask Penamprat, Barong and Rangda Rarung. All elements of the dance was combined to build the unity of the whole story with a duration of about two hours. Late show marred by sticking a dagger into the chest of the attractions Rarung and Rangda
The attraction takes place when both papatih and pemunut Rangda in kerawuhan conditions. Telek is not a dance off. The whole show that is enabled to invoke the safety and well-being.
There is no provision explicitly governing the age limit dancer. However, Telek in Banjar Jewel dancers always brought children from hereditary. Because the mask and bun (headdress) Telek was indeed designed the size of the face and the head of the children, so that adults are not fit to wear. Telek mask raw material use wood bark are also commonly used as a raw material layer (mask) Barong and Rangda. Telek mask is tetamian ancestral manners and no one knows for sure when the mask was made. Telek mask is not changed or replaced, for example by making masks the larger size so that it can be used adult. If the color of the mask that was opaque, the public was limited ngodakin (repainting). Not mask being replaced. The same thing applies to the foundation barong and Rangda. Before the dance Telek performed, all dancers must follow in order to worship in the temple blessing God dilakoninya staging.
In one generation, there were eight children were chosen to deepen Dance Telek. Despite dancer who used only four people. The four dancers act as the core dancers, while four other dancers as dancers replacement if one of the core dancers unable to perform due to illness and so on. The regeneration process is very simple. dance and staging techniques presented in the current Telek everything unchanged. Telek remain stable in Banjar Adat Jewel because of the belief that this dance will bring safety and peace to the citizens remain firmly entrenched.

  

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