Bambangan Cakil
Bambangan Cakil is a classical dance-drama of Javanese people in—particularly—Central Java, Indonesia. This dance-drama is demonstrates "wayang" performance due to the movement is adopted from one of the scenes in "wayang kulit" performance, that is the "Perang Kembang" scene. The "Perang Kembang" told about war between "kesatria" against "raksasa". The "kesatria" has soft and gentle-characters, while the "raksasa" described as character who is rough and violent. The dance-drama war between "kesatria" ("Bambangan") against "raksasa" ("Cakil") could also be used as a place for a "dalang"'s judgment in moving a puppet. Philosophy . In Javanese culture, "kesatria" are always considered to be good figures, willing to defend the truth, to help others, etc. The "kesatria" title is given, rather than being heredity. For example, in the "Mahabharata" story, Kurawa does not have a "kesatria" title, even though he has the same ancestors as the Pandava. On the other hand, "raksasa" are characterised as rough, violent and dynamic. Characterizations. In the Bambangan Cakil dance-drama, Arjuna is depicted as "kesatria", while is depicted as "raksasa".