Sisingaan is a distinctive art community Sundanese (West Java) that displays 2-4 stuffed lion that was carried by the players while dancing. On top of that carried the stuffed lion usually sit a child who will be circumcised or a public figure. There are several versions of the origin of art that grows and develops in these communities in West Java. The first version says that sisingaan appeared around 70s. It was at the pavilion in TMII West Java displayed the art of mutual lion or sisingaan the shape is still simple. And, of appearance in West Java bridge that then art sisingaan be known by the public until now.
The second version says that sisingaan art was created around 1840 by artists from Ciherang area, about 5 km from Subang. At that time, Subang never be "owned" by the Dutch and the British by establishing P & T Lands. This causes Subang be as if the government doubles, because politically controlled by the Dutch, but the economy is under the influence of the P & T Lands entrepreneurs. As a result, the people of Subang be very miserable. In these circumstances, the arts sisingaan born as a form of popular resistance against the invaders both nations. And, to assert that art is a form of resistance sisingaan, then used two stuffed lion is a symbol of the country the Netherlands and the UK. Therefore, to this day in every game sisingaan always displayed at least two stuffed lions.
In a further development, the arts sisingaan not only spread to other areas in Subang district, but also to other districts in West Java, such as Bandung, Purwakarta and Sumedang. In addition to spread to some areas, this art is also experiencing growth, whether in the form of a lion puppet refinement, the arrangement of dance, costume player, and waditra and the songs being played.
players
The players are generally sisingaan adult males who are members of a group consisting of: 8 people penggotong stuffed lion (1 doll carried by 4 people), a leader of the group, some of the players waditra, and one or two people jajangkungan (players who using wood for walking along the 3-4 meters). These players are the ones who have special skills, either in dance or play waditra. Specialized skills that need to be owned by any player because in a collective show sisingaan needed a solid team that played all dance while carrying a stuffed lion can be in tune with the music played by the nayaga.
Venue and Equipment Games
Sisingaan art is generally displayed around during the day with no home during the circumcision ceremony, welcomed the distinguished visitor, the village chief's inauguration, independence day celebration and so forth. The duration of a staging sisingaan usually takes a long time, depending on whether or not large village will be surrounded.
The equipment used in the game sisingaan are: (1) two or four stretchers stuffed lion. Stretcher frame and the head of the lion dolls made of wood and bamboo wrapped with cloth and given a seat on his back. Meanwhile, for the feathers on the head and tail made of yarn raffia. For the record, former lion-shaped stretcher is made of wood with feathers from the rafters and fireworks are usually made at the time to hold impromptu performances. So, first sisingaan not permanent, but only used once and then discarded; (2) a set of waditra which consists of: two large drums (drums and percussion child ovary), a trumpet, three tap (bonang), a kentrung (kulanter), a small gong, and a manacle .; and (3) clothing consisting of players: pants shucks / pangsi, iket barangbang semplak, taqwa clothes and footwear tarumpah or salompak
Performing Sisingaan
Sisingaan show begins with words of welcome were made by the leader of the group. Once the group leader giving a speech, then the child would be circumcised or public figures to be paraded welcome to climb the lion doll. Furthermore, the tool accompaniment sounded to bring the songs are rhythmic dynamic to mark the beginning of the show. Then, a number of 8 players will start carrying two stuffed lions (one doll carried by 4 people).
After the stuffed lion penggotong ready, then the leader will start giving the cue so they started doing dance movements simultaneously and concurrently. The doll was immediately penggotong do acrobatic movements are quite thrilling. Dance movements are usually played by the lion puppet penggotong is: igeul ngayun glempang, pairs / horses, mincid, padungdung, gugulingan, bangkaret, put up, kicking two, step back, Kael, EWAG, jeblang, Depok, solor , sesenggehan, genying, turn taktak, nanggeuy lions, lift jungjung, ngolecer, emblem, pasagi tilu, literacy cau, nincak rancatan, and kakapalan.
Meanwhile, the songs played by the interpreter to accompany the dance kawih usually taken from Tap Tilu art, Doger, and Kliningan, such as: drought, Song, Titipatipa, Gondang, Kasreng, Gurudugan, Mapay Roko, Flower yam, Kangsring, Flower Beureum, fruit Kawung, Gondang, Tenggong Petit, Sesenggehan, Badudud, stumps Kawing, Side Butut, Sireum Beureum, and the song interlude (Siyur, Tepang Sono, Durability Rajet, Fiber salira, Honey and Poison, Mr. Wonderful, Goyang Dombret, Warudoyong etc. ).
Performing this sisingaan done while surrounding neighborhoods or villages, and finally back again to its original place. And, with the arrival of the dancers in the first place, then the show was over.
Cultural Values
Art as an expression of the human spirit, of course, contains the value of aesthetics, including traditional art sisingaan that fostered and promoted by society Ciherang, Subang. However, when examined in depth sisingaan contains not only aesthetic value, but there are other values which in turn can be used as a reference in daily life for the people of supporters. These values include teamwork, cohesiveness, orderliness, perseverance dam. Value cooperation seen from the togetherness in preserving the cultural heritage of its predecessors. Compactness and order value is reflected in a staging that can run smoothly. The value of hard work and perseverance reflected mastery of dance movements.
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