Bambang Nursinggih

Mantras, lyrics with magical content, seem to be a cultural heritage in the form of untouched wingit sayings. Even though its meaning is not easy for most people to understand, the vibrations of its energy carry it. Moreover, it is performed using a procession with costumes, heritage banners, and special equipment. Surrounding traditional cultural areas, traditional ceremonial locations, heritage sites, petilasan, and temples, even in private spaces at the traditional tematen or ruwatan events. Ruwat bumi (mapak arrears) and ruwat sukerta (Murwakala). This has been very common and has become a tradition of service for R Bambang Nursinggih (68), a preserver of the traditional Javanese procession tradition which he explored and developed for the needs of today's society. Through the Sekar Pangawikan Javanese Cultural Institute (established 2009) the traditional institution he built, the wayang wong stage dancer when he was young, in the last decade, together with his creative team and cultural demonstrators members, designed many traditional processions for the carnival with gurit mantram. It is even reinforced with songs, dance movements, simple choreography, oral literature, traditional clothing, musical rhythms, processional sequences, and special ceremonial equipment. Everyone seems to be composing traditional ceremonies, puja-practice along with traditional prayer offerings. It was R Bambang Nursinggih who played an important role in compiling "contextual cultural construction" of traditional processions in the communal tradition "care of the natural environment and ecology of heritage areas" through prayer processions. In fact, entering into the family and personal rooms for ceremonies related to the human life cycle. Mainly, the procession of accompanying Javanese wedding customs. Sekar Pangwikan seems to dismantle and re-enact the occult spells to reinforce the presence of the sacred, silent, holy and solemn nature of the community's and family's traditional ceremonies. Wearing a white sinjang, covered with a Poleng cloth belt, wearing a white cloth, bare-chested, with a combination of yellow and black saffron, on his head covered with a white bow tie with yellow stripes, a dagger tucked into his waist, walking barefoot, R Bambang Nursinggih was on the front position, carrying a pot of sowing flowers and incense sticks, behind him, wearing the same clothes, dozens of members of the traditional team line up to follow the movements. Each of them brought uba rampe and ceremonial equipment. There are umbrellas (songsong), incense, sowing flowers, spears with long lanyards, shields, banners and banners, and don't forget the gurit text which is read and sung together or alternately during the procession. The chanting of the gurit mantram and the rites of the carnival that feels quiet and sacred. This traditional prayer procession pattern was deliberately extracted from the essence of local customs and developed into a processional performance art that is enjoyable to watch without losing the meaning of the chanting of prayers and the power of magic as a ritual procession. The procession of traditional carnival rituals caring for the spiritual power of nature and humans, puja penembah adat, which was initiated, explored, and developed by R Bambang Nursinggih has traveled to various traditional areas at the request of local community members. This customary process, a la Sekar Pangawikan, has penetrated the area of Javanese culture and is accepted as a renewal, a kind of actualization of traditional culture, which fits the needs of the current society for the purposes of chanting prayers using traditional instruments. In fact, many members of the community have already held a life cycle traditional ceremony which combines it with the "carnival performance" of the traditional procession created by R Bambang Nursinggih.

The traditional bride and groom procession procession procession panggih dhaup dhaup with the style of a procession created by R Bambang Nursinggih has often been carried out. Moreover, traditional ceremonies that contain messages about the value of preserving the environment and natural resources related to the management of water sources and soil fertility, the traditional procession team led by R Bambang Nursinggih have been asked to join and reinforce the presence of traditional ceremonies. Not only processions and carnival rituals, the efforts made by R Bambang Nursinggih also had a direct influence on the survival and development of the oral tradition in the form of chant offerings in the form of geguritan lyrics. Secretly turning on the function of the benefits of lyrics in traditional ceremonies. R Bambang Nursinggih, a cultural activist from a young age, has almost complete artistic skills. This man who was born in Madiun, February 10, 1952, since he was young, has been involved in many cultural arts activities. He is a dancer, has an interest in stage culture and makeup, a Javanese singer, understands karawitan, a cultural activist, librarian and community reader, writer of Javanese literature, author of books, trainer of writing arts, author of Javanese literature, macapat, and children's stories. A retired employee of ISI Yogyakarta, he is also a storyteller and cultural movement activist. Almost all cultural activities are involved with feelings of joy, full of joy and willingness. His demeanor is grapyak sumanak, fluent in speech and full of smiles. On the other hand, R Bambang Nursinggih, a cultural actor who always has a generous hand in helping fellow artists in the art production process, complements his busy cultural activities. R Bambang Nursinggih has been a wayang wong stage dancer for quite a long time, dancer of the Ramayana Ballet, fashion and make-up artist, theater artist, activist at the Minomartani Cultural Center near his home, pioneer, founder and manager of the Reading Park/Village Library, organizer and organizer of cultural activities, activists of Javanese Language and Literature activities, writers of stories, geguritan, songs, fairy tales, and stories of oral history, even community radio broadcasters. There is no day without cultural activities. In fact, R Bambang Nursinggih in quite a long time, every morning after dawn sent WA messages to a large number of his friends with greetings in the form of metrum "parikan" (Javanese rhymes) which were light, funny, familiar, simple, but deep and the need to maintain relationships association. The working principle of R Bambang Nursinggih is to obey one's abilities. If you have agreed, it must be obeyed according to the agreement. Not easily discouraged, not easy to give up, and continue to do for the arts. Especially his obedience to continue writing geguritan. In fact, on many occasions appearing in social settings, R Bambang Nursinggih is used to wearing long Javanese clothes: blangkon, surjan, keris, sinjang, and slippers. Ngayogyan style. He said, to miss the Javanese people. If conditions permit, in official forums, R Bambang Nursinggih also likes to use Javanese manners conversation. Bambang Nursinggih, Bachelor of Arts in Taxi, graduated from ISI Yogyakarta. Born in Madiun, February 10, 1952. Founder and Chairperson of the Javanese Cultural Institute Sekar Pangawikan (2009), Chairperson of the Ngudi Pangawikan Village Library (2010), Chairperson of the DIY Interest in Reading Community Movement (GPMB) (2017-present), and is active in the Javanese Literature Workshop Yogyakarta (2003-2011, SSJY Management). Chairman of the Yogyakarta Natural Theater (1994). Decorating Ramayanan Ballet Purwawisata Yogyakarta (1992). Literary writer in mass media. The books have been published. Among them: Geguritan procession: Why don't Ijoli, my legacy; (2005, CV. Arindo Nusa Media 20090; My Pisungsung: Amung Gurit Ian Anggitan poetry; Dyah Manggalaratna Nuruljanati; CV. Arindo Nusa Media, 2010); Geguritan procession: Lining Pepesthen; CV. Arindo Nusa Media; Geguritan Procession: My Village Nature; CV. Arindo Nusa Media, 2011. The Tale of Sato Kewan 1 (kangge lare-lare). CV. Arindo Nusa Media, 2012; Geguritan procession: Jogja Sinangling Gurit; CV. Arindo Nusa Media, 2015; Fable of Sato Kewan I (kangge lare-tare) REVISION. CV. Arindo Nusa Media, 2015; The uniqueness of the 2016 Bekakak Bride Breakfast. Introduction to Indonesian Culture Series. Print I, 2016. Publishing Directorate of Belief in God and Traditions, Directorate General of Culture, Ministry of Education and Culture. R Bambang Nursinggih is also a book editor and author of a number of joint anthologies in the fields of Cekak stories, geguritan, songs, and cultural essays. Subscribe to be a story telling judge, story teller, radio broadcast presenter, and presenter for writing training. His artistic experience is quite long. 1974 Central Java Arts Mission to Sumatra. 1980-1997 Performing around Java-Sumatra with the Natural Theater (TA). 1986 Indonesian Arts Mission to Kuala Lumpur with Teater Alam. 1987-1994 Performing around Java-Sulawesi with the UGM Sallahudin Studio. 2003 Read Geguritan on Community Radio BBM FM 107.9 Mhz. 2009 DIY delegates to the Mitra Praja Utama Literature Gathering III in Surakarta, 2010 MPU IV Lampung, 2011 MPU V Surabaya participants, Yogyakarta Provincial Culture Office; 2011 Participants in the 3rd Javanese Literature Congress in Bojonegoro. 2011 Participant of the Fifth Javanese Language Congress in Surabaya; 2012 Participant of MPU VI Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta Provincial Department of Culture. 2015 Participant of the VI Java Language Pre-Congress, the Provincial Culture Office. DIY. 2015 Participant of MPU X Kupang (NTT), 2016 Participant of the VI Javanese language congress in Jogjakarta. 2016 and 2017 Participants of the 24 Hours of Dancing Sala. R. Bambang Nursinggih also excelled in his work, in 2002 won 1st place in Storytelling in the Kindergarten General Category. Central Java-DIY. 2002 Second Winner of Animal Storytelling, Animal Love Festival. 2002 Champion I Imitating Animal Sounds, Central Java-DIY Animal Love Festival. 2003 2nd place in the Maos Geguritan Competition (Banaa). 2004 3rd Place in Storytelling Contest Category C DIY Level. 2004 1st Winner of SeDIY's Geguritan Cipta Achievement. 2006 Second Place Story Telling Contest (Indonesian Mentari Foundation). 2006 1st Winner of the DIY Level General Storytelling Contest (BPAD DIY Province). As for the award he has received, 2015 (October) Yasayo Literature Prize (Yogya Literary Foundation) as a Javanese writer. 2017 (November) 2017 Language and Literature Award, Yogyakarta Special Region Language Center as a Nominee for the Category of Javanese Language and Literature Driving Figures. ***

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Bambang Nursinggih
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