Randai is a typical Minangkabau art in the form of a theater / theatrical action with some no art. The artistic elements contained in Randai's art are senior drama, sound art, dance art, and music art. The source of the story in Randaiakan from kaba / folklore with the theme of budi, pekerti, shame, susila, education and development of the nation's devil.
Indonesia as an archipelagic nation consists of various tribes with different customs and cultures. Indonesia has a wide variety of famous theatrical dramas / plays, one of which is Randai. Randai is a theatrical art originating from Minangkabau, West Sumatra province.
Randai is a complex art because it consists of several options: theater arts / literature, traditional music art, dance art and also martial arts or can be called with silek in Minangkabau area.
Randhai is a composite word that includes several things besides theater, music, dance and silek played in groups in the Minangkabau area, and is performed in the form of arena theater (arena show) and circular.
In general, one group of randai will be filled by 14 to 25 people. Randai members are usually called randai children and come from groups of craftsmen, traders or farmers in the local area.
The source of the story is kaba / folklore with the theme of manners, shame, moral, education and develop the damage of the nation. Kaba is a kind of traditional Minangkabau literary prose that tells and releases by being sung. Kaba is narrated from generation to generation from various versions and versions.
Randai is called Minangkabau special art because only Minangkabau have this art. In other areas unknown to Randai art. If there are other areas, of course the name and art of the show will be different too.
In ancient times, randai became one of the means to help communicate important messages to the local Minangkabau community and residents. Randai itself comes from a word that mark / malinka which has the meaning of a set of circles. Another meaning of the word randai is ber (h) danai that is not desirous, speak by using figurative phrases or vague words (Ediruslan Pe Amanriza and Hasan Junus, 1993: 111).
In his time All actors in the Randai theater are men. If there are female characters in the story, it will be played by men. The cast of women chooses physical form. The cast of the female character must be visible in a painting that creates the character of the character. The man who plays the waria goal woman, when the dialogue can not be his voice, but the costume and dressing are women. Cast of female characters is usually a prima donna in the show Randai, but in its development Randai can be played by all circles.
Sources of stories or stories raised are kaba / folklore that long live in Minang society with the theme of morality, shame, morals, education and develop the devil nation. One of the famous Kaba is Kaba Anggun Nan Tonga, Magek Jabang which is considered the top of all kaba.
The randai show progressed well in the Luhak area of fifty Koto. In this region bakaba traditions are growing widely and hidden in people's lives. From Luhak Limapuluh Koto this randai develop to other areas in West Sumatra. Crimes to Jambi and Riau.
The element of dance, which works as a complementary singing chants of his movements in harmony with the strains of sound and motion of the dance called martial movement silat martial arts or can be called with silek in the Minangkabau region.
Randai is a typical Minangkabau art in the form of a theater / theatrical action with some no art. The artistic elements contained in Randai's art are senior drama, sound art, dance art, and music art. The source of the story in Randaiakan from kaba / folklore with the theme of budi, pekerti, shame, susila, education and development of the nation's devil.
Indonesia as an archipelagic nation consists of various tribes with different customs and cultures. Indonesia has a wide variety of famous theatrical dramas / plays, one of which is Randai. Randai is a theatrical art originating from Minangkabau, West Sumatra province.
Randai is a complex art because it consists of several options: theater arts / literature, traditional music art, dance art and also martial arts or can be called with silek in Minangkabau area.
Randhai is a composite word that includes several things besides theater, music, dance and silek played in groups in the Minangkabau area, and is performed in the form of arena theater (arena show) and circular.
In general, one group of randai will be filled by 14 to 25 people. Randai members are usually called randai children and come from groups of craftsmen, traders or farmers in the local area.
The source of the story is kaba / folklore with the theme of manners, shame, moral, education and develop the damage of the nation. Kaba is a kind of traditional Minangkabau literary prose that tells and releases by being sung. Kaba is narrated from generation to generation from various versions and versions.
Randai is called Minangkabau special art because only Minangkabau have this art. In other areas unknown to Randai art. If there are other areas, of course the name and art of the show will be different too.
In ancient times, randai became one of the means to help communicate important messages to the local Minangkabau community and residents. Randai itself comes from a word that mark / malinka which has the meaning of a set of circles. Another meaning of the word randai is ber (h) danai that is not desirous, speak by using figurative phrases or vague words (Ediruslan Pe Amanriza and Hasan Junus, 1993: 111).
In his time All actors in the Randai theater are men. If there are female characters in the story, it will be played by men. The cast of women chooses physical form. The cast of the female character must be visible in a painting that creates the character of the character. The man who plays the waria goal woman, when the dialogue can not be his voice, but the costume and dressing are women. Cast of female characters is usually a prima donna in the show Randai, but in its development Randai can be played by all circles.
Sources of stories or stories raised are kaba / folklore that long live in Minang society with the theme of morality, shame, morals, education and develop the devil nation. One of the famous Kaba is Kaba Anggun Nan Tonga, Magek Jabang which is considered the top of all kaba.
The randai show progressed well in the Luhak area of fifty Koto. In this region bakaba traditions are growing widely and hidden in people's lives. From Luhak Limapuluh Koto this randai develop to other areas in West Sumatra. Crimes to Jambi and Riau.
The element of dance, which works as a complementary singing chants of his movements in harmony with the strains of sound and motion of the dance called martial movement silat martial arts or can be called with silek in the Minangkabau region.