Kecak - Kecha (English spelling) kecak

Japanese: ケチャ - けちゃ(英語表記)kecak
Kecak - Kecha (English spelling) kecak

A performing art performed on the island of Bali in Indonesia. Originally, it meant a male chorus in the possession dance sanghyang, which was intended to cure diseases and ward off evil spirits, but in the 1930s, the Dutch combined this male chorus with a dance based on the Indian epic poem Ramayana to form the form of kecak that is commonly known today. Around 200 men, representing an army of monkeys, sit in a circle, and the dance takes place in the center. The male chorus moves their hands and bodies, imitating the various gamelan instruments in a semi-ecstatic state. Many of the gestures and words are said to come from spells to drive away evil spirits. They use a lot of sounds such as cha, chu, and chi, and sing different rhythms for each group in a nested style, like a hocket (a technique of making a melody into short fragments by inserting rests in the melody). It is performed in several villages in southern Bali, including kecak for tourists. In Japan, the performances of the Geino Yamashiro Gumi are well known.

[Ryūji Uta]

[Reference] | Indonesia
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A folk art from Bali, Indonesia. A woman dances in the center while a chorus of men sit in a circle and sing. ©Shogakukan ">

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Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

インドネシアのバリ島で行われる芸能。本来、疫病平癒や魔除(よ)けを目的とする憑依(ひょうい)舞踊サンヤンsanghyangにおける男声合唱を意味していたが、1930年代にオランダ人がこの男声合唱をインドの叙事詩『ラーマーヤナ』を題材とする舞踊とあわせ、今日一般に知られているケチャの形にした。猿の軍団に見立てられた200人前後の男性が円形に座り、その中央で舞踊が行われる。男性コーラスは手や体を動かしながら、なかば忘我状態になってガムランのさまざまな楽器を擬音的に模倣する。その身ぶりやことばの多くは悪霊を追い払うための呪文(じゅもん)からきているといわれる。チャ、チュ、チなどの音を多用し、グループ別に異なるリズムを入れ子式に、いわゆるホケット(旋律に休符を挟んで短い断片にする技法)のように歌う。観光客向けのケチャも含めて、バリ島南部のいくつかの村で上演されている。わが国では、芸能山城(やましろ)組の演奏がよく知られている。

[卜田隆嗣]

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ケチャ
インドネシア、バリ島の民族芸能。円形に座った男性たちの合唱に合わせ、中央で女性が舞う©Shogakukan">

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