Legong (English spelling)

Japanese: レゴン（英語表記）Legong

A dance from Bali, Indonesia. It is a representative ornamental dance, meaning "women's dance." It developed from the magical dance Sanyang Dedari, and was refined in the 19th century at the royal court, where it came to be performed entirely by women. It is generally limited to girls before their first period. Two or three dancers move in unison in the first half, and then tell a story in the second half. It is characterized by horizontal and linear movements of the shoulders, arms, and hips. There are currently more than ten types of Legong, each with a different story structure and choreography, and the three most representative types are as follows: (1) Legong Lasem A dance drama based on King Lasem and Queen Rangkesari, and a solo dance by the palace maid Chongdong. King Lasem brings the beautiful Princess Rangkesari, who is lost in the forest, back to his castle and courts her. The story goes that the king stumbles while going out to battle, and the ominous bird Garuda, which predicts death, appears, causing the princess to give up on going to battle. It is also called Legong Kecil (children's Legong) because it is danced by children aged 8 to 12. (2) Legong Jobog Based on an episode from the Ramayana about monkey kings Subali and Sugriwa. When the elder brother's wife is kidnapped by a monster, the two brothers set out to defeat the monster. The younger brother accidentally buries both his brother and the monster alive in a cave. The older brother, suspecting that his brother will steal his kingdom and wife, challenges him to a fight, and a spectacular dance unfolds accompanied by gamelan music. This is performed by skilled women. (3) Legong Sumaradana Based on the legend of the Hindu god Shiva. While Shiva was meditating in the Himalayas, the demon king Niraldulaka began to destroy the world. The gods send Sumara, the son of Shiva and the god of love, to the mountain to defeat the demon king, but Sumara is burned to ashes because he wakes Shiva from his meditation. Upon learning the situation, Shiva scatters the ashes all over the world. The first half of the film is a graceful dance followed by conflict and battle, all accompanied by gamelan music.

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Japanese:

インドネシア，バリ島の舞踊。「女性の舞踊」の意味で，代表的な観賞舞踊。呪術舞踊であるサンヤン・デダリから発達したもので，19世紀に入ってから宮廷で洗練され，すべて女性によって演じられるようになった。一般に初潮を迎える前の少女に限られる。2人，あるいは3人の踊り手が，前半では同調した動きを見せ，後半に物語を演じる。肩，腕，腰を水平かつ直線的に動かすのが特徴。現在は物語の構成や振付けがそれぞれ異なる 10種以上のレゴンがあり，代表的なもので以下の3種がある。 (1) レゴン・ラッセム Legong Lasem　ラッセム王と王妃ランケサリを主題とした舞踊劇と，王宮の侍女チョンドンの一人舞踊。ラッセム王が森で迷った美しいランケサリ姫を城に連れ帰り，姫に求愛する。王が出陣の際つまずき，また死を予告する凶兆の鳥ガルーダが現れたことから，姫が出陣を断念させるという物語。8～12歳ぐらいの子供が踊るのでレゴン・クチル (子供のレゴン) ともいう。 (2) レゴン・ジョボグ Legong Jobog　ラーマーヤナ物語中の，猿の王スバリとスグリワの兄弟の挿話を題材とする。兄の妻が怪物に誘拐され，仲のよい兄弟が怪物退治に出かけた。弟は誤って兄と怪物を洞窟の中に生き埋めにしてしまう。弟に国と妻を横取りされると疑った兄が弟に戦いを挑み，ガムランの演奏とともに壮絶な踊りが繰広げられる。これは熟達した女性が演じる。 (3) レゴン・スマラダナ Legong Sumaradana　ヒンドゥー教のシバ神の伝説を題材とする。シバがヒマラヤ山で瞑想しているとき，魔王ニラルドゥラカが世界を破壊しはじめた。神々はシバの息子である愛の神スマラを魔王退治のため山に遣わすが，スマラはシバの瞑想を覚ませたために焼かれて灰になってしまう。事情を知ったシバは灰を世界中にまく。前半の優美な舞いから葛藤，戦いがガムラン演奏で演出される。

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