srimpi
{{short description|Indonesian traditional dance}}
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{{Infobox dance
| name = Srimpi
| native_name = {{native name|jv|ꦱꦿꦶꦩ꧀ꦥꦶ}}
{{native name|id|Tari Srimpi}}
| native_name_lang = jv
| etymology =
| image = 2011-06-05 TTF 46.jpg
| image_size = 220px
| caption = The elegant dance of Srimpi.
| genre = Traditional dance
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| instruments = {{lang|jv|Gamelan}}
| inventor = Javanese
| year =
| origin = Indonesia
}}
{{Dance drama of Southeast Asia}}
The Srimpi ({{langx|jv|ꦱꦿꦶꦩ꧀ꦥꦶ|translit=Srimpi}}) (also written as Serimpi) is a ritualised dance of Java, Indonesia, associated with the royal palaces of Yogyakarta and Surakarta. The srimpi dance is one of the classical dances of Central Java.{{cite book| author= Hartati, Sri |title= Seri Panduan Belajar dan Evaluasi Ilmu Pengetahuan Sosial|location=Jakarta|publisher=Grasindo|page=30}}{{cite book| author=A.M. Munardi, dkk |date= 2002|title=Indonesian Heritage:Seni Pertunjukkan|location=Jakarta|publisher=Buku Antar Bangsa Terjemahan Karsono|pages=76–77}} Along with the bedhaya, srimpi epitomised the elegant ({{langx|jv-Latn|alus}}) character of the royal Javanese court, becoming a symbol of the ruler's power as well as the refinement of Javanese culture.
Form and movement
The srimpi dance is usually performed by four female dancers, but other numbers such as two, six or eight dancers are also possible, depending on the type of srimpi being performed. Similarity in looks, heights, and body types among dancers is preferred to achieve better aesthetics. Srimpi demonstrates soft, slow, and graceful movements, highly stylised hand positions, stances, and body poses, coupled with the shoulder-baring kemben outfit, to describe elegance, modesty, refinement, beauty and grace. The dancer moves slowly accompanied with serene gamelan music.{{cite book|author=Murtono, Sri|date=2007|title=Seni Budaya dan Keterampilan|location=Jakarta|edition=2nd|publisher=Yudhistira|page=51}}{{cite book|author=Paradisa, Gendhis|date=2009|title=Ensiklopedia Seni dan Budaya Nusantara|edition=2nd|location=Jakarta|publisher=PT Kawan Pustaka|page=56}}
The srimpi dances, being less sacred in nature than bedhaya, are much better known and often performed, not only in the two Keratons, but also outside the courts for ceremonies and festivals of common Javanese people. Up until today, the srimpi dances are still a part of court ceremonies, as princesses routinely rehearse various types of srimpi in the pendopo pavilion within the palace.
Gallery
Tari "Srimpi Dhempel" Puro Pakualaman.jpg|A srimpi dhempel dance performance, choreography by King Pakubuwono VII of Surakarta
KITLV 115029 - Isidore van Kinsbergen - Serimpi female dancers of the Regent of Bandung - 1863-1865.tif|Srimpi dancers of the Regent of Bandung (circa 1864)
Serimpi 's, Java, KITLV 27443.tiff|Srimpi dancers in traditional costume in 1900
KITLV 3905 - Kassian Céphas - Serimpi of the sultan of Yogyakarta perform a dance called Semang II - Around 1885.tif|A srimpi performance at Yogyakarta Palace in 1885
COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Een van de zonen van Mangkoe Negoro van Solo met Serimpi danseressen TMnr 60005502.jpg|Prince of Mangkunegaran with srimpi dancers in 1885
See also
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Notes
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References
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- [https://www.academia.edu/480245/Revaluing_Javanese_Court_Dances_Srimpi_and_Bedhaya_within_the_Current_Social_and_Cultural_Context Revaluing Javanese Court Dances (Srimpi and Bedhaya) within the Current Social and Cultural Context] by Michi Tomioka
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Further reading
- Clara Brakel-Papenhuijzen. Classical Javanese Dance: The Surakarta Tradition and Its Terminology. KITLV Press, Leiden, Netherlands, 1995.
External links
{{commons category|Srimpi dance}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55JWE0if4ZM Video of Serimpi dance in Kraton Yogyakarta] on YouTube
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBdwSegr5gA Video of Serimpi Ludira Madu dance in Kraton Surakarta] on YouTube
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