Gado-Gado from Osing

This Barong tradition art plays a story rooted from mythology.

Barong Osing performance in the past is only limited to the
ritual show. It can be found in the wedding, circumcision the
second day of Idul Fitri, the first day of Hajj month and the
celebration of big day. This performance develops in Osing
community group, one of ethnics considered as the oldest etnic in Banyuwangi,
East Java.

Tresno Budoyo Barong Art Group, led by Sapi’I from Kemiren, Gelagah,
Banyuwangi, plays four stories related to in Salihar Festival 2010. if the
Barong show usually held for a night, this festival is played only for two
hours for once show.

Osing Barong shows the unique identity: between Javanese and Balinese,
Islam and Hinduism, mountain and sea and sacred and profane. The shape
looks like Balinese baron, the creature of wonder-eerie animal, glaring,

fanged, moving chin and played by two actors. However, Osing Barong
has wings and big crown. In the usual performance, Osing Barong presents
ingredients: music, story, poetry, jokes, mystical acrobat and muscle
competition like ketoprak. The performance is accompanied by gamelan.

At the first night, Tresno Budoyo plays “Jaripah and Paman iris and
“Panji Sumirah”, telling about broken promise. Jaripah, female actress,losing Sunar Udara or Barong. She makes announcement that whoever
succeeding to find barong will be married. Paman iris succeeds
found Barong death. When he asks to the promise, Jaripah requires
one more requirements. If you can resurrect Barong, I will marry you.
With a wonder power, Paman Iris can resurrect Barong. Jaripah does
not want to marry to iris because he is ugly. And she asks for the last
requirement, if you can beat me I will marry you. The final result, Paman
iris is defeated and death. The body wants to be eaten by Barong,
but Iris is resurrected by Layar, his younger brother. They forms into
Panji Sumirah, clearing Wonoterboyo forest for community village.

At the second night, it showed “Landaya Singo Barong and Pangeran
Mantri. The show is telling about a werewolf who is originated from Lion.
The lion is “spoken” by his teacher to be a human. This werewolf met with
mantrri hutan”s wife, Siti Ambari and Siti Sundari. He was amazed with
one of them and wished to eat them.

Performance Stage is simply designed as in the most of folk theater. The
performance is a combination of old and young Barong. All players, including
woman player, are male. “Compulsory Tradition”, replied Edi

Sucipto.