About Reog

Reog Art has become the identity for the Ponorogo regency. Because of this, Ponorogo was also known as the Reog city. This theatre has been known to be wide in Indonesian even foreign. Each year was spread out by the Festival Reog National along with the anniversary warning of the Ponorogo regency and Grebeg Suro celebration.

Reog art was also staged nightly the full moon in paseban, the Ponorogo Town Square.
Reog art told about the struggle for a prince who will propose to a pretty daughter lovely. This art was staged by about 25 - 40 dancers and the musician. The interesting of this art was his main leading figure who was named Singo Barong. The dancer of Singo Barong bear the mask weighing 30 - 40 kg and being supported with the strength of his teeth. The other leading figure in this Reog art including Kelono Sewandono, Bujang Anaom, Jatil and Warok.

The tone of the instrument of the beat, kempul, the fist, kenong, ketipung, angklung, and salompret reverberated presented the tone salendro and pelog. Aura mystical instantly shone when the perpetrators reog, typical art ponorogo, began his action. The penetrating incense aroma. The whip melecut thrashed the floor. The invisible world as though orbited.