Berkembangnya Seni Tradisi Tayub di Era Global

Arus globalisasi dan perkembangan informasi dan komunikasi yang cepat terkadang berdampak pada menurunnya popularitas pertunjukkan rakyat. Meski menghadapi tantangan seperti itu, pertunjukkan tayub di Blora masih bertahan dan bahkan berkembang seiring dengan zamannya. Demikian hasil kajian Sri Rochana Widyastutieningrum, S.Kar., M.Hum saat ujian doktor hari Selasa...

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Madura Social Culture

Cultural forms in Madura are generally speaking similar to those of Java and, looked at from a wider viewpoint, belong to the Java - Bali - Madura - Sunda family. Madurese culture, however, has its own shades and tones, undoubtedly conditioned in part by the harsh landscape and climate.Immediately apparent are the differences in language and mental attitude between...

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Suramadu Bridge

Jembatan Suramadu The bridge between Java and Madura The Suramadu Bridge (Jembatan Suramadu), also known as the Surabaya–Madura Bridge, is a bridge with three cable-stayed sections constructed between Surabaya on the island of Java and the town of Bangkalan on the island of Madura in Indonesia. Opened on June 10, 2009, the 5.4-km bridge is the longest in Indonesia...

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Madura Inrtoduction

Introduction to Madura The sea crossing from East Java's mainland to the small island of Madura takes just half an hour. A regular ferry service transports cars and passengers across the narrow strait between Surabaya's harbour of Tanjung Perak and Kamal on Madura's south west coast.Measuring some 160 km in length and about 40 across at its widest point, Madura...

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