Rejang Pusung Dance Performance in Pura Puseh Desa Pakraman Geriana Kauh, Selat Sub-District, Karangasem Regency

Art as the seventh element of universal culture is an intriguing thing to be discussed and understood as an artistic phenomenon that cannot be separated from the background where the art was born. Rejang Pusung Dance which is performed by young women in relation to piodalan Ngusaba Ngoreng (Goreng) ceremony is a traditional dance that is highly sacred by its community. Society believes, if Rejang Pusung Dance is not performed in Ngusaba Ngoreng ceremony, the ceremony is considered incomplete. Thus, performing Rejang Pusung Dance is truly fundamental in Ngusaba Ngoreng ceremony held once a year. The nature, function, and Hindus aesthetics are implicitly sharedin Rejang Pusung dance performance in relation to Ngusaba Ngoreng Ceremony in Pura Desa Puseh Geriana Kauh will be studied. Historically, the Rejang Pusung Performance is uncertainly known by the public. However, the public believes the presence of Rejang Pusung dance along with the presence of its community, as well as the emergence of Ngusaba Ngoreng ceremony. Rejang Pusung is performed by 75 young women with few simple movements, namely agem, ngembat, nyalud, nyawir, and nyengking, also legs move forward murwadaksina in the temple area accompanied by Gamelan gambang which is considered sacred. The performance serves as religious, social, cultural art conservation, as well as having a strong Hindus aesthetic with the extraordinary characteristics including the show stage in the temple area, the movement is relatively simple and sincere, simple and sacred make up, tabuh gong gambang, as well as a form of bhakti of the community which builds on Satyam, Siwam, and Sundaram.