What in Bantul
Reog Wayang, an Heritage of Yogyakarta Reog, which is globally known as a traditional art native to Ponorogo of East Java, has recently come in varied form and style. Basically it is a combination of dancing and music performance wrapped in a story that bears moral values. Today Reog Ponorogo has been one Indonesian heritage under United Nation Organizations’ acknowledgment. Reog Wayang has been in existence for a long time and is relatively new to those living outside part of Bantul area. The records of its performance, though, can only be traced by conducting interviews with our adults and those over fifties. The writer is one of the living witnesses that was fond of watching the show and always expected it to perform each day in his childhood. Reog Bantul reached its peak in 1970’s, the era that people in rural areas starved for free entertainments. There were considerable groups of reog that came to exist then. Such examples as