Sagayan
Sagayanis aPhilippinewar danceperformed byMaguindanao,Maranao,andIranundepicting in dramatic fashion the steps their hero, Prince Bantugan, took upon wearing hisarmaments,the war he fought in and his subsequent victory afterwards.[1]Performers, depicting fi,erce warriors would carry shields with shell noisemakers in one hand and akampilansword in the other attempting rolling movements to defend their master.[2]
Dancers of the Sagayan wear costumes based on descriptions of Bantugan's equipment in the epicDarangen.He was described as wearing thekapasti(a headdress with embedded mirrors), clothes with the colors of the rainbow, aklong(shield) made of the hardest wood and with small bells, a blindingly shinykampilan(a large double-tipped war sword) tied to the wrist with five or seven holes decorated with animal hair, and amagerag(a shorter secondary sword). Among theMaguindanao people,thekapastiis usually interpreted as asayap(a traditional conical headdress), brightly colored and decorated with feathers, mirrors, and tassels. The clothing is interpreted as a three-tiered skirt of red, green, and yellow.[3]
The name "sagayan" is aloanwordand comes from theTausugwordsagay,meaning "headhunter."[3]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^Mercurio, Philip Dominguez (2007)."Traditional Music of the Southern Philippines".PnoyAndTheCity: A center for Kulintang - A home for Pasikings.Retrieved15 February2007.
- ^Cruz, Gray (2006)."Galleries, Repertoire, Mindanao".Likha Pilipino Folk Ensemble.Likha Pilipino Folk Ensemble.Retrieved15 February2007.
- ^abMaruhom, Sahria (21 October 2013). "Sagayan: The Dance of Meranao Royalty".JPAIR Multidisciplinary Research.14(1): 104–115.doi:10.7719/jpair.v14i1.238.