Editing East Java (section)

=== Art ===
[[File:GREBEG SURO PONOROGO 1.jpg|thumb|[[Reog]], famous [[Ponorogo Regency|Ponorogoan]] dance]]
East Java has a number of distinctive art. Ludruk is one of the East Javanese art is quite well known, namely the art of the stage that generally all the players are male. Unlike the Ketoprak which tells the life of the palace, ludruk tells the daily life of ordinary people, often spiced with humor and social criticism, and generally opened with Dance Remo, and parikan. Currently traditional ludruk groups can be found in the area of Surabaya, Mojokerto and Jombang; although its presence increasingly defeated by modernization.

[[Reog]] from Ponorogo is a typical art that has been patented since 2001, and has now also become the icon of East Javanese art. Staging reog accompanied by horse braid (kuda lumping) are accompanied by elements of the occult.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://factsofindonesia.com/reog-ponorogo-dance |title=Reog Ponorogo Dance from Indonesia – History and Development – Facts of Indonesia |date=2017-04-10 |work=Facts of Indonesia |access-date=2018-11-07 |language=en-US |archive-date=7 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107145304/https://factsofindonesia.com/reog-ponorogo-dance |url-status=live }}</ref> Famous arts of East Java include puppet purwa East Javanese style, mask mastermind in Madura, and made. In the area Mataraman Middle Javanese arts such as Ketoprak, and shadow puppets are quite popular. Famous legend of East Java, among others [[Damarwulan]], Angling Darma, and Sarip Tambak-Oso.
[[File:Gandrung banyuwangi.jpg|thumb|[[Gandrung]], iconic [[Banyuwangi Regency|Banyuwangi]] dance]]
Traditional dance in East Java can be generally grouped into Middle Javanese style, East Javanese style, Osing style and Madurese styles. Classical dances include [[gandrung]], gambyong dance, dance [[srimpi]], dance bondan, and wanderer. There is also a sort of lion dance culture in East Java. Art exists in two districts namely, Bondowoso, and Jember. Singo Wulung is a distinctive culture Bondowoso. While Jember have the tiger kadhuk. Both are art that is rarely encountered.