HARMONIZING CULTURAL DIPLOMACY AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF TRADITIONAL CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS: CASE STUDY ON I LA GALIGO THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE

Abstract

Purpose: Indonesia is protecting Traditional Cultural Expressions (TCEs) by communal Copyright Law. In the case of I La Galigo, performers used one of Bugis's ancient literary works on theatre. Bugis people believe that there was a misappropriation of Bugis culture. This paper evaluates how cultural diplomacy gives benefit to the Bugis people and how to do Copyright law support I La Galigo theatrical performers. Methodology: From a methodological standpoint, this paper used both a normative and ethnography-legal research approach in data collection. Main Findings: Any society in Indonesia including the Bugis people has the freedom to preserve and develop their cultural values. Implications/Applications: The importance of harmonizing implementing legislation in protecting performers of traditional cultural expressions is very much needed. TCEs inscription as defending protection, its dissemination including cultural diplomacy, and its utilization become three chains supporting each other for the treatment of TCEs in the future. Novelty/Originality of this study: The research of I La Galigo theatrical performance in legal particularly traditional cultural expressions perspective has never been done by other researchers.