Abstract
Bedhaya Sri Nawa Kumala dance is a composition of Bedhaya Ketawang Dance idea manifested into a brand new form by Guruh Sukarno Putra, a choreographer and dancer who is experienced in interpreting and reinterpreting. Guruh Sukarno Putra considered that dance can be manifested by exploring the existing value in a community. The value of sacredness as in Bedhaya can be manifested in various forms and shapes. Bedhaya Sri Nawa Kumala dance performance emphasizes Surakarta Traditional Female Dance Style which dance music consisting of the teachings of Sunan Kalijaga contains Islamic values. The costumes cover the head and body of the dancers, which is a manifestation of worship to God Almighty. The method used in this research was dance ethnography with Ethnochoreology approach supported by Marco De Maramis theory explaining that art performance is multilayer. Field research was conducted to obtain data from observation, data analysis, style explanation, and write a synthesis that aims to determine the style of Bedhaya Sri Nawa Kumala dance performance by Guruh Sukarno Putra which contains Islamic Values.
Highlights
Islam has values and norms in regulating every aspect of people’s life including arts in form of Music, Dance, and so forth in their respective media as the era cannot be separated from pleasure and aesthetic (Intan, 2016: 134)
Bedhaya Sri Nawa Kumala dance is a Bedhaya dance created by Guruh Sukarno Putra on Festival Kesenian Kawasan Selatan (FKKS) or Southern Arts Festival in Trenggalek Regency, East Java, on October 21, 2017
Guruh Sukarno Putra created the dance because he was inspired by Bedhaya Ketawang dance that is closely related to the Southern Sea (Indian Ocean), starting from the gesture, the floor pattern, the number of dancers to the music style
Summary
Islam has values and norms in regulating every aspect of people’s life including arts in form of Music, Dance, and so forth in their respective media as the era cannot be separated from pleasure and aesthetic (Intan, 2016: 134). Guruh Sukarno Putra created the dance because he was inspired by Bedhaya Ketawang dance that is closely related to the Southern Sea (Indian Ocean), starting from the gesture, the floor pattern, the number of dancers to the music style. Bedhaya Sri Nawa Kumala dance performance serves as an entertainment that contains religious values in its Islamic music and costume style mixed with the belief in the Queen of the Southern Sea retained by the locals. It is full of Islamic nuance, it cannot be denied that the locals are still believing in myth and mystique that has existed since ancient times.
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