Abstract
This article aims to describe and interpret the Zapin Arab and Zapin Malay dances. Zapin dance comes from Arabic and developed within the scope of the Malay community. At first the Zapin dance culture was brought by merchants from Gujarat to various regions in the archipelago in the XV century. Zapin dance has a heroic background, because the movement was originally a sense of uplifting the spirit of the companions of the prophet for war. The development of Zapin Arabic and Malay dances are both expressed in the form of performing arts. The problem in this research is focused on the structure of the Malay zapin dance. In order to approach this problem, the structuralism theory reference from Levi Strauss' model is used. Structural theory is applied to describe Malay society. The data were collected through statements and experiences of sources, observation, and document review, then analyzed descriptively qualitatively. Data analysis uses textual and contestual interpretations, namely interpreting denotative and connotative structures. This study concludes that, (1) the Arabic Zapin dance has Arabic cultural content, and (2) the Malay Zapin dance is an Islamic expression of Malay culture.
Highlights
This article aims to describe and interpret the Zapin Arab and Zapin Malay dances
Zapin dance comes from Arabic
At first the Zapin dance culture was brought by merchants from Gujarat
Summary
Robby Hidajat1) *, Suyono1), Joko Sayono1), Muhammad ‘Afaf Hasyimy1), Desy Ratna Syahputri1), Syed Ahmad Iskandar2), Iziq Eafifi bin Ismail2) & Norliza Bt. Artikel ini bertujuan mendiskripsikan dan memaknai tari Zapin Arab dan Zapin Melayu. Tari Zapin berasal dari Arab dan berkembang dalam lingkup masyarakat Melayu. Pada awalnya budaya tari Zapin dibawa oleh saudagar dari Gujarat ke berbagai daerah di Nusantara rentang abad XV. Perkembangan tari Zapin Arab dan Melayu sama-sama diekspresikan dalam bentuk seni pertunjukan. Masalah pada penelitian ini difokuskan pada struktur tari zapin Melayu. Guna mendekati masalah ini dipergunakan acuan teori strukturalisme dari model Levi Strauss. Teori struktural aplikasikan untuk mengambarkan masyarakat Melayu. Analisis data menggunakan interpertasi secara tekstual dan kontestual, yaitu menafsirkan tentang struktur denotatif dan konotatif. Kajian ini menyimpulkan bahwa, (1) tari Zapin Arab memiliki muatan budaya Arab, dan (2) tari Zapin Melayu menjadi ekspresi budaya Melayu yang bersifat Islami.
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