Abstract

 
 
 
 The various extent of publications by Tejakula Wayang Wong (literally Human Wayang) indicates the conservation efforts of art observers who jointly maintain this tremendous cultural heritage conforming to their respective capacities.Pengempon residents perform this art performance as sincere and earnest offerings to the Almighty for the abundance of His Blessings. In Bali, there are types of Wayang Wong, e.g., Wayang Wong Parwa and Wayang Wong Ramayana. The Wayang Wong Parwato the play from the epic Mahabharata, while Wayang Wong Ramayana took the play from the epic Ramayana. The emergence of the Wayang Wong dance-drama in Bali is estimated when Balinese artistic life experienced its peak of glory during the reign of Dalem Watu Renggong. It is estimated that artists such as I Dewa Batan from Bunutin Village (Bangli) brought the Parwa dance around the XVII- XVIII centuries, and I Gusti Ngurah Made Jelantik from Blahbatuh Village (Gianyar) brought the Gambuh Dance.These two artists create Wayang Wong's performance art in Tejakula Village.
 How can this Wayang Wong drama dance still exist and even become a tourism attraction? What are the residents doing to maintain this cultural heritage?These questions become the trigger to find out the answers through interviews, watching live performances, and literature studies to find references as supporting data for this article.
 Community participation in the owners is the main determining factor for the sustainability of this Wayang Wong dance drama. The district and provincial governments' customs, attention, and motivationtrigger the growth of new awareness for the millennial generation to love their own culture.People's dedication is very high and no doubt because their offerings are not measured financially, but the satisfaction for being able to pray and their own pride because their family witnesses it, children, wives, grandchildren and even very possibly by their own parents. Wayang Wong is regarded as intangible cultural heritage is the correct and precise act to appreciate and motivate its sustainability.
 
 
 
Highlights
Wayang Wong is a theatrical dance art performance in which the dancers are human or people instead of puppets at which they all use masks or Tapel
It is estimated that artists such as I Dewa Batan from Bunutin Village (Bangli) brought the Parwa dance around the XVII- XVIII centuries, and I Gusti Ngurah Made Jelantik from Blahbatuh Village (Gianyar) brought the Gambuh Dance.These two artists create Wayang Wong's performance art in Tejakula Village
The artwork has two aspects: what is visible to the naked eye andtaste (Lango).These two things can be combined to produce a quality work that contains three elements, i.e., truth (Satyam), holiness (Sivam), and beauty (Sundaram).Beauty will appear based on truth, plus the belief that art is God's creation, so holiness becomes a supporting element for the creation of beauty.The Wayang Wong drama dance as an offering is a sacred sacrifice called Yadnya, that art can satisfy and fulfill personal or community aesthetic urges and as a medium for artists to get closer to the source of beauty itself, God who is often said to have qualities of Satyam, Siwam, Sundaram (Dibia, 2003:98). This Wayang Wong Tejakula drama dance is a noble work of art and a means of ritual, human activities for worship, supplication, and expression of gratitude for the blessings bestowed upon him.This offering realizes Hindu teachings in Bali about Tri Hita Karana, e.g., maintaining a harmonious relationship between humans and nature, humans and others, and between humans and the Creator (God).The local community conveys their devotion by presenting the Wayang Wong dance drama during a series of religious ceremonies (Piodalan) at one of the temples in the Tejakula area
Summary
The artwork has two aspects: what is visible to the naked eye andtaste (Lango).These two things can be combined to produce a quality work that contains three elements, i.e., truth (Satyam), holiness (Sivam), and beauty (Sundaram).Beauty will appear based on truth, plus the belief that art is God's creation, so holiness becomes a supporting element for the creation of beauty.The Wayang Wong drama dance as an offering is a sacred sacrifice called Yadnya, that art can satisfy and fulfill personal or community aesthetic urges and as a medium for artists to get closer to the source of beauty itself, God who is often said to have qualities of Satyam, Siwam, Sundaram (Dibia, 2003:98) This Wayang Wong Tejakula drama dance is a noble work of art and a means of ritual, human activities for worship, supplication, and expression of gratitude for the blessings bestowed upon him.This offering realizes Hindu teachings in Bali about Tri Hita Karana, e.g., maintaining a harmonious relationship between humans and nature, humans and others, and between humans and the Creator (God).The local community conveys their devotion by presenting the Wayang Wong dance drama during a series of religious ceremonies (Piodalan) at one of the temples in the Tejakula area. The question arises, how can this Wayang Wong dance drama still exist and even become a tourism attraction? What do residents do to maintain this cultural heritage?
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