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Symbolic Interactionism in Ceremonies of Ritual Medicine in Malay Society in Riau Province
Get PDFThe purpose of this study is to describe the symbolic interactions in the ritual ceremonies of medical treatment in Riau Province and the symbolic meanings of ritual ceremonies in the Malay community in Riau Province. This study uses descriptive qualitative methods. The medical rituals in Riau province studied include Kuantan, Bedikie, Menyemah, Pole, Cabut Kelo, Talam Muka Dua, Bokuan, and Buang Badi. These rituals are procedures for a medical ceremony carried out by a group of people in Riau Province, marked by the presence of several elements and components, namely the existence of time, the place of the ceremony, the ceremonial instruments, and the people who performed the ceremony. The study of symbolic interactionism in ritual ceremonies of the Malay community focuses on interactions that give rise to special meanings that create interpretation. The symbols used in the ceremonies result from mutual agreements. How things become a shared perspective and how an action gives special meanings can only be understood by those who perform the ceremonies. Mulyana’s symbolic interaction theory points out that self, social self, including control from other people’s perspectives, interpretations, and other meanings that appear in the interaction form three premises (1) humans act based on meanings; (2) meanings derive from interaction with others, (3) meaning develops and refines when interactions take place. Interaksionisme Simbolik Upacara Ritual Pengobatan dalam Masyarakat Melayu di Provinsi Riau. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan interaksi simbolik dalam upacara-upacara ritual pengobatan di Provinsi Riau dan makna simbol upacara-upacara ritual pengobatan kepada masyarakat Melayu di Provinsi Riau. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif jenis deskriptif. Ritual pengobatan yang terdapat di Provinsi Riau yang diteliti di antaranya Kumantan, Bedikie, Menyemah, Pole, Cabut Kelo, Talam Muka Dua, Bokuan, dan Buang Badi. Ritual-ritual ini merupakan tata cara dalam upacara pengobatan yang dilakukan oleh sekelompok masyarakat di Provinsi Riau, ditandai dengan adanya beberapa unsur dan komponen, yaitu adanya waktu, tempat upacara dilakukan, alat-alat upacara, serta orang-orang yang melakukan upacara. Kajian interaksionisme simbolik dalam upacara ritual masyarakat Melayu menitikberatkan pada interaksi yang memunculkan makna-makna khusus yang melahirkan interpretasi. Simbol-simbol yang digunakan dalam upacara-upacara tersebut merupakan hasil kesepakatan bersama. Bagaimana suatu hal menjadi perspektif bersama dan bagaimana suatu tindakan memberikan makna khusus hanya dapat dipahami oleh orang-orang yang melakukannya. Teori interaksi simbolik Mulyana menyatakan bahwa diri, diri sosial, termasuk kontrol dari sudut pandang orang lain, interpretasi, dan makna lain yang muncul dalam interaksi membentuk tiga premis (1) manusia bertindak berdasarkan makna; (2) makna berasal dari interaksi dengan orang lain, (3) makna berkembang dan disempurnakan ketika interaksi berlangsung
Narrative and Cinematic Aspects in Commercial and Art Films as Directors’ Artistic Treatments: a Comparative Study
Get PDFData shows that award-winning films are not always the best-selling films and vice versa. Therefore, it is interesting to investigate whether the director employs different art techniques for commercial and art films. This qualitative textual study examines the artistic treatments of both films and compares the narrative aspects of the story and the cinematic elements related to the film presentation techniques. The narrative aspects include (a) plot, (b) premise, (c) characters, and (d) conflict. The cinematic elements include (a) cinematography, (b) editing, (c) sound, and (d) setting. The results show that the director applies different art techniques for different films. For films orientated to commercial movie theaters, the narrative is more complex but presented in a cinematic that is easier for the audience to understand. For films in festivals, the narrative is more simple, but the cinematic aspect are more complex. These findings support the results of the data control, a combination of the best- selling and award-winning films, which shows that the film has a rather complex narrative and visualizations but is relatively easy to understand. Aspek Naratif dan Sinematik dalam Film Komersial dan Film Seni Sebagai Olah Artistik Sutradara Film. Data menunjukkan bahwa film yang meraih banyak penghargaan di festival bukanlah film yang laris di bioskop serta sebaliknya. Fenomena ini menarik untuk diteliti dengan mengkaji apakah sutradara menerapkan perlakuan artistik yang berbeda antara film yang ditujukan untuk ditayangkan di bioskop dan film yang dikirim ke festival. Penelitian tekstual ini mengkaji pengolahan artistik yang dilihat dari dua aspek yaitu aspek naratif yang berkaitan dengan cerita serta aspek sinematik yang berkaitan dengan teknik penyajian film. Hasil yang didapatkan memperlihatkan bahwa sutradara mengolah artistiknya secara berbeda pada kedua ranah tersebut. Di ranah bioskop naratifnya lebih kompleks namun disajikan dalam sinematik yang lebih mudah dipahami penonton, sementara di ranah festival, naratifnya lebih sederhana tetapi olahan sinematiknya lebih kompleks. Hasil ini dipertegas dengan hasil kontrol data di ranah gabungan yang memberikan naratif yang agak kompleks melalui sajian yang agak kompleks namun juga relatif mudah dipahami
Indonesian Dance Education in Taiwan: Methods and Experiences as a Teacher
No full textTraditional dances are a type of performing arts passed down from previous generations. Some of these dances become the cultural heritage of a nation, and therefore, they require strategies and projects to preserve their traditional forms while promoting its contemporary articulations. This study examines the process of teaching Indonesian traditional dance to Taiwanese students and analyzes how this intangible cultural heritage is perceived by the students, not only as knowledge but also as cultural connectivity that links to the cultural and socio-political positioning of Taiwan. The study aims at investigating (a) the methods and results of dance pedagogy of Indonesian traditional dances under new socio-cultural contexts in Taiwan, (b) the cross-cultural issues of education in dance, i.e., transnational aesthetic values and ethnological concerns experienced in directing dance training. It intends to reveal how to teach the dances both as knowledge and as cultural connectivity between the two nations, the pedagogical challenges in the process, and the best methodology to teach foreign dances. The study hypothesizes that dance teaching requires the mastery of the techniques, theories, and cultural knowledge, and those who study dances need to learn about the cultural background and values of the dances. In practice, sessions on theoretical knowledge and cultural values take up different portions of classroom instructions depending on the backgrounds of the students. Observations are conducted through teaching academically to students at National Taiwan University and practically to Taiwanese professional artists and dancers. Teaching these two groups poses different challenges and requires two different methods. Pendidikan Tari Indonesia di Taiwan: Metode dan Pengalaman sebagai Guru. Tarian tradisional merupakan salah satu jenis seni pertunjukan yang diturunkan dari generasi sebelumnya. Beberapa dari tarian ini menjadi warisan budaya suatu bangsa, dan oleh karena itu, mereka membutuhkan strategi dan proyek untuk melestarikan bentuk tradisionalnya sambil mempromosikan artikulasi kontemporernya. Studi ini mengkaji pengajaran tari tradisional Indonesia kepada siswa Taiwan dan menganalisa bagaimana warisan budaya takbenda ini dirasakan oleh siswa, tidak hanya sebagai pengetahuan tetapi juga sebagai konektivitas budaya yang terkait dengan posisi budaya dan sosial-politik Taiwan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menelaah (a) metode dan hasil pedagogi tari tradisional Indonesia dalam konteks sosial budaya baru di Taiwan, (b) isu lintas budaya pendidikan dalam tarian, yaitu nilai-nilai estetika transnasional dan masalah etnologis yang dialami dalam menjalankan pelatihan tari. Penelitian diharapkan dapat menjawab pertanyaan tentang bagaimana mengajarkan tarian bukan saja sebagai pengetahuan melainkan juga sebagai konektivitas budaya antara kedua negara, tantangan dalam proses mengajar, dan metodologi terbaik untuk mengajarkan tarian asing. Hipotesa penelitian ini adalah pengajaran tari membutuhkan penguasaan teknik, teori, dan pengetahuan budaya, dan mereka yang belajar tari perlu belajar tentang latar belakang budaya dan nilai-nilai tarian. Dalam praktiknya, sesi tentang pengetahuan teoretis dan nilai-nilai budaya mengambil porsi yang berbeda dari instruksi kelas tergantung pada latar belakang siswa. Observasi dilakukan melalui pengajaran akademis kepada mahasiswa di National Taiwan University dan secara praktis kepada seniman dan penari profesional Taiwan. Mengajar kedua kelompok ini mempunyai tantangan yang berbeda dan membutuhkan dua metode yang berbeda
Implementation of Deconstruction Method Ideas In The Contemporary Theatre of Pilihan Pembayun Yogyakarta
Get PDFThe presence of contemporary theatre performing arts in Indonesia can not be separated from the history of theatrical performing arts in areas in Indonesia. “Contemporary” refers to the situation in space and time today and is a way of pointing to the development and change of theatre in these areas. Today’s performing arts are undergoing significant changes in their form and content. It was inspired by the discovery of science and technology and the dynamics of the world’s cultural ideas in the 20th century. Hans Thies Lehmann’s post-dramatic ideas around the 1980s in Europe, among others, inspired the emergence of new creativity studies internationally. Performing arts transformed itself from an ‘art performance’ into an intercultural and interdisciplinary performance of art by dismantling and rebuilding elements of its performances. The research theme is the development of science within art, while the research topic is the utilization of art theory to create works of art. The study aims to examine theories and deconstruction methods based on post-dramatic ideas that improve the quality of intercultural and gender theatre creation. The specific research target is to discover the benefits of deconstruction theory for creating contemporary theatre. The theatrical performance chosen in this study was The Pilihan Pembayun, a drama script by Hirwan Kuardhani and directed by Yudiaryani and Wahid Nurcahyono. Research methods use qualitative description methods. Qualitative methods look for the meaning behind data with interpretive and thorough analysis techniques. Data collection techniques with participant elevation, interviews, observations, field records, and documents will be used in the research. The research results obtained are the theoretical foundation for eliminating the negative aspects of intercultural and gender communication in the performing arts. Kehadiran seni pertunjukan teater kontemporer di Indonesia tidak lepas dari sejarah kehadiran seni pertunjukan di daerah-daerah di Indonesia."Kontemporer" mengacu pada situasi dalam ruang dan waktu saat ini dan merupakan cara untuk menunjuk pada pengembangan dan perubahannya. Seni pertunjukan saat ini sedang mengalami perubahan signifikan dalam bentuk dan konten. Hal tersebut terinspirasi oleh penemuan ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi dan dinamika ide-ide budaya dunia di abad ke-20. Ide-ide pasca-dramatik Hans Thies Lehmann sekitar tahun 1980-an di Eropa, antara lain, mengilhami munculnya studi kreativitas baru secara internasional. Seni pertunjukan mengubah dirinya dari 'pertunjukan seni' menjadi pertunjukan antarbudaya dan interdisipliner dengan membongkar dan membangun kembali elemen pertunjukannya. Tema penelitian adalah pengembangan sains dan teknologi dalam ranah seni, sedangkan topik penelitian adalah pemanfaatan teori seni untuk penciptaan karya seni. Studi ini bertujuan untuk memeriksa teori dan metode dekonstruksi berdasarkan ide-ide pascadramatik yang bermanfaat untuk meningkatkan kualitas penciptaan teater antarbudaya dan gender. Pertunjukan teater yang dipilih dalam penelitian ini adalah Pilihan Pembayun, naskah Hirwan Kuardhani dan disutradarai oleh Yudiaryani dan Wahid Nurcahyono. Tujuan spesifik dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menemukan manfaat dari teori dekonstruksi untuk penciptaan teater kontemporer. Metode penelitian menggunakan metode deskripsi kualitatif. Metode kualitatif mencari makna di balik data dengan teknik analisis interpretatif dan menyeluruh. Teknik pengumpulan data dengan wawancara, pengamatan, dan catatan lapangan, serta penggunaan dokumen. Hasil penelitian yang diperoleh adalah pemanfaatan teori sebagai dasar menghilangkan dampak negatif dari komunikasi antarbudaya dan gender dalam penciptaan pertunjukan kontemporer
The Struggle Never Ends (The Reflection on the History of Struggle between Socio-Political Groups in the Creation of Painting)
Get PDFThis artistic research aims for the creation of contemporary painting. State of art issues of art creation consists of paintings, socio-political, social functions, and visual symbols. The creation goals are to create painting from the ideas of creation and aesthetics visual form, departing from socio-political history condition in the struggle among mass organizations and politic organizations in Indonesia. By utilizing practice-based research method, the researcher is united with the object being worked in an in and through appreciation, must also refer to published creation method, thus that it is not subjective and the explanation is detailed. David Campbell’s creation method is used as the reference, i.e., Preparation, concentration, incubation, illumination, and verification-production. The study results and art design are contemporary painting “Pertarungan tak Kunjung Usai” (The Struggle Never Ends). It portrays the reflection of ideology struggle and socio-political outlook of figures or among community groups. Subject matter shows two figures group who facing and opposing each other with allegory or symbol attributes, such as weaponries, normative books, bulls, and garudas. The setting is on a ruins or ship deck wreckage. The painting is shown in decorative-expressive style, within contemporary aesthetic artistic images. Penelitian artistik ini bertujuan untuk penciptaan karya seni lukis kontemporer. State of art permasalahan penciptaan karya meliputi seni lukis, sosial-politik, fungsi sosial, dan simbol visual. Tujuan penciptaannya menciptakan lukisan dari ide penciptaan dan bentuk visual yang estetik, dari fenomena kondisi sejarah sosial politik dalam pertarungan ormas dan orpol yang ada di Indonesia. Metodenya practice based research, peneliti menyatu dengan objek yang dikerjakan dalam penghayatan secara timbal balik (in and through), juga harus merujuk metode penciptaan terpublikasi, sehingga tidak subjektif dan pemaparannya rinci. Metode penciptaan David Campbell digunakan sebagai rujukan, yaitu preparation, concentration, incubation, illumination, verification-production. Hasil penelitian dan perancangan karya ini adalah karya seni lukis kontemporer "Pertarungan Tak Kunjung Usai". Menggambarkan refleksi pertarungan ideologi dan pandangan sosial politik dari figur-figur atau antarkelompok masyarakat. Subject matter menampilkan dua kelompok figur-figur yang berhadapan dan saling bertentangan dengan masing-masing atribut alegori atau simbolnya, seperti senjata, kitab normatif, banteng, dan garuda. Setingnya ada dalam reruntuhan bangunan atau potongan geladak kapal. Lukisan ini ditampilkan dalam gaya dekoratif ekspresif, dalam citra artistik estetika kontemporer
Potensials Interior Design to Meet Cultural Needs Transformed by Covid-19 Pandemic by Interior Designer in Yogyakarta
Get PDFThis research aims to explore the perceptions of interior designers in Yogyakarta about the potential interior designs that would meet the cultural needs of “new normality” following the Covid-19 pandemic. The method used in this research was descriptive qualitative. The study found that interior designers in Yogyakarta believed that 1) the changes in design would involve the spatial, human, and technical aspects. Since pace is a fixed variable and humans are independent variables, interior designers would cre- ate new spaces and utilize present-day technology to maximize the technical aspects of their design. They would also give more consideration to the element of health. The interior designers also believed that 2) all projects in the future would apply the principles of the next normal and take health into serious consideration. The prin- ciples of the next normal interior design, namely human-centered design, historicity culture tradition, and interdisciplinary sustainability technology would be relevant to the cultural context following the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the pattern of hu- man behavior during the Covid-19 pandemic may be temporary, so further research is needed to examine whether this habit becomes everyone’s culture and whether it needs more detailed study to prepare for the establishment of new design standards. Potensi Desain Interior dalam Memenuhi Kebutuhan Budaya yang Ditransformasikan oleh Pandemi Covid-19. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menggali persepsi para desainer interior di Yogyakarta tentang potensi desain interior yang akan memenuhi kebutuhan budaya “kenormalan baru” pasca pandemi Covid-19. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kualitatif. Studi ini menemukan bahwa desainer interior di Yogyakarta percaya bahwa 1) perubahan desain akan melibatkan aspek spasial, manusia, dan teknis. Karena kecepatan adalah variabel tetap dan manusia adalah variabel independen, desainer interior akan menciptakan ruang baru dan memanfaatkan teknologi masa kini untuk memaksimalkan aspek teknis desain mereka. Mereka juga akan lebih mempertimbangkan unsur kesehatan. Desainer interior juga percaya bahwa 2) semua proyek di masa depan akan menerapkan prinsip-prinsip next normal dan mempertimbangkan aspek kesehatan dengan serius. Prinsip-prinsip desain interior next normal, yaitu human-centered design, historicity culture tradition, dan interdisciplinary sustainability technology akan relevan dengan konteks budaya pasca pandemi Covid-19. Namun, karena pola perilaku manusia selama pandemi Covid-19 mungkin bersifat sementara, diperlukan penelitian lebih lanjut untuk mengkaji apakah kebiasaan ini menjadi budaya setiap orang dan apakah perlu kajian lebih detail untuk mempersiapkan penyusunan standar desain baru
The Journey of Finding Paths in Javanese Court Dance by Sensory and Somatic Experiences of Taiwanese
Get PDFIs it possible to discover the spirit of another culture just by feeling without knowing? What happened when Taiwanese met the Javanese court dances with body and senses only? Can we compare Srimpi (one of the court dance forms of Java) and Tai Chi Chuan of China? How to learn and feel the dance culture? In the Javanese court dance workshop, my classmates and I were in our own “webs of senses” instead of “webs of meanings” to embody a little bit of Javanese court in Taiwan. To listen to gamelan music, to touch the sampur (a long strip of cloth used while dancing) and floor, to shape the body in the frame, to feel other dancers’ movements; all that confused us and made us get lost in the contexts of Java for a long time. Finding paths to learn the dances is a personal journey for one’s own and via which one may understand more about different cultures and more about oneself as well. I will share the experiences of some learners, including myself, to discuss the meanings of what we suffered and what we rebuilt. Perjalanan Menemukan Tuntunan dalam Menarikan Tarian Keraton Jawa melalui Pengalaman Sensori dan Somatik Orang Taiwan. Mungkinkah menemukan semangat budaya lain hanya dengan merasakan tanpa mengetahui? Apa yang terjadi ketika orang Taiwan bertemu dengan tarian keraton Jawa hanya dengan tubuh dan indera mereka? Bisakah kita membandingkan Srimpi (salah satu tarian keraton Jawa) dengan Tai Chi Chuan dari Cina? Bagaimana cara mempelajari dan merasakan budaya dari sebuah tarian? Dalam lokakarya tari keraton Jawa, saya dan teman-teman sekelas berada dalam “perangkap indera” kami sendiri, bukannya “perangkap makna” untuk mewujudkan sedikit keraton Jawa di Taiwan. Mendengarkan musik gamelan, menyentuh sampur dan lantai, membentuk tubuh agar sesuai bingkai, merasakan gerakan penari lain; semua membingungkan kami dan membuat kami tersesat dalam konteks Jawa untuk waktu yang lama. Menemukan tuntunan untuk mempelajari tarian adalah perjalanan yang bersifat pribadi, dan melalui perjalanan tersebut seseorang dapat memahami lebih banyak tentang budaya yang berbeda maupun tentang diri sendiri. Saya akan membagikan pengalaman beberapa pelajar Taiwan, termasuk saya sendiri, untuk menjelaskan kesulitan yang telah kami lalui dan apa yang berhasil kami bangun kembali.
Selling Spectacular Urban Life: Urban Space and Lifestyle in the Promotion Media of Apartment in Yogyakarta
Get PDFThis article discusses how urban life is represented through the Barsa City, Uttara the Icon, and The Palace apartment advertisements and promotional videos. Applying Guy Debord's idea of spectacle to examine how urban life is transformed into visualization and commodification, also George Ritzer’s idea of re-enchantment of the disenchanted world and the new means of consumption. This article is aimed to analyze the position of apartments in the urban space of Yogyakarta that is discursively constructed through apartment promotional media. The conclusion of this research shows that apartments are functionalized to create the spectacle of the city. Urban space and life are aestheticized and spectacularized, in which apartments are displayed as part of dramatic and extravagant urban arts. Presented as one-stop-serving buildings, the apartments also promote the fusion of living space, urban style experience, and consumption which lead to the difficulty in distinguishing spatial boundaries. The advertisements and promotional videos of the apartment in Yogyakarta also promote temporal paradox. On the one hand, it promotes time compression and speed, meanwhile, on the other hand it promotes prolonged and extended time to foster consumption in the urban space
Sindhenan Banyumasan: An Example of Variation and Pluralism of the Javanese Female Singing Tradition
Get PDFSindhenan Banyumasan, meaning the female traditional Javanese singing in the style of Banyumas, represents an interesting “regional variant” of sindhen vocal tradition. Flourished in the court of Surakarta in the 19th century, the sindhen practice has spread rapidly across the centuries, reaching many territories outside the court centers. Deeply connected with the ancient practices of the singer dancers, sindhen styles are still indicative of the local traditions and a testimony of differences and continuity with the formal teaching of central Javanese institutions. Despite the importance of the local variants, existing international studies on sindhenan have mainly focused on the styles of Yogyakarta and Surakarta, often neglecting rural areas, like Banyumas. The aim of this paper is to shed some light on sindhen practice in Banyumas territory; and to investigate its history, performance practice, repertoires, and vocal style. The research outcomes reveal how Banyumas singing tradition has many common traits with Yogyakarta and Surakarta vocal practices, though it maintains some specificities, index of the pluralism of Javanese music and performing arts
Redesign the Lampit to Reduce the Workload in Dusun Semaja, Tabanan, Bali
Get PDFLampit is one of the traditional means of cultivating rice fields, which functions to level the land for planting rice. The operation of lampit can increase the work pulse up to 50% above the resting pulse and is included in the category of moderate to heavy workloads. At the end of the operation of lampit, it may cause complaints, especially on the buttocks and back, which is caused by the small and hardness of the lampit rod. There was an improvement to the lampit seating design by adding foam pads and adjusting the pressure lever found on the lampit stem to overcome this problem. This research is an experimental study using the same subject design, selected 30 research subjects from farmers in Dusun Semaja Antosari Tabanan Bali. The workload is evaluated based on the work pulse measured using the ten pulses method. In addition, the pulse was measured before and after the improvement of the lampit design. The data compared were the mean values before and after improvement, which were analyzed using paired t test (α = 0.05). The result is a significant decrease in the work rate of 19.35% (p <0.05). Thus, it can be concluded that the improved design of the lampit can reduce the workload. Therefore, farmers should continue using and perfecting the improved lampit