Javanese art conservation in Indonesia inheriting potentials of local wisdom through Wayang Wong Bocah

ABSTRACT

The research focused on analyzing Javanese arts conservation by employing inheritance strategies of Wayang Wong Bocah. The research method comprised the following steps: data collection, data validation, and data analysis. The data were collected by observation, interview, and documentation. Moreover, the data were validated by source triangulation technique and analyzed by techniques as follows: data description, data screening, data interpretation, and evaluation. The data analysis relied on Hardsley’s theory regarding individual strategies in overcoming challenges and adapting to patterns of cultural changes. The results discovered that the conservation process of Wayang Wong Bocah performed by Tjipta Boedaja dance studio is regarded as: (1) an effort to preserve the culture by maintaining, protecting, conserving, and preventing it from damage and extinction; (2) an inheritance strategy by conducting routine training session to the children. In particular, the main findings of this study elaborate that the conservation and inheritance of Wayang Wong Bocah as the local wisdom potential require the passionate and willing individuals to conserve the art by ensuring the involvement of young generations as future art performers, the community as the support system of art conservation, and the government as the policymaker.

KEYWORDS:

• Art
• conservation
• inheritance
• local wisdom
• Wayang Wong Bocah

Acknowledgments

The researchers would like to express their gratitude to Mr. Sitras Anjilin, the head of Tjipta Boedaja Studio, as the main resource person. The researchers also would like to thank the art practitioners in the studio for the valuable information and cooperation.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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Notes on contributors

Hartono

Hartono is an associate professor in the Faculty of Language and Arts, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia. He earned his doctoral degree in early childhood education programs. During his career, he has published many articles related to dance education. Furthermore, the following are his recent publications: (1) Warok Dance: A Medium of Child Aesthetic Fulfillment, Sesaji as a Performance Ritual of Indonesian Dance: Cultural Expression in Early Children Education, Kuda Lumping Dance as Learning Media to Fulfill Aesthetical and Expression Development of Young Children, and Character Building for Early Childhood: A Case Study for the Teaching of Performing and Fine Arts.

Wenti Nuryani

Wenti Nuryani is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Language and Arts, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Her expertise is in the field of dance education/Surakarta dance. Moreover, she obtained her doctoral degree in education science. In 2018, she presented her paper entitled, Traditional Arts as a Fortress and Filter of Culture: The Case of Srimpi Pandhelori Yogyakarta Dance in the 12th Anniversary Conference of the Asia-Pacific for Network and Moral Education. In 2020, she also published two of her paper entitled Local Wisdom Values in Srimpi Pandhelori Dance and Nilai-Nilai Pendidikan Tata Busana dan Rias Srimpi Pandhelori Dalam Perspektif Hermeneutik.

Eny Kusumastuti

Eny Kusumastuti is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Language and Arts, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia. She has finished her doctoral studies in the arts education. During her career, she has published several papers, including: Community-Based Art Education as a Cultural Transfer Strategy in the Jaran Kepang Art Performance of Semarang Regency in Harmonia: Journal of Arts Research and Education, Pola Interaksi Simbolik dan Pewarisan Kesenian Jaran Kepang Semarangan Berbasis Agil di Era Disrupsi in Mudra: Jurnal Seni Budaya, and Kuda Debog Dance for Children’s Social Development in PONTE: Multidisciplinary Journal of Sciences and Research.