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Visualization of the Nyadap Kawung Process in the Hideung Geulis Theater Performance in the Banceuy Traditional Village, Subang Cahyani, Sinta Rizki; Pujiono, Bagong; Dayari, Achmad
Wacana : Jurnal Bahasa, Seni, dan Pengajaran Vol 9 No 1 (2025): April 2025
Publisher : Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.29407/jbsp.v9i1.3

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Banceuy Subang Traditional Village is a traditional village that still maintains traditional values passed down from ancestors such as the tradition of the kawung nyadap process or commonly known as sugar palm tapping. In Banceuy, there are still some people who tap kawung trees to take field water and process it into palm sugar. Each process of tapping a kawung tree has an interesting meaning that can be visualized through a theatrical performance. To organize the formation of the visualization of the nyadap kawung process, it is supported by Gustav Freytag's dramatic structure theory which includes five elements, namely exposition, complication, climax, reversal, deoument. This research uses a qualitative approach. In research, a qualitative approach can be taken through observation, interviews and literature studies. The results of this research present a visualization of the process of tapping kawung into theater characters, there are three main figures visualized, namely 1. Hideung Geulis as a kawung tree, 2. Asep as a tapper of kawung trees and 3. Traditional Leader as an elder who perform the nyadap kawung ritual.
Javanese Altruism: Suicide as a Symbol of Political Resistance in Modern Javanese Theatre Novianto, Wahyu; Guntur, Guntur; Jamal, Jamal; Murtono, Taufik; Dayari, Achmad; Aji Kus Indriani, Arrauna Bening
Journal of Urban Society's Arts Vol 12, No 2 (2025): October 2025
Publisher : Institut Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24821/jousa.v12i2.17459

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In this research, the representation of suicide in modern Javanese theatre is analyzed as a symbol of resistance against repressive power, with an emphasis on the altruistic values typical of Javanese culture. Two theatre scripts, KUP (Sego Gurih Theatre Company) and Dumeh (Sedhut Senut Theatre Company), are the focus of this study because they feature main characters who choose suicide. A hermeneutic approach within an interpretive framework and content analysis of the texts have been used. This method finds that suicide in both texts is not meant as a personal act of despair, but rather as a political and spiritual statement grounded in the ethics of self-sacrifice in Javanese cosmology. In this context, harmony, obedience, and self-control assume a resistance-oriented connotation. Modern Javanese-language theatre, therefore, is positioned as a space for emancipatory social critique. Thus, suicide is understood not merely as a tragic act, but as a dramatic and political strategy used to uphold justice and restore collective dignity. This research contributes to studying Javanese culture and theatrical practice as a medium for contemplating the relationship between the body, power, and spirituality.