Dalang Anak dalam Pertunjukan Wayang

Junaidi Junaidi (Jurusan Pedalangan Fakultas Seni Pertunjukan, Institut Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta)

Jurnal Kajian Seni
Vol 1, No 1 (2014): Jurnal Kajian Seni Vol 1 No 1 November 2014

Puppeteer puppet show presenter child as interesting to study, because adultsusually do, so there is a discrepancy between the condition of the child and puppet show format. Child Puppeteer appears in different areas, both in Java and the surrounding territory. Motivation theory is used to solve the presence of children in the puppet show, while the methods of qualitative research, based on fi les from the literature review and field observations. The results can be found that the child puppeteer motivation is internal and external, as an educative motive, preservation, and development of the art of puppetry to the next generation.