PERFORMATIVITAS GENDER DALAM PENCIPTAAN TARI CAKIL INTERMEDIAL

Eko Supriyanto (Institut Seni Indonesia Surakarta)
R. Danang Cahyo Wijayanto (Institut Seni Indonesia Surakarta)
Muhammad Nurazhariansyah (Institut Seni Indonesia Surakarta)

Jurnal Pakarena
Vol 11, No 1 (2026): Juli

This article discusses a practice-based study on the creation of an intermedial Cakil dance through a dialogue among the dancer’s body, puppet sabet idioms, and a life-size Cakil figure. Developed through studio work with seven female dancers, the study shows that the puppet functions not merely as a prop but as a choreographic agent that reorganizes weight, arm articulation, ceklekan rhythm, and spatial design. The findings argue that Cakil’s forceful quality can be produced as a technical and kinesthetic achievement rather than as a masculine essence. The article proposes an intermedial creation protocol as a contribution to arts education, creative research, and gender performativity studies.