Panggung
Vol 36 No 3 (2026): Reimagining Arts and Culture: Tradition, Innovation, and Social Transformation

Wisisi Sebagai Media Pendidikan Multikultural: Studi Kasus Pertunjukan Massal Pelajar Papua: Indonesia

Muhammad Ilham Mustain Murda (Unknown)
Suwarjiya (Universitas PGRI Kalimantan)
Indar Sabri (Universitas PGRI Kalimantan)
Arif Hidajad (Universitas Negeri Surabaya)
Gita Kinanthi Purnama Asri Adinda (Universitas PGRI Kalimantan)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Sep 2026

Abstract

In contemporary Papua, Wisisi has moved beyond ritual settings into educational and public performance, opening a culture-based pathway for multicultural learning. This study analyzes how mass Wisisi performance functions as embodied pedagogy among students in Papua. It uses a qualitative approach combining digital ethnography and autoethnographic reflection. Data were drawn from audiovisual documentation of the 2025 MURI record performance in Wamena, a schoolchildren's Wisisi performance in Tiom, a Kompas.com report, supporting documents, and interview material with artist and music producer Asep Nayak. The data were collected through digital observation, repeated viewing, note-taking, and source comparison, then interpreted thematically through embodied pedagogy and multicultural education. The findings show that synchronized movement, collective rhythm, and spatial restructuring transform Wisisi into a living medium for solidarity, cultural transmission, and interethnic learning. This article recommends culturally rooted performance as a pedagogical infrastructure for Papuan education.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

panggung

Publisher

Subject

Education

Description

Panggung is online peer-review journal focusing on studies and researches in the areas related to performing arts and culture studies with various perspectives. The journal invites scholars, researchers, and students to contribute the result of their studies and researches in those areas mentioned ...