PERBANDINGAN BENTUK PERTUNJUKAN WAYANG KLlTIK UNDAAN KUDUS DENGAN NGEMPLAK SLEMAN

Suwondo, Suwondo

Gelar : Jurnal Seni Budaya
Vol 9, No 1 (2011)

Wayang klitik performance at Sleman, Yogyakarta has some differences and similarities with that  at Kudus, Central Java although they came from the same source. After a long period of time,  those who used to be the devotees of wayang klitik have lived in different places and the puppeteers  of wayang klitik have performed a different characteristic of performance. The story and function  of wayang klitik in Kudus are more dynamic because wayang klitik is thought not only as the only  entertainment but also as a ritual for the surrounding society. Wayang klitik at Kudus is always  performed annually as a sendang (spring) purifying ritual. Wayang klitik performance at Sleman,  Yogyakarta is held in the territory with limited devotees. The inhabitants of the territory coming  from the outside are usually the younger generation and educated people who are not familiar with  wayang klitik. The form of Wayang klitik performance at Sleman, Yogyakarta refers to the norm  (pakem) of wayang purwa that has been traditionally performed in puppetry. If there is a change in  the performance, it usually has something to do with a puppeteer's own version (sanggit) and the  characteristic of his performance. Wayang klitik performance at Sleman, Yogyakarta has a  tendency to contain aesthetic values and it is less communicative. During the last four years,  Wayang klitik at Sleman, Yogyakarta has been performed twice only so that the society tend to  have little interest in it. The similarity in the form of the performance between wayang klitik at  Sleman and that at Kudus is that the performance begins with a major scene (jejer). The  accompanying melody (gending) for wayang klitik at Sleman is relatively more dynamic and the  garap is more creative and inventive in nature. However, the performance has less close relation  with the audience so that there is an impression that the performance is separated from the  audience. On the other hand, wayang klitik performance at Kudus has close relation with the  society. Wayang klitik performance at Kudus is more simple and has a religious impression that  can be appreciated in many ways of communication and as may be required by the society. The  romantic scenes performed at wayang klitik performance at Kudus is very simple in line with the  society's homogenous thinking level.Key words: Wayang Klitik, function and form, comparison.