Enculturation of Senjang Performance At Putri Sak Ayu Studio Musi Banyuasin Regency, South Sumatera

Abstract

Senjang is a performing art that still exists and is widely used as an extracurricular teaching material in several educational institutions, both formal and non-formal in Musi Banyuasin Regency, South Sumatra. The existence of Senjang enculturation process has not yet been implemented in accordance with the scientific disciplines possessed by several professional and competent coaches in the field of Senjang. This demanded the students to be able to search for several rehearsal sources of Senjang by themselves using social media such as Youtube as the reference. The phenomenon above is interesting to study and analyze, because it relates to the students’ output produced in order to inherite Senjang art which has become the cultural identity of the community in Musi Banyuasin Regency, South Sumatra itself. The objective of this research was to describe and analyze the enculturation of Senjang performance at Putri Sak Ayu Studio, Musi Banyuasin Regency, South Sumatra. This study used a qualitative method. The research data were obtained from observation, interviews, and documentation studies. The results showed that the coach at Putri Sak Ayu Studio is a senior Senjang artist who has professional competence in training Senjang art. In addition, the enculturation of Senjang performance at Putri Sak Ayu Studio is taught through three stages: (1) The Warm-up Stage (Breathing and Vocal Exercise), (2) The Core Exercise (includes the learning materials of Senjang verses properly and correctly), and (3) The Assignment Stage