Value of Life in Benjang Mask Dance

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10.2991/978-2-38476-100-5_39How to use a DOI?

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Value of Life; Benjang Mask; Art Studio; Rengkak Katineung

Abstract

Benjang Mask Dance is a form of traditional dance that depicts humans as distinguished from the character of the mask they wear. The masks used in Benjang include the Putri Mask, the Emban Mask, the Satria Mask, and the Ravana Mask which play out stories about everyday human life. The characters in each particular mask represent the nature of every human being, such as Putri who is kind, Emban has a funny character who can cheer everyone up, Satria is a brave character who can face many challenges and Ravana is an antagonist character. This study aims to determine the value of life contained in the Topeng Benjang dance. The method used in this research is descriptive method with qualitative research. Data collection techniques used in this study are observation, interviews, and documentation. The research subjects taken were studio actors, studio owners, and the surrounding community in Ujung Berung District. The results of the study show that judging from the presentation presented in the form of role playing; displays a variety of emotions from good, bad, honest, evil, cheerful, which are conveyed through the movements of the masked characters themselves, so that the life values contained in the dance “Topeng Benjang” at the Rengkak Katineung Art Studio, namely the values of kindness, honesty, and happiness. The Benjang Mask dance art at the Rengkak Katineung studio has a function as entertainment.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Supartini Permata
AU  - Juju Masunah
AU  - Yuliawan Kasmahidayat
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/09/28
TI  - Value of Life in Benjang Mask Dance
BT  - Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Arts and Design Education (ICADE 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 280
EP  - 288
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-100-5_39
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-100-5_39
ID  - Permata2023
ER  -