MAKNA SIMBOLIK SENI PERTUNJUKAN BARONGSAI DALAM KEBUDAYAAN TIONGHOA DI KOTA PEKANBARU
ABSTRACT: The performances
art of lion
dance is one
of the values
unique cultural heritage
that present and grow in Pekanbaru city. In the performances art of lion
dance, there are symbolic aspects that
is rich in mean and represented
by phsical objects, musical
intstruments, clothing and lion dance
movements. So, the
purpose of this
researh was determining
the meaning of symbolic
situation, for determining
the product of
social interaction, and
for determining the interpretation of the performances art of
lion dance in Tionghoa Cultural in Pekanbaru city. This research used
qualitative methode by symbolic interaction approach. The subject of research are
four HBT (Himpunan
Bersatu Teguh)’s lion
dance players and
four HTT (Himpunan Tjinta
Teman)’s lion dance
players as key
informants and informan
were selected by using purposive
technique. As supporting informant, one figure of Tionghoa community was selected by
purposive technique and
three lion dance’s
audiences were selected
by accidental technique. Data
collection technique used
participant observation, in-depth
interview, and documentation.
The result of
research showed that
symbolic situation in
the performances art
of lion dance in Pekanbaru city
include physical objects such as the main instrument (the head of sai), musical intstruments
(drums, cymbals and
gongs), and lion
dance’s costumes which
adopted from the color
of the character
of Sam Kok
Legend. While the
social objects from the
performances art of lion dance include the movements of lion dances’s players.
The product of social interaction includes meaning of the performences art of
lion dance is the meaning from the
players’ side, lion
dance is meant
as a culture
value and sport;
lion dance is
meant by Tionghoa’s figure as
solidarity value, culture, spiritual, and art; while lion dance is meant by audiences as art value and spiritual. Interpretation the
performances art of lion dance include the closed
action and the opened
action. The closed
action include internal motivation
of lion dance’s players
(passion and get
achievement), external motivation
(encouragement of family and friends), and both of pleasure and
proud become lion dances’s players because able to get the achievment in lion
dance’s competitions. The opened action of lion dance’s players include the face
expression of instrumentals’ players
who focus on
the rhythm of
the game and
the attitude of lion
dance’s players who
were cooperative in
teamwork, solid, discipline
and consistent in following the practice for implementation of the
performances art of lion dance.
Keywords: Symbolic
Meaning, Lion Dance,
Symbolic Situation, The
product of Social Interaction, Interpretation
Penulis: Ridna
Kode Jurnal: jpkomunikasidd150174
