Kabasaran Dance: Perspective Behind The Community Ritual Activities in Minahasa

DOI

10.2991/icss-19.2019.57How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Kabasaran dance; perspective; ritual activities; people in Minahasa.

Abstract

This research shows the perspective of the choreography of the Kabasaran dance; and shows the perspective of the existence of Kabasaran Dance in Minahasa. The aim is to inventory local art works; so that young people will be easily encouraged to learn and love their culture; especially traditional dance.This type of research is qualitative with several approaches; namely Ethno-Art and Function of existence; to describe the form of choreography by understanding the phenomena that are the consciousness of the Minahasa community; and its relation to the Function of the existence of Kabasaran Dance in the middle of its community. The research data is obtained through literature studies; observations; and interviews. The results of the research show the form of the choreography of the Kabasaran dance as a form of Traditional Regional dance; which is performed by male dancers; and usually performed in groups; or more than one dancer. The presentation is carried out with movements; accompanied by musical instruments gong; drum and kolintang. The mediums used are very simple. The presentation consists of several simple vocabular movements.Kabasaran dance is presented as heroic dance and welcoming as a sense of respect and security guards to guests who come either formally or informally. Besides that; it is also state-owned or formally. Kabasaran dance is usually displayed in activities or celebrations of state inaugurations; as well as used in competition or some events.Kabasaran dance is a reflection of the characteristic and identity or is used as an icon of the Minahasa region so that Kabasaran Dance becomes a cultural asset of the Minahasa region that needs to be preserved and developed both in quality and dissemination to a wider audience. Based on this; the Kabasaran dance needs to be used as a distinctive pride by the community; especially the younger generation; so it is necessary to introduce it to a wider audience; so that pride does not only belong to Minahasa; but more than that.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Sri Sunarmi
AU  - Grace Luntungan
PY  - 2019/11
DA  - 2019/11
TI  - Kabasaran Dance: Perspective Behind The Community Ritual Activities in Minahasa
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Social Science 2019 (ICSS 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 905
EP  - 911
SN  - 2352-5398
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