Getting the Story Straight? Some Untimely Thoughts on History, Literature and the Performing Arts in Bali
Keywords:
Performing Arts, Topéng, History, Power, Literature, LanguageAbstract
Sudah cukup jelas bahwa ada hubungan mendalam antara seni pertunjukandan kesusastraan Bali. Yang mungkin masih kurang jelas adalah karakter darihubungan tersebut. Para penulis akademis maupun nonakademis seringkalimenekankan pentingnya sastra kuno India dan cerita babad untuk lakon wayangkulit, arja, topéng dan lain sebagainya. Walaupun ahli seni pertunjukan dariluar negeri kerapkali menekankan pentingnya sastra kuno, di mana sebenarnyamereka tidak mempunyai latar belakang yang kuat di bidang bahasa lokal dansastra kuno, mereka jarang sekali mengomentari masalah seni pertunjukan.Memang ada beberapa pengecualian yang penting. Akan tetapi, pada umumnya,itulah keadaan yang terjadi sekarang di bidang studi seni pertunjukan. Artikel inimenggunakan contoh dari sebuah pertunjukan topéng pajegan untuk menyarankanbahwa kita perlu memperhatikan sejarah, bahasa dan sastra lokal secara lebihbernuansa. Pendekatan seperti ini mungkin akan lebih sensitif terhadap sisipolitik—baik dari seni pertunjukan Bali maupun dari proses pengajarannya.
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