Ethno Beauty Women in Traditional Performing Arts in Madura
Dinara M.Julijanti, Bani Eka D.

Universitas Trunojoyo Madura

Abstract

One of the most famous traditional arts of Madura is the Moang Sangkal dance. This dance is specifically performed by a group of female dancers wearing traditional Madurese costumes. The Muang Sangkal dance, which originated in Sumenep Regency, Madura, is a dance performed for rituals to ward off evil or danger. Literally, muang means to throw away misfortune. This means that the dance is performed to remove misfortune from a person.
Based on this background, the research questions can be formulated as follows: 1). How do dancers interpret beauty in traditional performing arts in Madura? 2. What is the philosophy and meaning of Moang Sangkal dance in the perspective of cultural communication? This research uses a qualitative descriptive approach, which focuses on the phenomenon being studied. The phenomenological approach focuses on subjective experiences, with informants from artists in Bangkalan and Sumenep Regencies, as well as Bakesbangpol and the Central Statistics Agency.
This research aims to produce a scientific study on the theme of women and cultural arts, particularly traditional performing arts, with a focus on local cultural values and guidance for their development so that in the future women can play a role in various sectors. As a scientific study, it is also hoped that it can contribute to the development of communication science, namely, cultural communication and the advancement of performing arts.

Keywords: Traditional, Arts, Interpretation

Topic: Governance, Policy, and Education of Coastal Area