Sodoran as a Means of Intromission Education for Tenggerese Younger Generation
Sony Sukmawan (a), M. Andhy Nurmansyah (b), Rahmi Febriani (c*)

a) Fakultas Ilmu Budaya, Universitas Brawijaya
Jalan Veteran, Malang, Indonesia
b) Fakultas Ilmu Budaya, Universitas Brawijaya
Jalan Veteran, Malang, Indonesia
c) Fakultas Ilmu Budaya, Universitas Airlangga
Jalan Dharmawangsa Dalam, Surabaya, Indonesia
*rahmifebriani2[at]gmail.com

Abstract

The various Tengger traditional arts, especially Sodoran dance, contain positive values about life. If most of traditional arts display a festive and joyful atmosphere, Sodoran is a kind of arts that encapsulates its audience in a sacred and emotional atmosphere. It is said so due to its performance that symbolically tells about the life cycle, portrying from where the life comes from-how to live the life-and where the life is going to end. Furthermore, this dance is potential to be used as a means of intromission education. Therefore, this study aims to comprehensively describe Sodoran in order to sharpen understanding and strengthen knowledge for Tenggerese young generation toward Karo ceremony and Sodoran dance. For this reason, literary study and literary performance become theoretical and methodological bases. The result is a complete description of (i) various ritual facilities and properties loaded with philosophical values- (ii) meaning of dance movements as pictures of life journey or sangka paran- and (iii) its relevance as a means of intromission education for Tenggerese young generation through what is known as titiluri.

Keywords: Sodoran- intromission education- titiluri- young generation

Topic: Humanities