Deconstructing ideologies behind Rodat dance in Kepaon Village, Bali, Indonesia in the global era

Ni Made, Ruastiti (2019) Deconstructing ideologies behind Rodat dance in Kepaon Village, Bali, Indonesia in the global era. ASIA LIFE SCIENCES The Asian International Journal of Life Sciences, 28 (1). pp. 17-29. ISSN 0117-3375

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to comprehend the essence of Rodat performing art in Kepaon Village, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia in the global era. This study was done because of an imbalance between assumption and realit y in the field. In general, Rodat dance is performed by the Bugis people in Islamic ceremonies attended only by Muslims. Such traditional dance is increasingly marginalized and abandoned in line with the open attitudes and modernization of their society in the global era. However, the fact is different in the life of the Bugis people in Kepaon Village, Denpasar, Bali in the global era. The performance of every Rodat dance in the context of the birth of Prophet Muhammad p.b.u.h. traditional ceremony is always attended by Hindus and Muslims. This study used a qualitative method to answer the following questions: (1) What ideology is behind Rodat performing art so that the dance is preserved by the Bugis society in Bali until now?, and (2) What are the implications of Rodat performing art preservation to the society and culture of Buginese in Bali? Types and data sources, both primary and secondary, of this study were obtained from observation technique, interview, FGD and literature review. All data were analyzed descriptively using the theory of deconstruction, power relations of knowledge and aesthetics. The results reveal that: (1) Buginese society in Kepaon Village, Bali still can preserve Rodat performing art until now because of the following ideologies - religion, aesthetic value, self-actualization and culture preservation, and (2) The preservation of Rodat performing art up to present has positive implications on strengthening social relations, Muslim identity and culture of the Bugis people in Bali, Indonesia. Keywords: ideology, religion, aesthetic value, self-actualization, culture preservation, symbol, Rodat performing art in Bugis Kepaon Village, birth of Prophet Muhammad p.b.u.h. tradition ceremony, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia

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