Form and Structure of the Performing Arts of Mask Puppet (Wayang Topeng) Yogyakarta Style

Abstract

Wayang Topeng Pedalangan (Puppetry Mask Puppet) is part of the historical chain of mask performing arts in Java, which is thought to have existed since the VIII century. The performing arts of the Panji mask emerged after the Panji story was born in the middle of the XIII century during the Singasari Kingdom Age. In the era of the Demak kingdom, in the XVs century, the art of performing Panji masks was developed by the Wali. The XVI century was the starting point for the mask performing arts being preserved and developed by the puppeteers and their relatives. The puppeteers preserve the art of performing masks from generation to generation through a kinship network called the Trah Dalang. The role and function of the puppeteer have to do with the formation of a staging style called the Puppetry style. The influence of the puppeteer in the performing art of the Panji mask can still be felt today, both in Yogyakarta, Klaten, Malang, and Cirebon, of course, according to the regional style. In the middle of the XX century, Krida Beksa Wirama worked on the performing arts of puppetry masks to become the Yogyakarta-style Classical Mask. There is refinement in dance techniques and forms, as well as the Yogyakarta style of classical mask. Along with the passage of time and the growth of various Yogyakarta-style classical dance associations, the type of classical style mask dance has experienced refinements by artists in Yogyakarta.

Keywords: Mask Puppet, Shape, Structure, Yogyakarta

DOI: 10.7176/ADS/108-01

Publication date:October 31^st 2023