A Description of Tedhak Siten in Javanese Tradition

Abstract

Culture has a close relationship with tradition and is binding and is believed by the community. Preserving one tradition means maintain one culture to still exist and beneficial to the society. Based on those claims, the purpose of this study identified and described Tedhak Siten in Javanese Tradition based on Performance studies. The study used qualitative descriptive method with the application of Performance Theory. The results showed that there are seven stages of Tedhak Sinten tradition, which is; (1) Sungkeman, (2) Menitih Jadah/Tetel, (3) Climbing and Descending the Stairs from Wulung Sugarcane, (4) Splash Water, (5) Choosing toys in chicken cage, (6) Udhik-udhik, and (7) Pray. Furthermore, all the process in Tedhak Siten are truly has the categorized in performance theory, which is; (1) it has a certain time, (2) it has a certain object, (3) it is a non-productivity work, (4) it has certain rules, and (5) it has a performance space