Track: Case Studies

Abstract

Semarangan culture is initially adopted from several cultures, such as Javanese, Chinese, and Islamic culture that blend into one. This acculturation process has also affect the dance arts. Developing dance movements for children that embody Semarangan culture is important. In the future, Semarang would have its own characteristic of children’s dance movements to be inherited to the next generations. Thus, Kuncup Semarang Dance is developed. This research aims at presenting some amount of data regarding the choreography process of Kuncup Semarang Dance as the attempt to conserve Semarangan Culture. This research implements qualitative research method using dance project technique or artistic research on dance through research by practice. The stages of the research include: observation; exploration-improvisation; composition; music selection; Make up and costume designing; and presentation or performance. This research also produce a final product that is “Kuncup Semarang” dance with the format of arts performance. From this research, it can be concluded that “Kuncup Semarang” dance is a dance created for children that bears the combination of Javanese, Chinese, and Islamic cultural values as seen from its movements, music, also the make-up and costume.