DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2018.v06i01.035

Pages: 219-224

Research examines the artistic transformation on the variant of presentation functions of Kedungmangga Village’s Mask Puppet. This variant has an implication to ‘the stage” where presentation takes a place, and by this reason, presentation area has always a symbolical meaning. Research type is qualitative involving structural functional perspective and A-G-I-L Theory. This research utilizes data of explanations, words and behaviors of the presenting artists. Interpretative analysis is used to understand social change experienced by Mask Puppet conserver societies in Kedungmangga Village, Pakisaji District, Malang Regency, and East Java. Result of research indicates that different event needs different arrangement of stage, such as: (a) Altar stage for gebyak suguh pundhen, (b) Genjot stage for gebyak tolak balak, (c) Latar stage for gebyak ngamen and tanggapan, and (d) No stage for gebyak festival and mass presentation. The implication of artistic transformation on each variant of Mask Puppet presentation is the change of symbols in social status previously possessed by kamituwo, dalang, and the chairs of Mask Puppet societies.