DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2019.v07i07.017

Pages: 533-536

Prambanan Open Stage in Klaten, Central Java, Indonesia, is a starting point that gives a path to audiences to the entertainment of Javanese genuine exotic dance. Tourists come to Prambanan in Indonesia by expectation of sensing their own imaginary world while seeing the relief on Candi Prambanan and watching over the presentation of wayang kulit purwa. One important issue in creating tourist attraction is laid upon authentic aspect of the attraction. Authenticity is possible to achieve by developing synergy among various elements involved in tourist performance art, such as moves, music, lamp, and stage properties. The synergy is the early process before harmonization. This research uses qualitative descriptive approach. In-depth interview is conducted with key informants, respectively, Sumardi (54 years old), a choreographer for ‘Ramayana Ballet’ presentation on Prambanan Open Stage, and Sumaryono (62 years old), a dancer and also stylish dance choreographer from Yogyakarta. Direct observation is carried out to see how dancers are organized artistically to produce dramatic presentation. Analysis technique is mainly interpretation that must be explained descriptively. Result of research shows that performance art presented in Prambanan Open Stage is truly authentic and presumed as an effort to synergize “entertainment” with “education”. The synergy is the outcome of achieving authenticity that later gives audiences the power of appreciation and empathy.