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Vol. 35 No. 3 (2025)
Estetika, Identitas, dan Digitalisasi: Praktik Seni dan Budaya Nusantara dalam Perspektif Kontemporer

Articles

Reinterpretasi dalam Pertunjukan Teater Lenong Betawi

https://doi.org/10.26742/panggung.v35i3.3785

Published 2025-09-06

  • Deden Haerudin
    • ,
  • Fachri Helmanto

Deden Haerudin
Universitas Negeri Jakarta

Fachri Helmanto
Universitas Djuanda

Abstract

Urbanization and digitalization of culture in big cities including Jakarta, shift the way the younger generation interprets traditional symbols. Gatot Kaca, famous as a puppet character, also experienced reinterpretation through performing arts as a strategy for preserving cultural identity. This study aims to understand the reinterpretation in the Lenong Betawi performance of the play Satria Millennial, where Gatot Kaca is adapted into an urban expression space. Using a phenomenological approach, data was collected through interviews and documentation of the creative process of the Satria Millennial performance. Furthermore, the data obtained were analyzed thematically following Moustakas' framework. The results show three main reinterpretations: (1) a pandemic-themed story, (2) the character of Gatot Kaca transforming into a comic-educational figure, and (3) the performance integrating lenong, musical, and urban humor. These three reinterpretations strengthen the function of art as a vehicle for cultural preservation, education, and mediation of local cultural identity in modern society. 

Keywords

Reinterpretation, Gatot kaca, Betawi Lenong, Urban Theater, Arts Education

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