111 Revitalization of Jatidhuwur Jombang Mask Dance as An Effort To Reintroduce Local Cultural Values Setyo Yanuartuti, Joko Winarko Department of Arts, Drama, Dance and Music, Faculty Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Indonesia Submitted: August 7, 2019. Revised: November 4, 2019. Accepted: December 28, 2019 Abstract Millennial era is an era where this generation is generally characterized by increasing the use and familiarity of communication, media and digital technology. This era will bring even further gaps in the attitude of this generation from the values of Indonesian life. The value of this nation’s life has long been stored under the arts and culture. In the midst of the downfall of the traditional art life, like the Jatid masked dance, we need the strategy for the young generation to value the local culture for filtering the exposure of foreign culture. This becomes the ground of current Jombang society which directing their art revitalization to the present cultural forms. That be- comes the reason behind this study to be conducted. The purpose of this study is to realize the Jatidhuwur mask dance as a medium to introduce Jombang local cultural values to the current generation. The method used for revitalization is dance reconstruction. Reconstruction was car- ried out with the stages of excavation, setting the structure, developing elements of motion and accompaniment, and packaging, and introducing it to young people in Jombang. Data analysis uses an interactive model in the stages of data collection, data reduction, data presentation and conclusions. The results show that in the Jatidhuwur Mask dance performance there are local cultural values such as religious values, discipline values, life values, and the value of struggle. These local cultural values are revitalized and visualized through art elements such as themes (stories), plot, performance structure, and accompaniment in the touch of new cultivation. The dance is presented in the form of a single dance and a short dance drama (fragmentary), with a touch of technology. Keywords: Revitalization; Jatidhuwur Mask Dance; Local Cultural Values; Millennial Era How to Cite: Yanuartuti, S., & Winarko, J. (2019). Revitalization of Jatidhuwur Jombang Mask Dance as An Effort To Reintroduce Local Cultural Values. Harmonia: Journal of Arts Research And Education, 19(2), 111-116. Harmonia: Journal of Arts Research and Education 19 (2) (2019), 111-116 Available online at http://journal.unnes.ac.id/nju/index.php/harmonia DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15294/harmonia.v19i2.20437 the handphone, open you-tube, just choose what you want to watch. The digital era is not new at this time, especially for millennial generations. The generation is characterized by the increase of the use and familiarity of communica- tions, media and digital technology. Be- cause it was brought up by technological improvements, millennials have creative, INTRODUCTION Digital technology has dominated human life. Life in the midst of techno- logical development is a fortune in itself. Everything is easy, we no longer need to be difficult to come to the bank just to sub- mit the proof of transfer slip. No need to be hard to find entertainment, just turn on Corresponding author: E-mail: setyoyanuartuti@unesa.ac.id p-ISSN 2541-1683|e-ISSN 2541-2426 Harmonia: Journal of Arts Research and Education 19 (2) (2019): 111-116112 informative, passionate and productive characteristics. Being compared to pre- vious generations, millennials are better friends with technology. This generation is the generation that involves technology in all aspects of life. Real evidence that can be observed is that almost all individuals in the generation choose to use smart pho- nes (Budiati et al., 2018). These conditions cause the presence of a gap between mil- lennial generation attitudes and cultural values of this nation. National cultural values such as mu- tual cooperation, andhap asor (polite), mikul dhuwur mendhem jero, and so on are already unknown to millennials. Cultural values stored in traditional performing arts tex- ts will slowly but surely be displaced by advances in technology. Practicality is one of the reasons why the attitudes of human life in this millennial era are far from na- tional cultural values that prioritize toget- herness and harmony. How do these mil- lennial children recognize cultural values, if they do not recognize traditional forms of performance art? While traditional per- forming arts have begun to disappear be- cause no one needs the show, such as the Mask puppet or Jatidhuwur mask dance drama in Jombang. This dance drama used to be very popular among the people of Jatidhuwur Village and its surroundings. His presence was eagerly awaited because it was nee- ded as a ritual means for healing diseases and promise. The values in the show imply the meaning believed by the community as a role model for community life. Local cul- tural values such as spiritual values, social values, cultural values, educational values, moral values, the value of asceticism, and aesthetic values contained in the elements of the performance. The Panji story ele- ment used in the mask dance drama per- formance clearly contains a variety of life values of the Javanese people in general and East Java people in particular. Research Nurhidayah (2017) exp- lained that the Revitalization of Mask Dan- ce was carried out as an alternative media tool in spreading Islamic invitation. The meanings contained in mask dance can explain the reminder to the Almighty, the Creator, the symbols of mask dance explain the moral values that become the content for preaching. For example, about the jour- ney of human life from childhood through adulthood, leadership values, wisdom, love, and even wrath and other noble va- lues. For the community itself, meanings can be used as role models and guidan- ce. Therefore, its symbolic meanings are in harmony with Islamic teachings. In the face of changing times, mask dance also needs to be developed in accordance with the demands of the development of mo- dern technology today. Although there is a cultural inheritance from generation to generation, there is no guarantee that local culture will remain firmly nurtured to face the challenges of globalization which offer an increasingly pragmatic and consumpti- ve lifestyle. When the Jatidhuwur Mask art col- lapsed because it was rarely performed, the revitalization approached by the cha- racteristics of the millennial generation became very necessary. In the midst of the development of this technology, to main- tain and preserve the life of traditional arts such as the Jatiduwur Jombang mask dan- ce drama, it needs attention and a creative touch of technology. Art creativity is one of the most important methods to be carried out so that people, especially the youn- ger generation, now enjoy and involve in building their lives. The revitalization of performances that can be done in building and reviving this art is to do technological- based artistic creativity. METHOD This research uses a qualitative ap- proach. A qualitative approach is defin- ed as a research procedure that produces descriptive data in the form of written or oral words from people and the behaviour observed. According to Moleong (2002) qualitative research is often used to exami- ne phenomena in natural social and cultu- ral life. Setyo Yanuartuti, Joko Winarko, Revitalization of Jatidhuwur Jombang Mask Dance as An 113 The approach used in this research is the revitalization of art with the dance re- construction method. Reconstruction was carried out with the stages of excavation, setting the structure, developing elements of motion and accompaniment, and packa- ging, and introducing it to young people in Jombang. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Revitalizing Jatidhuwur Jombang Mask Dance Drama Revitalization is the concept of pre- serving art with a form of development to regenerate arts that are becoming extinct. Revitalizing art is done by developing tra- ditional art in vital parts with a modern touch. Revitalizing art is still vital in re- ference to traditional art as its main refe- rence, so that the process can be done by mutrani (nunggak semi), which is imitating a standard but processing techniques and materials in accordance with current needs (Kartika, 2016). Revitalization of traditional art is very necessary because it can revive the art so that it has a presence in society and can encourage artists to be loyal to the arts. This is as expressed by Endang Wara that: Revitalizing the position of traditional art in society so that it can be the local pride. Some of the local people are cynical and consider the traditional art boring, uninteresting, and out of date. The revitalization is needed be- cause it can revive and encourage the artist to be loyal to art. Helping the conservation effort of traditional art because it is loved by the people and is considered as their identity (Suprihatin Dyah Pratamawati, 2015). According to Sudarso (1998), revita- lization can be done in two ways, namely textual and contextual. Textual revitalization is revitaliza- tion carried out in a particular branch of art either by restructuring an branch of art being worked on, by combining other texts of similar or different types, or by impro- ving the function of existing texts (Sudar- so, 1998). Meanwhile contextual revitalization is done more to be used for other interests outside the art itself. Contextual revitaliza- tion is revitalization carried out by combi- ning text with other texts originating from the outside, or utilizing a text for other purposes or functions outside the art itself (Sudarso, 1998). Jatidhuwur Puppet Mask is a masked dance performance which is arranged by a puppeteer. The dancer moves his body as a form of visualization of the puppeteer’s speech (monologue or dialogue) in accor- dance with the story that he is carrying. The motion character that is realized in accordance with the character of the mask character. The revitalization of the Jatidhuwur mask dance drama has been started since 2000 until now. Supriyo is one of the figu- res in Jombang who played a role as a pio- neer in the revitalization of mask puppets that had previously been suspended. Re- vitalization is done textually by restruc- turing the story as it is. The developed art text is fashion because in the past the mask dance performance only used clothing that paid less attention to the performer’s characters. For example, a dancer wears a t-shirt or shirt that at that time is used, which is added by the use of a long cloth. The performer’s characters are only mani- fested through masks, headwear (jamang), and praba. The form of clothing developed at that time was that male figures did not wear top or ngligo (topless), and add fashi- on ornaments such as rapek and kace neck- laces. The condition of the Jadidhuwur mask performance form like that lasted until 2012. Meanwhile in 2013-2014, the mask drama performance experienced a vacuum due to internal problems (Yanuar- tuti, 2015). The revitalization of Jatidhuwur mask dance drama was continued by Unesa’s research team starting in 2015 with the stages of excavation, reinforce- ment of vital elements, development based on vital elements that have strength va- lues such as development of motion cha- racteristics, dance development based on unique characters, development of story structures, development of the performan- Harmonia: Journal of Arts Research and Education 19 (2) (2019): 111-116114 ce forms through an artistic approach, and development of the concept of working on a performance with a contemporary touch. The approaches used in this revitalization include restructuring, reconstruction, rein- terpretation and transformation (Yanuar- tuti, 2016). Revitalization as a media to recognize lo- cal cultural values for young generation Revitalization as a media to recogni- ze local cultural values for the younger ge- neration Today’s young generation is very different in character from the past gene- ration. Technology greatly influences the culture of thinking, culture of behaviour and attitude in their daily lives. The gene- ration also known as generation Y or mil- lennial more idolizes figures from foreign artists, who then become a reference in li- festyle. The lifestyle of this generation re- fers to the style of characters that often ap- pear on internet or you-tube sites through the smartphone that he always carries. As stated by Ali Said et al (Budiati et al., 2018) by referring to a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study with the University of Berkley in 2011 in the United States that millennial generation has the following characteris- tics: Interest in reading conventionally has now declined because Generation Y prefers to read through their smartphones; Millennials must have a social media ac- count as a communication tool and infor- mation center; Millennials definitely prefer smartphones to television. Watching a te- levision program is no longer an entertain- ment because they can find anything on a smartphone; Millennials make the family a center of consideration and their decision makers (Budiati et al., 2018) The millennial period will also bring even further gaps in the attitude of this ge- neration from the values of Indonesian life. If this is allowed, generation Y does not recognize the values of local wisdom that can be used as role models in the life of the nation and state. Revitalizing traditional dances such as the Jatidhuwur Jombang mask dance is also intended to be able to reintroduce the values of local wisdom. The values that can be built and introduced to the generation Y are values of passion, values of service, va- lues of struggle, values of asceticism, and values of friendship. The values of spirit are built through the process of revitalizing the Gladhen dance, Mbanmban dance, Maduretno- Citrolangenan dance, and the Patah Ku- danarawangsa dance drama. The value of passion is the value of life that we must always hold. Because living with a sense of enthusiasm makes us people never give up, always rise when being slumped, and the spirit to keep fighting. In the Gladhen dance, the value of spirit is in the motion text. Gladhen dance is a mask dance revitalized from the pat- terns of war movement in the Jatidhuwur Mask Puppet. This dance depicts warriors who are practicing war. This character of the warrior’s training spirit is revitalized in the Gladhen dance in the hope of intro- ducing that value to young generation to- day in Jombang. Children who join in the Jatidhuwur Puppet Mask group began to recognize the value of spirit when dancing this dance. Mbanmban mask dance is a revita- lized dance with a source of inspiration from the Emban figure in the Jatidhuwur Puppet Mask. This Emban figure is a royal servant figure of the king of Gumbalara- ja from the Simbar Manyura kingdom. The value of local wisdom built through Mbanmban dance is the value of passion and devotion. An Emban is a figure who- se life as a whole is devoted to his boss or king. This value is actualized through cha- racters and motion text arranged in comi- cal types so that it becomes interesting for the current generation. The short dance drama or fragmenta- ry of Maduretno-Citrolangenan is a mask dance revitalized from the continuation of Patah Kudanarawangsa’s story. This dan- ce tells the story of the struggle of Dewi Sekartaji and Panji Inukertapati to redisco- ver their unity and also eliminate evil. The disguise of the name Maduretno for Panji, Setyo Yanuartuti, Joko Winarko, Revitalization of Jatidhuwur Jombang Mask Dance as An 115 and Citrolangenan for Dewi Sekartaji is a form of struggle to achieve the hope of uni- ty of life. Through revitalization, this dan- ce can introduce the values of the struggle which is not easy to give up. In addition to the value of this fragmentary struggle, it also introduces the value of enthusiasm and asceticism. The value of asceticism is manifested through the Maduretno scene when meditating in the forest to unite the mind and heart to beg and submit to God in connection with the predestined rela- tionship with Panji. The Patah Kudanarawangsa role is one of the Panji plays in addition to the Serat Kudanarawangsa by Moelyono, et al (19 ...) also used in the Jatidhuwur Puppet Mask before performing revitalization (Yanuartuti, 2015). The play was revitali- zed twice in 2012 and 2017 in the form of a mask dance drama. In 2012, this play was performed at the Mpu Tantular Museum, with a structure in accordance with the old structure. In 2017 the play was revitalized again with an approach to the transfor- mation of forms and values. Shape trans- formation is done by building structures with simpler stresses but emphasizing dynamics. Value transformation is done to change the value of love or romance into the value of friendship. This was done to bring the value for the players who were elementary school children at the time. The introduction of the value of friendship is transformed from the love value of Panji Inukertapati with fake and genuine Dewi Sekartaji. The transformation of the value of friendship is very important to build the character of children, especially those who involved in the revitalization process, and is also expected to be able to introdu- ce that value to children and young people in general. This drama also introduces the values of enthusiasm, struggle and asceti- cism. The values of enthusiasm and strugg- le are visualized through the story of Dewi Sekartaji when excited and struggling to make friends again with Panji Inukertopa- ti, which is carried out through his disgui- se becoming Patah Kudanarawangsa. The dance drama performance of Pa- tah Kudanarawangsa is packaged with a touch of technology, and artistry through elements of stage engineering and lighting techniques. With a touch of this techno- logy, it is produced new artistic value in the performance of the Jatidhuwur mask dance drama. The increase in the quality of the show is an attraction for children and young people. The results of the show are then packaged into social media packa- ging, which is YouTube, which can be con- sumed not only by Jombang generations and people but also by people everywhere. The revitalization approach to mask dance that has been carried out has been packaged in the form of VCD, DVD, MP4, and also YouTube. This form of mask dan- ce packaging will be able to help introduce the cultural values of the Indonesian peop- le to millennial generation, with the hope of helping to strengthen the character in filtering the flow of foreign culture that can not be dammed anymore. CONCLUSION The gap that occurs between the at- titude of millennial generation and the value of the life of the Indonesian people cannot be ignored, but it should be respon- ded to and sought a solution. The values of local wisdom which are a form of cultural values are stored in many joints of tradi- tional performing arts texts such as mask puppet. Revitalizing mask dance is one al- ternative to be able to introduce national cultural values stored in the Jatidhuwur Jombang mask puppet. The approach that can be taken in rebuilding cultural values is to bring the forms of art presentation clo- ser to the characteristics of millennial gene- ration. Making the mask dance presentati- on packaging with a touch of technology, which is then repackaged as a result of the show in the form of DVDs, MP3s, MP4s, you-tubes that can be distributed through social media is a strategy so that the values of the performances of the mask dance drama are known and can build millennial generation characters. Harmonia: Journal of Arts Research and Education 19 (2) (2019): 111-116116 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The research was completed because of the help of various parties. 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