Pencugan Ibing Penca Topeng Pendul Kabupaten Karawang

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to understand pencugan ibing penca style in the Topeng Pendul group leaded by Syahrul in Karawang regency, West Java. The aim of this research is to reveal the richness of dance styles in West Java, and as materials for pencak silat lessons, which are sourced from traditional arts, and are only limited to ibing penca tepak dua and tepak tilu paleredan. The research method uses a qualitative, descriptive method, and valitades data with triangulation techniques. The research fi ndings are: (1) a staging is performed in early scene of a drama containing a historical story; (2) pa" erns and motions of pencugan ibing penca cannot be separated from the infl uence of pencak silat styles in West Java; (3) a staging has some elements include time, places, plays, characters, music, song lyrics, and costumes; (4) the function of staging is for an entertainment, respects and pride of the perpetrators of ceremonies to their ancestors, and as the character’s amplifi er of the main role in the play of a historical story.