Factors Caused for The Existence of Bakuke Art in Non Java Communities

Abstract

Research aims to analyze the factors that cause the existence of BAKUKE (Barongan Kuda
Kepang) Javanese art in the community that is not a traditional javanese territory. The approach used
in research is qualitative descriptive with informant determination techniques that are done purposive
sampling. The data collection techniques used are observation, in-depth interviews and Focus Group
Discussion, and documentation. The data obtained is then reduced, sorted and recorded and verified to
obtain the validity of the data in order to answer the research formulation. Research produces
information that 'Candra Kirana' is the art of Barongan Kuda Kepang Jawa Tribe in Dusun Kebun Ubi
can exist in areas that are not Java because (1) function factors, as a medium of entertainment in the
eyes of the public; (2) Cultural inheritance value factors attached to the community of players who
have Javanese blood; (3) Myth factors, in the form of treatment myths in people who experience
supernatural diseases, awake from invisible creatures, prohibitions when watching shows using
umbrellas, watching from the top of fences or trees, doing 'suits' and myths for cultural heirs such as if
cultural heritage is not lived it will get a 'catastrophe'.