Perkembangan Tari Thengul Di Bojonegoro Antara Tahun 1991 - 2020

The Development of Thengul Dance In Bojonegoro Between 1991 - 2020

    Tari Thengul merupakan tari yang diciptakan oleh seniman Bojonegoro pada tahun 1992 yaitu Joko Santoso dan dibantu penata iringan Ibnu Sutawa (alm) selaku pihak P dan K kabupaten Bojonegoro. Tarian tersebut dikenal oleh masyarakat dan menjadi ikon Bojonegoro. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendiskripsikan dan menjelaskan perkembangan Tari Thengul di Bojonegoro antara tahun 1991 sampai dengan 2020. Pendekatan penelitian menggunakan metode heuristik, kritik sumber, interpretasi, dan historiografi. Hasil  penelitan  berupa perubahan perkembangan tari thengul dari tahun 1991 – 2020 berupa prestasi-prestasi serta keaktifan tari thengul di tingkat nasional maupun internasional. Penelitian ini juga menjelaskan upaya pemerintah dan komunitas sanggar dalam melestarikan tari Thengul. Kesimpulan dari hasil penelitian yaitu Tari Thengul dipentaskan dalam berbagai acara dan festival mulai tahun 1991 yaitu acara Festival Tari Daerah Jawa Timur, di Madiun, acara pawai budaya festival seni Bojonegoro (2003), acara pekan seni guru di Pamekasan (2011), Festival  Budaya Jawa Timur (2012) dan Festival Budaya di Jakarta (2013), dan terbaru 2019 pada acara gelaran internasional yakni Thengul International Folklore Festival (TIFF) dan HUT RI di Istana Negara.

Kata kunci : Tari Thengul, Perkembangan, pelestarian

    Thengul dance is a dance created by Bojonegoro artist in 1992, namely Joko Santoso and assisted by accompaniment stylist Ibnu Sutawa (late) as the P and K party in Bojonegoro district. The dance is known by the public and has become an icon of Bojonegoro. The purpose of this study is to describe and explain the development of Thengul Dance in Bojonegoro between 1991 and 2020. The research approach uses heuristics, source criticism, interpretation, and historiography methods. The results of the research are changes in the development of the thengul dance from 1991 - 2020 in the form of achievements and activities of thengul dance at national and international levels. This study also explains the efforts of the government and the studio community in preserving the Thengul dance. The conclusion of the research is that the Thengul Dance was performed in various events and festivals starting in 1991, namely the East Java Regional Dance Festival, in Madiun, the Bojonegoro arts festival cultural parade (2003), the teacher's art week event in Pamekasan (2011), the Javanese Cultural Festival Timur (2012) and the Cultural Festival in Jakarta (2013), and most recently 2019 at an international event, namely the Thengul International Folklore Festival (TIFF) and the Indonesian Independence Day at the State Palace.

Keywords : Thengul Dance, Development, Preservation