This research discusses the transformation of the Pakarena Dance in the postmodern era. The dance has experienced social and cultural change and is now known as the Pakarena Anida Dance. Pitirim Sorokin explains the social cultural cycle into ideational, sensate and idealogic that is in line with the development of the Pakarena Dance. This study uses qualitative approach with case study research design. The data collection technique involves observations, interviews, documentation, and literature studies. Pakarena Dance experiences a shift in function from a ritual dance to a performance dance. The reconstruction of the composition form only takes place in the outer structure such as the movement types and specifications, accompanying music, number of dancers, floor patterns, fan position, and duration of the dance, whereas the core structure such as the cultural values and local wisdom is not affected. The Pakarena Anida dance is popular among students in South Sulawesi as it is one of the traditional dances taught in the Arts and Culture subject in high school, as well as in various dance studios and communities in the Pinrang regency.

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan bentuk pemuliaan tanaman padi melalui pertunjukan wayang kulit lakon Dewi Sri dalam upacara Bersih Desa. Pendekatan penelitian yang dipergunakan adalah pendekatan kualitatif. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di Geneng, Trucuk, Klaten, Jawa Tengah dari bulan Mei   hingga September  2017. Sebagai subjek penelitian adalah masyarakat petani Desa Geneng,  sesepuh Desa Geneng, dalang wayang kulit, pengrawit, jurukunci makam, penjual makanan, dan peziarah. Cara pengumpulan data ditempuh  dengan: observasi, dokumentasi, studi pustaka, dan wawancara. Data penelitian dianalisis dengan tahapan: koleksi data, reduksi data, pemeriksaan data, dan penarikan kesimpulan. Untuk mengetahui keabsahan data dilakukan dengan triangulasi. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan, bahwa: (1) Tata cara pemuliaan tanaman padi adalah dengan mengadakan upacara Bersih Desa meliputi pembersihan manusia dan lingkungan secara  fisik dan batin di Desa geneng yang disertai doa berssama,  (2) Tata cara pemuliaan tanaman padi adalah dengan mempresentasiknan Lakon Dewi Sri dalam pertunjukan wayang kulit, yang mengisahkan bahwa kehidupan manusia sangat tergantung pada kehidupan Dewi Sri yang memberi kesejahteraan umat manusia.This study aims to describe the form of rice plant breeding through shadow puppet  performing art  in Bersih Desa ritual. The research approach used is qualitative approach. The research was conducted in Geneng, Trucuk, Klaten, Central Java from May to September 2017. As the research subjects were farmers of Geneng Village, Geneng village elders, puppeteer puppeteers, pengrawit, jurukunci graves, food vendors, and pilgrims. Data collection is done by: observation, documentation, literature study, and interview. Research data is analyzed by stages: data collection, data reduction, data examination, and conclusion. To know the validity of data is done with triangulation. The expected result of this research is the form of rice plant breeding through wayang kulit kulit play Dewi Sri in Clean Village ceremony is a cultural activity consisting of: (1) Procedure of rice plant breeding is to conduct a physical and mental cleansing ceremony in Geneng Village accompanied by a prayer together, (2) The procedure of rice plant breeding is by presenting Dewi Sri in the wayang kulit show, which tells us that human life is very dependent on the life of Dewi Sri giving the welfare of mankind.

This study aims to examine the condition of local wisdom-based arts in the hyperreality-post truth era. Art in the perspective of local wisdom has undergone a number of changes or shifts along with the emergence of the hyperreality era. This study focuses on people perspective which is based on the perception of reality in the hyperreality-post truth era. This study employed a qualitative approach. Data were collected from several pieces of literature, cultural documentation, and interviews with cultural activists about hyperreality-post truth and traditions in Mandar (an ethnic group in the Indonesia province of West Sulawesi) culture in order to provide a more comprehensive perspective. In general, these changes or shifts can be viewed from the values that underlie a tradition and the messages carried in that tradition.

This study aims to determine the need of teachers and students towards the multimedia of Sambut Sebimbing Sekundang dance on Arts and Cultural subjects in SMP Negeri (State Junior High School) 1 OKU. The media that is usually used by the teachers in learning Sambut Sebimbing Sekundang dance is not effective to help the teacher in conveying the material effectively, to assist the students to learn every kind of movement and to synchronize the movement with the music. This research used a survey method through an interview with the Arts and Culture teachers, direct observation during the Sambut Sebimbing Sekundang learning, and questionnaire distribution to 150 students of the eighth grade of SMP N 1 OKU. Based on the results of interview, observation, and questionnaire, it showed that the media development was strongly needed as a solution to the existed problem in the dance subjects of Sambut Sebimbing Sekundang .