Deconstruction of the Symbolic Meaning of Tayub Sragen Dance

Abstract

As a cultural product, Tayub Art can be positioned as a cultural text that must be read to reveal the symbolic meaning contained in it according to the space and time of the meaning (subject). As with the logic of deconstruction in understanding the reality of Tayub Art, the meaning of Tayub Art must be seen as a process and must also be interpreted contextually. This study aims to find out (1) why there was a deconstruction of the symbolic meaning of the Tayub Sragen Art. (2) How to deconstruct the symbolic meaning of Tayub Art that occurs. (3) What are the implications of the deconstruction of the symbolic meaning of the development of Tayub Art. This research was conducted in the realm of cultural studies using qualitative data analysis methods and descriptive and interpretive data analysis techniques that use a hermeneutic approach. The results obtained from this research are the process of deconstruction of the symbolic meaning of Tayub Art for the death of the true meaning of Tayub. In the Mangkunegaran record there is a statement that the nayub is derived from the word tayub which consists of two words, mataya which means dance, and guyub means harmony together. So the meaning of the word tayub with the real meaning is to dance to get along together.