Tubuh yang Mencipta Momen: Praktik Negosiasi Tubuh dalam Tari Wajah Karya Hartati

Abstract

The practice of the body in contemporary dance is always marked by novelty and invention. For Indonesian choreographers, contemporary dance is a practice of negotiation that brings the infl uence of tradition from the past into contemporary body. This paper is intended to reveal the practice of body negotiation in Wajah ( 2013), a dance work of Hartati, an Indonesian choreographer of Minangkabau descent who is known for her progressive dance works. It is one of Hartati's dance work which refl ect her background as a choreographer embodied two different traditions, namely the Minangkabau tradition and the urban Jakarta. The non-linear experience of the body became the foundation of Hartati's creativity in the creation of his contemporary works. Therefore, Wajah is an experimental dance, a result of negotiation which bring together the infl uence of Minangkabau dance tradition based on silat with another infl uences like balet and daily movements into contemporary bodies. By applying the perspective of embodiment, this paper analysed the performative text as well as the negotiation practice in the making process of dance. This practice has resulted an extra daily technique with moment making orientation.

Re-Reading the History of Body in Meniti Jejak Tubuh by Sherli Novalinda

“…Hartati (Muliati et al, 2019;Supriyanto et al, 2016). Di tengah lingkaran, laki-laki tadi bertansformasi menjadi sosok yang feminim dengan liukan tangan dan tubuh yang bergerak lembut dan pelan, namun di saat lain tubuh itu berubah maskulin, bergerak dengan tajam dan menusuk.…”

“…Tubuh tunggal itu seperti membelah menjadi dua karakter berbeda yang saling bertukar peran. Sambil terus mengayun ritmis diiringi suara-suara yang terdengar menyayat, tubuh itu menebar aura magis dengan cara yang tidak biasa (Muliati, 2016).…”

The Role Silek as A Source of Science

“…The same thing is found in Muliati's writings which explain how Minangkabau silek became a source of inspiration in the creation of the Face dance by choreographer Hartati. In his work, Hartati gives birth to a bodily practice oriented to the creation of moments, a bodily practice born from the practice of silek (Muliati et al, 2017). Silek as a source of artistic creativity has spawned some Minangkabau dance figures at the national and international levels, including Huridjah Adam, Gusmiati Suid, Ery Mefri, Hartati, Susasrita Loravianti, and Ali Sukri (Minarti, 2014;Muliati et al, 2017;Sukri et al, 2022;Supriyanto et al, 2016;Utama, 2017).…”