Seni Pertunjukan Pencak Silat dalam Tradisi Masyarakat Melayu di Kelurahan Bingai Kecamatan Wampu Kabupaten Langkat

Abstract

The art of pencak silat is the science of self-defense which is equipped with elements of art and morals of Malay civilization which are thick with its culture. In Langkat Regency, in Bingai Village to be precise, there is one of the Malay performances which is the object of this study, namely the Malay pencak silat art performance. The art of Malay pencak silat was popularized by one of the art studios in the Bingai Village, namely the art Titi Payung studio. This study examines the beauty contained in the performance of Malay pencak silat. This study aims to describe how the performing arts of pencak silat are in the tradition of Malay society and describe how the Titi Payung studio strives to maintain its existence. This research is an exploratory research using qualitative research methods. The author uses data collection in the form of observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation. The results of this study explain that the art of pencak silat is performed in the Malay tradition, for example at weddings and circumcisions. The art studio Titi Payung has a name for their pencak silat art, namely the pencak silat tari Laman. The movement is obtained or combined from the movements of the Lintau, Terlak, and Cimande silat styles. In this pencak silat art performance it is accompanied by patam-patam music and the musical instruments used are Malay drums, violins and accordions. The costume in this show is a bay belanga shirt while the property used is a wooden dagger. In addition to this research, this also explains that in order to maintain its existence, the Titi Payung art studio has several efforts that must be made, namely by fostering enthusiasm for the participation of the younger generation and also not limiting membership in the studio. From the results of the study there is an aesthetic value or beauty in the performing arts of pencak silat where the beauty is in the movements of the pencak silat music accompaniment to property costumes and others said by the Malay people themselves.