There is no gamelan played on the night's wayang performance at the Societet Building of Yogyakarta Culture Park. The shops such as Bagong, Petruk, Gareng, and others wear the latest model clothing and accessories.
The show is not like a classic wayang show in general, not accompanied by gamelan but accompanied by a Hip Hop music square, then it is called a hip hop wayang. The show still adopts the classic alias wayang without changing the packets, but adjustable and renewed its salaries.
Two years old is a contemporary art community based on the wayang Hip Hop’s Wayang in Yogyakarta. The Hip Hop Wayang is motorized by Catur "Benyek" Kuncoro that purifies the task as auction. While Tyno and Inung Arhain (rapper), Tiara Yantika (sinden), Migueel (visual), Rio Srundeng (artistic) and Day Attendance (manager).
Although only occupies the sanggar in Kasihan area, Bantul, Yogyakarta, but the spirit of personnel from Wayang Hip Hop need to get appreciation. Their hard work has broken the results, young circles begin to like the new style wayang, although it is still difficult to receive by classical sword art actors.
For the community, it should always innovate, if it will not be missed and pasted. The classic wayang show overnight s for for example is not in accordance with today’s young generation psychology, then the hip-hop wayang is not determinated for that, and the language and story are simplified to understand the audience.
Therefore, the upa to recognize the wayang to young children and urban communities that are mostly familiar and do not like a classic wayang to become the vision and mission of the formation of Wayang Hip Hop.
Text & Photos : Noveradika
