POLITIK REPRESENTASI PENARI GANDRUNG SEBAGAI MASKOT KAB. BANYUWANGI

Abstract

Gandrung is a social intercourse dance in Banyuwangi regency. At the beginning, gandrung as Blambangan citizenry�s struggle media to fight the authority which want to crush them.Gandrung performance/platform always be a mak of Blambangan warrior to propagate the regent�s message, struggle spirit, and gathering for the logistic materials. On the further development, while the social formation was starting over new along with opening the plantation area at some districts in Banyuwangi, gandrung is adapting to that dynamics. The society compotition which lean more heterogeneous and complex, make gandrung changes their show determinate from entertainment dance to the social intercourse dance. Moreover, Javanese and Balinese songs also use in gandrung�s performance. In this condition, gandrung have more role as an entertaintment media than the struggle. Using ethnic is ethnic which trusted as Banyuwangi indigene ethnic, generation of blambangan also. Existence of this ethnic in historical record is negative label identicaly as wriggle nation, fighter for everything, indeed the black magic shaman stigma, till now. Moreover for Javanese culture opinion says that Using is the javanese subculture. Perceive the judgment, Using collective say their disagreement loudly, and declare that Using culture is independent culture, and different with Javanese culture. Those things make Using collective feel be a marginal ethnic who have to struggle their existence and strengthen their identity more and more. On 2000-2005, Using ethnic had gotten their resurrection momentum when Samsul Hadi choosed as Banyuwangi�s regent. He is a native Using ethnic. Using�s resurrection be more visible when Samsul Hadi gave JenggiratTangi wisdom that Using-sentris nuance. So many directions judge the programme as a political identity run by Samsul Hadi. A political wisdom can be influence in economic development, we have the effect. Likewise JenggiratTangi can be influence the tourism sector also. One of Jenggirat Tangi plans programe is making Gandrung as a tourism mascot. This plan implicate to the gandrung academical foundation, and gandrung statues building. Finally, the social life dynamics interrelated to legalize of Jenggirat Tangi program and gandrung as a tourism mascot policy, will be influence to the gandrung dancer as a subject. Here, gandrung as a subject do their politics of representation effort. In this situation, gandrung distinguish by two kinds of its. They are: gandrung terob and gandrung festival