
Sendang-Tulungagung – Dono Sendang Village has a culture that is very closely related to community life, one of them is shadow puppetry. The village division visited the Ki Sukari Gondo Utomo Cultural Studio. With this visit, the village division gained a lot of information about local village culture and created closeness with the Dono village community..
Shadow puppetry is a culture that is still well preserved today. Before the current pandemic, Wayang kulit Ki Sukari Gondo Utomo often holds performances in several areas outside Tulungagung. However, since the current pandemic, the scope of the Ki Sukari Gondo Utomo shadow puppet show is only in Dono village. These performances are usually in the context of cultural activities and invitations for certain events, during the current pandemic, the performance is being held in order to perform rituals at weddings, meaning to reject or prevent something bad that will happen to a wedding..
The Ki Sukari Gondo Utomo shadow puppet show before the pandemic was staged all night long, started at 10 night until 4 early days. During the current pandemic, performances are held during the day and time is short, because there is no opening joke, and only wayang story performances.
"It's lucky that young people today understand culture (wisdom and energy). Budi Ana 3 is character, politeness, moral character; Power is the strength of the faith of the heart. Saka culture forms noble human character, cultural purpose is to explore the way of life between wayang pangejowantae people live meaning to portray the bad and the good including stories and politics,” said Ki Sukari Gondo Utomo about cultural expectations for today's youth.
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"Fortunately, today's young people understand culture (wisdom and power). Budi is there 3 namely character, politeness, good manners; Power is the strength of the heart's faith. Culture forms noble human character, "The cultural goal is to explore the way of life between wayang which essentially depicts something bad and something good, including stories and politics." Ki Sukari Gondo Utomo said about cultural hopes for today's youth. That's the story of one of the cultures in Dono Sendang Village that can continue to be preserved for future generations because there are many good things that can be taken and also applied in everyday life.. (Ulil Azmi)



