RASINAH: MAESTRO TARI TOPENG INDRAMAYU

AbstrakRasinah adalah maestro yang peduli pada kesenian tradisional Topeng Indramayu. Ia lahir dari keluarga seniman, ayahnya seorang dalang wayang kulit dan ibunya seniman ronggeng. Ia penari topeng yang handal. Kiprahnya di dunia topeng dikenal ke mancanegara. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui siapakah Rasinah dan bagaimana kiprahnya sebagai penari topeng di Indramayu. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode sejarah yang meliputi heuristik, kritik, interpretasi, dan historiografi. Dari hasil penelitian yang dilakukan, diperoleh informasi bahwa Rasinah lahir di Pamayahan Lohbener Indramayu tanggal 5 Januari 1929. Ia dalang topeng turunan dari neneknya. Ayahnya merupakan dalang wayang kulit dan dalang topeng, ibunya seniman ronggeng. Ia belajar menari topeng sejak usia tiga tahun. Tahun 1960-an Rasinah mengalami masa kejayaan, namun tahun 1970-an, ia mengalami masa surut seiring penggemar tari topeng beralih ke jenis kesenian organ tunggal dan tarling. Tahun 1994 ia bertemu Endo Suanda, kiprahnya sebagai penari topeng kembali bangkit. Ia dipromosikan tampil di beberapa negara. Sabtu 15 Maret 2008 Rasinah mewariskan Topengnya kepada cucunya, Aerli Rasinah. Tanggal 7 Agustus 2010 Rasinah meninggal dunia. Ia mendapat penghargaan sebagai penari dan pelestari Topeng Indramayu, di antaranya Lifetime Achievement dalam Festival Topeng Nusantara 2010. AbstractRasinah was a maestro who has great concern about Indramayu traditional arts of Tari Topeng or the Mask Dance. She was born into an artist family. Her father was a puppets shadow play master and her mother was a Ronggeng dancer. She is a brilliant Topeng dancer. Her role in Tari Topeng known in foreign countries. This research was conducted to find out who Rasinah is, and what her role in the development of Topeng dance of Indramayu. This research used historical method, which consist of four phases: heuristics, critics, interpretation, and historiography. Rasinah was born in Pamayahan Lohbener Indramayu, January 5, 1929. Her mastery of Topeng dance she inherited from her grandmother. Rasinah has learned dance since 3 years old. The 1960s witnessed the heyday of her performance. However, one decade later her reception declined. People more interested in Tarling and organ tunggal instead of Topeng dance. After Rasinah met Endo Suanda in 1994, her role in Topeng dance started again. She promoted by Endo Suanda to perform in the couple of countries. Rasinah officially bequeath her role in Topeng dance to her granddaughter, Aerli Rasinah on March 15, 2008. On August 7, 2008, Rasinah passed away. She received an award as a dancer and conservationist of Topeng Indramayu in Topeng Festival Nusantara 2010.