AYODYAPALA DANCE STUDIO AS AN AGENT OF CULTURAL EVOLUTION: A NEO-EVOLUTIONARY STUDY OF THE PRESERVATION OF SURAKARTA DANCE IN DEPOK CITY
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.56107/ijpa.v3i2.261Keywords:
Neoevolutionism, Ayodyapala Dance Studio, Surakarta Dance, cultural evolution, art preservation, cultural adaptation.Abstract
This study aims to analyze the role of the Ayodyapala Dance Studio as an agent of cultural evolution
in the preservation of Surakarta Dance in Depok City through the perspective of Marshall D. Sahlins
and Elman R. Service's Neoevolutionism theory. Depok City, as a buffer urban area for Jakarta,
represents a meeting place between tradition and modernity that triggers the process of cultural
adaptation and transformation. Using a descriptive qualitative approach and case study method, this
study examines the dynamics of traditional dance preservation amidst the socio-cultural development
of urban society. The results of the study indicate that the Ayodyapala Studio not only functions as a
forum for dance education and training, but also as an agent of cultural adaptation that maintains
traditional values through innovation in form, function, and performance media. This phenomenon
reflects the concept of specific evolution and evolutionary potential in the Neoevolutionism theory,
where cultural preservation takes place through a continuous process of adaptation without losing
its original identity. Thus, the Ayodyapala Studio plays an important role in maintaining the
continuity of the Surakarta Dance tradition while confirming its relevance amidst the current of
modernization in big cities.
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