By: Rina Martiara
This book outlines cangget as the cultural identity of Lampung people. Narrowly cangget defined as dance performed by women, but broadly speaking cangget is the marriage ceremony (begawi cakak pepadun). One might ask whether cangget is either a “dance event” or a “marriage event”. For the people of Lampung, the two are inseparable. The cangget is the hallmark of Lampung marriage, whereas the marriage event is the only place where the cangget can be seen. cangget performed.
Via cangget as a form of art, the author reads the humanity of Lampung people. Cangget danced by all the girls balancer (traditional leader) in the sesat (traditional meeting hall), as the representative of the kebalancerhis father. Relationship cangget The author looks at the cultural values and cultural identity of Lampung people.
Rachmi Diyah Larasati in the introduction of this book said that this book offers a macro concept of the politics of art production as a pattern of identity formation. The author chooses the connection of meaning cangget nationally, through regional systems (local, regional, and national) by identifying cangget as an expression of the region's culture.
