Tugek Character in Topeng Carangsari

Purpose: Tugek is one of the characters in the prembon mask dance drama in Carangsari Village, Badung Regency, Bali. Luh Manik or popular as Tugek is a character who becomes the center of attention, because the message to be conveyed is delivered with a fresh joke. Research methods: This study aimed to examine Tugek character in the performance of Tugek Carangsari prembon mask dance drama. It uses qualitative methods, namely researchers collect data, process data, analyze data and then analyze descriptively interpretively. Result and discussion: The results shows that the character in Tugek Carangsari prembon dance drama performance used the TAT-SAT-SAT-TAT formula, which means “tatwa e anggo satwa, satwa e apang nyak metatwa” (tatwa/philosophy is used as a story so that the story contains tatwa). Implications: Tugek character can be seen from the variety of movements, fashion, make-up, musical accompaniment, dialogue, vocals/gending, performance structure and the time and place of the performance.