Kondo Buleng Traditional Theatre as a Propaganda Media for Marine Waste Management in the BugisMakassar Coastal Community in South Sulawesi, Indonesia

One of the vernacular communities that inhabit the coastal area of Indonesia is the Bugis-Makassar coastal community, in the South Sulawesi Province. Their activities have a direct impact on the condition of the beaches and oceans, including the discharge of pollution which produces marine debris. This research examines the potentials of the Kondo Buleng traditional theatre which originates from the traditional beliefs of the Bugis-Makassar coastal community as a propaganda medium for marine waste management. An investigation was carried out to find out the causes of marine waste generation, its impacts and how to handle it. The paper examines how to communicate them in the form of the Kondo Buleng traditional theatre. The research uses the research-creation method with Patrice Pavis's concretization as the procedural step. Data collection was carried out by observation, documentation, literature study and interviews. The data collection process comprises two parts: the research and creation. The research results show that Kondo Buleng traditional theatre performance could be used as a propaganda medium for marine waste management for the Bugis-Makassar coastal communities. It also shows that the issue is of academic relevance to become material for discussion regarding the use of traditional art in vernacular communities. It thus argues that theatre could not only be used as a cultural performance, but also as educational performance beneficial for the environment and life of the vernacular community itself.