PRESERVATION OF THE REOG BLEKNONG TRIO PUTRA ART IN INDRAMAYU REGENCY

Unlike Reog art in general, it has its own uniqueness in the use of 5 mask characters and other puppet characters by adjusting the use of each character's characterization accompanied by music and colorful costumes. It has a uniqueness in its presentation which displays choreography by walking around the village, while other members will visit from one house to another carrying ceting or small baskets to ask for alms in return for a traveling show that entertains local residents. The purpose of this study is expected to be able to explore and raise the existence of Reog Bleknong to the general public so that it is better known and recommended well and its existence is maintained. The method used in this study is a descriptive method with a qualitative approach that will describe the results of the analysis related to the meaning of the existence of the art itself which will later be used to maintain the existence and preservation of Reog Bleknong art. Data collection techniques use observation techniques, interviews, literature studies and documentation studies with triangulation analysis techniques. The results of the Reog Bleknong Art research have characters that are displayed, namely panji, samba, rumyang, tumenggung, klana udeng, klana gandrung, hanoman, rahwana and jatayu bird. The musical accompaniment in the Reog Bleknong art has a traditional music nuance that has a distinctive characteristic in its musical flow. Reog Bleknong art functions as entertainment, because this art does not have strict rules in its performance.