KETOPRAK DOR: AWAL MULA KEBERADAANNYA DI ACEH TENGAH

This article presents how the origin of the Ketoprak Dor art in Central Aceh. This topic is interesting because the change or development of an art scene does not only occur from within the artist's creative process alone, but perhaps by the surrounding factors that influence it. So, a qualitative research approach with descriptive analysis method is the choice to investigate this phenomenon. As a result, the Ketoprak Dor art in Central Aceh, to be precise in the gampong (village) of Paya Tumpi - Kebayakan, originates from Deli, North Sumatra. There were two events that prompted its emergence: 1) in the decade of the '50s, the Ketoprak Dor group in Deli performed in Central Aceh, to be precise in Bies District. 2) still in the same decade, there were people from Medan who moved to Bies and brought the Ketoprak Dor musical instrument and wanted to sell it when they got there. Because the Bies residents were unable to make up for it, the Paya Tumpi residents agreed to it and a Ketoprak Dor arts group was formed named Langeng Madio Utomo which later changed its name to Sanggar Ketoprak Rahayu Cipto Rukun in the following decade. Even though they had been on hiatus for three decades (starting in the 1990s), in the past few years the group has been on the mend again. It can be concluded that external factors can change the motive (cause), form or style, to the meaning of the performance.