Rosli A. N. & Mohd Shuib A. S. Idealogy Journal, 2020 Vol. 5, No. 2, 49-58 49 Adaptation Of Nusantara Fable Story In A Circus Show Adaptasi Cerita Fabel Nusantara Dalam Pertunjukan Sirkus Greta Ariati Mulyosantoso 1 , Chrisdina Wempi 2 1 Faculty of Communication, LSPR Communication and Business Institute, Indonesia 2 Sudirman Park, LSPR Communication and Business Institute, INDONESIA Authors’ email: 1 greta.am@lspr.edu; 2 chrisdina@lspr.edu Published: 28 September 2020 ABSTRACT Along with the times, traditional arts slowly began to fade. So, it is with traditional folk tales. It is important to keep traditional stories known and understood by children. Introducing the arts, especially performing arts, can be done from an early age, carried out by parents, teachers, to certain communities. For children, of course, an easy and interesting way is needed so that they can be enjoyed until a show is over. The concept of the show 'The Fabulous Fable Show; Circus and Theater 'is a concept that was initiated as a form of love for the local culture of the archipelago, collaborated with circus performances as one of the main branches of the performing arts. Circus shows generally feature attractions such as juggling, spinning, acrobatics, or attractions that use animals such as lions, tigers, elephants, and others. To make this show even more interesting, the concept maker included a theatrical element by bringing up the fable story from Indonesia. The fable story was chosen because the characters used were taken from animals and made children interested in the play that was performed. From there, children can recognize emotional expressions, such as joy or sadness that arise from a dance movement or song that is played. Keywords: Circus, Fable, Indonesia, Performing Arts eISSN: 2550-214X © 2020. The Authors. Published for Idealogy Journal by UiTM Press. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. 1. LATAR BELAKANG Seni merupakan bagian dari kehidupan manusia dan masyarakat. Dalam masyarakat Indonesia baru atau modern, seni pertunjukan adalah kegiatan di luar kegiatan kerja sehari-hari. Dalam masyarakat Indonesia sekarang, yang dimaksud dengan seni, & Jaeni, 2001, p.1-3). Menurut Sedyawati (2012;289) seni pertunjukan pertunjukan dapat terdiri dari seni tari, seni teater, seni musik, seni pantomim, seni baca puisi dan lain-lain (Sumardjo, Dwimarwati merupakan sesuatu yang dipertunjukan kepada khalayak banyak untuk memberikan hiburan yang dapat dinikmati oleh para penontonnya. Seni pertunjukan dibagi menjadi dua bentuk format penyajiannya, bentuk yang pertama, seni pertunjukan dengan pendekatan tradisional dan bentuk kedua adalah seni pertunjukan dengan pendekatan modern atau seni pertunjukan yang muncul dan berkembang belakang ini yang biasa diistilahkan dengan seni pertunjukan kontemporer. Memperkenalkan kesenian, khususnya seni pertunjukan dapat dilakukan semenjak usia dini. Peran memperkenalkan hal tersebut dapat dilakukan oleh orang tua, pengajar, hingga komunitas tertentu. Pada anak-anak tentunya diperlukan cara yang mudah serta menarik sehingga dapat dinikmati hingga sebuah pertunjukan selesai. Fungsi dari seni pertunjukan bukan hanya pada penajaman rasa berkesenian saja tetapi dapat juga menjadi medium dalam menyampaikan pesan nilai moral. Pemahaman akan moral yang bersifat abstrak