I La Galigo’s Theater Performance in Postmodern Aesthetic Review

The arrival of contemporary theater performance art in Indonesia cannot be separated with the history of theater performance arts in various regions in Indonesia. The term “contemporary” refers to the current scope and time, as well as a way to indicate that there are developments and changes in theater. The I La Gligo performance is a part of a global art that is made possible in the contemporary theatrical elements. The global state of art, in the postdramatic framework, is a result of theater aesthetics that is in one breath with the globalization phenomenon. I La Galigo is one of the traditional cultural forms of South Sulawesi, which is also one of the longest literatures that inspires the performance that has been recognized by the UNESCO. It delivers the noble values of Indonesian culture such as courage, cultural diversity, as well as the shyness and empathy of the Indonesian people to the international stage. This study is aimed to identify the forms, contributing factors and meaning of the Indonesian postmodern practices through the I La Galigo theater that is directed by Robert Wilson. The findings suggest that in the concrete process of work in the postmodern culture, there is an aesthetic idiom that is developed through dance, visual forms, music, and poetry which are then manifested in the form of a theatrical performance that puts the emphasis on the use of gesture acting.