RITUAL PENERIMAAN ILMU BATIN DARI NENEK MOYANG MENJADI KATORON

Abstract

The traditional culture in Koto Baru village is still very strong, including the culture of transforming inner knowledge to the lineage, which is called Katoron. Katoron is a person who has a lineage from ancestors who had inner knowledge (shamans). Some people in Koto Baru village still believe in treatment through a shaman. In this work entitled "Katoron in healing events" namely people who become lineages to obtain mystic rituals by experiencing several ritual processes determined by their ancestors. The creation methods used are data collection, exploration, improvisation, formation and evaluation. The work "Katoron in a healing event" is supported by 7 dancers consisting of 4 female dancers and 3 male dancers. Part I: Describes someone who is dreaming in his sleep, so he wakes up from sleep and feels something uncomfortable in his body. The atmosphere presented is anxiety, fear and anxiety. Part II: Describes someone seeking treatment from an intelligent person (shaman), using ritual processions and the community's response to someone who is sick. The atmosphere presented is tense and anxious. Part III: Describes the ritual procession of preparing the tools, so that in the end he receives this inner knowledge. The atmosphere presented is a tense atmosphere.