Analisis Semiotika Pierce pada Pertunjukan Tari Dhânggâ Madura

Dhengge dance embodies the description of fishermen's activities that have a
sense of beauty that is caused by movement and music produced by the mouth.
Human life cannot be separated from signs, and signs always have a load of
meaning. The symbols contained in this dance were analyzed qualitatively by
Pierce's semiotics. The costumes of the dancers are interpreted by the
fishermen as having a firm attitude and a fighting spirit in facing life, steadfast
and tough. Freedom, openness, simplicity, courage, manliness, and persistence
are among the cultural ethos of the Madurese people. The dance movement
depicts a trip to go to sea, search for fish to return to the beach, which means
that life can be likened to running a boat into the middle of the ocean which at
times is hit by big waves and strong winds, the boat to lose control, lose
direction and even sink. For that we need planning, hard work, togetherness, a
sense of brotherhood and require patience, confidence, persistence, and
surrender.