%A NIM. 12730026 NOOR HALIEMAH %O Rika Lusri Virga, S.IP., MA %T INTERAKSI SIMBOLIS MASYARAKAT DALAM MEMAKNAI KESENIAN JATHILAN (STUDI PADA KELOMPOK JATHILAN SEKAR MANUNGGAL MUDHO, PADUKUHAN MENDAK, DESA GIRISEKAR, KECAMATAN PANGGANG, KABUPATEN GUNUNG KIDUL) %X In this research, researcher tried to explain how the symbolic interaction of public give a meaning of jathilan arts. Jathilan arts has always been synonymous with extreme scenes and contain elements of magic, was interpreted differently by people who frequently interact with the jathilan group. Public can take positive values and apply them in the life of society. This research uses qualitative descriptive method. The data was collected using observation, in-depth interview and documentation. To check the validity of the data, the researcher uses a triangualtion of sources. The results of this research showed that people interpret jathilan art in Padukuhan Mendak through verbal and non-verbal communication carried by jathilan arts’s actors, both within each performance or in everyday life. Verbal and non-verbal communication are done by the jathilan arts’s actors through the elements contained in jathilan arts. These elements include the form of motion, costumes, properties and music accompaniment of jathilan arts. Public can interpret jathilan art because they continously to watch the show of jathilan arts. In addition, the values that contained in jathilan arts in Padukuhan Mendak delivered to public through the introduction (socialization). This was the first step so that the values embodied in jathilan arts activities in Padukuhan Mendak then can be interpreted and implied by public in their life. %K Symbolic Interaction, Jathilan Arts %D 2016 %I UIN SUNAN KALIJAGA YOGYAKARTA %L digilib22187