Financial Accountability of Wayang Kulit Performances in Surakarta-Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to shed light on how financial accountability is manifested in the Indonesian wayang kulit performances from Surakarta to Yogyakarta. The research period runs from January 2020 through June 2022 (2.5 Years). The technique utilized is ethnography, in which the researcher interacts with the subject of the study (dalang, sinden, wiyaga) in everyday life during the research period to discover forms of accountability. Numerous puppeteers, wiyaga, and sinden participated in the study. The findings demonstrate that the financial accountability of wayang performances takes a non-written form, with the puppeteer carrying out this responsibility. The operational financing of wayang performances is given priority, followed by the payment of honoraria to wiyaga, sinden, and crew. Rebab, Kendang, Gender, and Sinden players, among others, who possess specialized abilities are paid more (RKGS). There has never been a receipt or other evidence of payment made to the state treasury for income tax that the respondent, the puppeteer, wiyaga, or sinden has withheld.