PANDEMIK COVID-19: ISU DAN IMPAK TERHADAP PENGGIAT SENI TARI DI NEGERI MELAKA

COVID-19 PANDEMIC: ISSUES AND IMPACTS ON DANCE ARTISTS IN THE STATE OF MELAKA

Abstract

COVID-19 telah menjadi masalah sejagat yang masih tiada penghujungnya dan memberi kesan yang amat besar kepada ekonomi, sosial dan budaya, terutamanya terhadap aktiviti kesenian dan persembahan yang diterajui oleh penggiat seni di tanah air. Justeru, fokus kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti isu yang diharungi serta impak yang diterima oleh skop kumpulan sasar penggiat seni tari di negeri Melaka dalam menghadapi dilema dan cabaran kerjaya mereka semasa tempoh pandemik. Hal ini demikian kerana penggiat seni tari merupakan salah satu elemen stakeholder yang penting dalam negeri Melaka yang sinonim dan terkenal dengan aktiviti pelancongan budaya. Kaedah kajian secara pendekatan kualitatif iaitu dengan melaksanakan temu bual separa berstruktur dan rujukan data sekunder melalui bahan ilmiah seperti artikel jurnal, surat khabar dalam talian, informasi portal organisasi serta memperoleh rekod data statistik daripada organisasi kerajaan menjadi sumber utama kajian dalam menghuraikan objektif secara relevan. Hasil kajian mendapati Pelaksanaan Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP) dengan pelbagai Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) yang diselaras dan ditetapkan dari semasa ke semasa oleh kerajaan memberi impak yang amat besar kepada penggiat seni tari di negeri Melaka terutamanya kepada pendapatan, kesihatan mental, emosi dan fizikal, malah mereka telah melakukan pelbagai usaha seperti eksplorasi terhadap penguasaan media sosial dan digitalisasi dalam melestarikan seni tarian di negeri Melaka semasa tempoh pandemik.

Kata kunci: COVID-19, pandemik, isu dan impak, penggiat seni tari, negeri Melaka.

ABSTRACT

COVID-19 has become a universal problem that still has no end and has a significant impact on the economy, society, and culture, especially on artistic activities and performances led by artists in the homeland. This research aims to better understand the difficulties encountered by dance artists in the state of Melaka during the pandemic and the effects that this has had on their careers. This is because dance artists constitute an important stakeholder group in Melaka, synonymous with and renowned for its cultural tourist activities. Conducting structured interviews, referencing secondary data from scholarly sources like journal articles, online newspapers, and organisation information portals, and obtaining statistical data records from government organisations as the primary source of research are all examples of the qualitative approach to describing the objectives in a relevant manner. Additionally, the current outcomes of implementing the Movement Control Order (MCO) with different Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), which are coordinated and set from time to time by the government, have a significant impact on the dance movement in the state of Melaka, particularly with regards to the study of income, mental health, emotions, and physical health. During the epidemic phase, numerous efforts were made to preserve the art of dance in Melaka, such as investigating the dominance of social media and the digitalisation of the art.

Keywords: COVID-19, pandemic, issues and impact, dance artists, Melaka.