Leadership in “Wayang Purwa” Performance

The teachings of leadership in Wayang Purwa (The Puppets of Purwa) performances are still relevant when applied to the life of the nation and state. That's because the performances are full of moral wisdom values inherited from the nation's ancestors. In fact, the world (WHO) has recognized that wayang is a "masterpiece of the world". Wayang (puppets) also needs to be reviewed and re-expressed so that the Wayang Purwa performance does not become extinct from Indonesia. Meanwhile, the data are the texts in the performace, which contain leadership, both in janturan, antawacana or dialogue of wayang characters. The data collection technique is observing and recording the text of the Wayang Purwa performance, which contains leadership. Data analysis used interactive analysis, which included data reduction, data presentation and verification. The results of this research paper are to enable leaders to implement responsible, wise, wise and fair leadership, as well as more empathy for the people, which is excavated from the Wayang Purwa performance. Later, leaders, society, young people, and Indonesian citizens will increasingly care, love the development of Wayang Purwa performances that are full of moral messages to be preserved and applied in this millennial era.