Preserving Minahasan Folklore Through Performing Arts and Digital Technology: A Literature-Based Study

Abstract

This article examines the preservation of Minahasan folklore through performing arts digital technology. Using a qualitative literature-based method, the study reviews scholarly works, cultural documentation, and relevant sources on folklore, performance, digital preservation, and local literature. The findings show that performing arts can transform Minahasan folklore into visible, emotional, embodied, and communal experiences through drama, dance, music, storytelling, monologue, and theatre. Digital technology can support this process through documentation, archiving, dissemination, translation, QR-code access, and educational use. The study also shows that performing arts and digital technology can work together as a complementary preservation strategy. Performing arts keep folklore alive as cultural expression, while digital technology makes it more accessible and reusable. This article concludes that Minahasan folklore can remain meaningful in contemporary cultural life when preserved responsibly without losing its cultural roots.