The thesis entitled "Wayang Beber Kota as a Performing Art: Form, Function,and Meaning", focuses on three main things, namely the background of theformation of Wayang Beber Kota by Dani Iswardana, the form, function, andmeaning of the Wayang Beber Kota performance presentation, and the strategyfor developing Wayang Beber Kota in facing the challenges of changing urbansociety. The purpose of this study is to find out and describe the background ofDani Iswardana in creating the Wayang Beber Kota work. To find out the form,function, and meaning of the Wayang Beber Kota performing art. To find outabout Wayang Beber Kota's strategy to maintain itself amidst changes in urbansociety. This scientific paper uses a qualitative method with a case studyapproach. Data collection techniques use observation and interviews. Inaddition, data sources come from informant statements and various relevantliterature. The results of this study are that Wayang Beber Kota by DaniIswardana is an evolution of the Wayang Beber tradition as a performing art thatseeks to use innovation in execution, stories, and artistic styles that are more inline with the tastes of modern society. This includes using more contemporarymedia and adapting stories that are relevant to current issues. The main functionof Wayang Beber Kota is the function of social criticism presented by theWayang Beber Kota play, which seeks to ensure that art is relevant andacceptable to the younger generation and urban society connected to modernentertainment culture. The meaning of Wayang Beber Kota is the relevancebetween traditional art and modernity.