01/06/2009 Uncategorized
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The performance was shown to 250 people and succeeded in collecting a fund as big as 65 million rupiahs. The money collected will be used to finance Students Activity Unit of Saman Dance
Lippo Village (1/06) ? UPH Performing Art Center performed Dendang Rampak Sumatera in Gedung Pusat Perfilman Usmar Ismail – Kuningan on Sunday (24/05). The performance was shown to 250 people and succeeded in collecting a fund as big as 65 million rupiahs. The money collected will be used to finance Students Activity Unit of Saman Dance to go and perform in Poland?s Folklore Festival.
The event carried out Sumatran Cultural Theme and was participated by 120 UPH students who performed as Saman and Minangkabau Dancers, Lighthouse Choir singers, Saman and Minangkabau Musicians, also Manna Proxia theater members. They brought out Malin Kundang stories in the form of dancing, singing, and theatrical collaborations.
It took a month for these students to prepare for this performance. ?At the beginning, the event?s concept was just dance performance. But as it developed, we changed this Malin Kundang story into dance and drama performance,? said Johannes Tong, Head of UPH?s Department of Art.
Since it started a year ago, UPH?s Department of Art had performed a lot of artworks. Students Activity Unit of Saman Dance had once shone in a national competition, and now it is about to perform for an international competition in Poland?s Folklore Festival.
?We wanted to show that Indonesia?s culture is abundant. Since the very beginning, UPH?s Department of Art has been concerned to Indonesia?s culture. I want the performers to understand that to accomplish good purposes there are processes. Art reflects sufferings and sufferings in preparing for performances is the process. Hopefully this performance will not only bring moral messages to the audiences, but for the performers as well,? Tong said.
