Dance Mangkunegaran Dazzles Audience in “Cervantino” International Cultural Festival
Friday, 19 October 2012
Once
again, Indonesia presented a high cultural art performance through the
participation of Royal Court of Dance Mangkunegaran in the “Cervantino”
International Cultural Festival in Guanajato, Mexico, on 17 October
2012.
The
performance of Royal Court of Dance Mangkunegaran (RCD) in “Cervantino”
International Cultural Festival mesmerized around 2,300 audiences
gathered around the open stage in the center of Guanajato, Mexico. The
harmonious gamelan tune, the shadow puppet performance and the
traditional Mangkunegaran royal dance presented by the Mangkunegaran
artists gave the festival a distinctive sensation and atmosphere.
Several
hours prior to the performance, RCD held a press conference on 17
October 2012 in Guanajato, which was attended by local newspaper and
elecronic journalists, particularly those enganging in writing cultural
articles.
Responding
to the questions as well as the enthusiasm of the journalists, at the
press conference, RCD represented by Norhayati Yasuff (tour manager) and
Atilah Soeryadijaya (RCD Director) explained the performance to be
staged, the group’s history, the choreograph, music and costume that
will be used in the performance.
RCD
has been attempting to scout new talents from art schools and to
preserve Indonesian young generation’s love to their traditional
cultural arts, among other things by incorporating contemporary elements
to the classical arts.
The
explanation also included the influence of religion in shaping the
traditional arts of Indonesia, particularly on Java island, and RCD
activities to perform and promote Javanese traditional culture to global
public, which have always been well-received by the local host
communities.This
time, RCD was specially invited by the organizer of the festival. In
addition to Guanajato, RCD will perform and hold workshops in several
cities in Mexico including in Mexico City, San Miguel de Allende,
Tolluca, and Villahermosa. (source: the Indonesian Embassy in Mexico/
Trans.Loyz.D)
Indonesian Batik Heritage held in Bangkok
30 October 2012
On October 25, 2012, Embassy of the Republic of
Indonesia in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and Creative
Economy of Indonesia (Kemenparekraf), APIP's Batik Craft, The Siam
Society and supported by Garuda Indonesia has organized promotional
activities with the title of Indonesian batik Batik Heritage located in
Building The Siam Society, Bangkok. This activity is intended to promote
the richness of Indonesian batik with different styles and variety, as
well as provide an opportunity for participants to get to know more
closely about the making of batik through the workshop.
Ambassador Lutfi Rauf officially opened this activity before 200 the invitees, including Mrs. Bilaibhan Sampatisiri, President of The Siam Society, accompanied by several members of the board of the institution. In his remarks, Ambassador Lutfi delivered that since Indonesian was proclaimed as one of the world cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2009, batik is no longer belong to Indonesia only, but it has become a world cultural heritage. In addition to that, Indonesia has a moral obligation to further promote it across the world, including Thailand.
Indonesian Batik is an indigenous form of art and craft that has developed through centuries. Through ages Batik has been part of Indonesian living tradition, a testimony that Indonesian deliberately preserving the traditional knowledge for generations. The safeguarding of batik by Indonesian, among other things was done by way of wearing Batik cloth, maintaining the techniques and the process of Batik making. The closely intertwining of Batik as an art and craft and Indonesian daily life are reflected in their designs and motifs that have been perfected over time. Indonesian culture and tradition, beliefs system, way of life and natural environment, all give influences to enriching Batik’s aesthetic value.
At present, Batik has been developed into various forms of expressions from cloths to decorative accessories, from traditional to modern or contemporary designs, from dark to bright color, from wooden to silk material, from the streets to the boardroom meetings’ cloth, etc. Indonesian Batik has been known for its meticulous process including wax resist-dyeing technique to achieve stunning and highly original patterns. As one of the bedrock of Indonesian heritage, Batik has been globally acknowledged by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage. The status has boasted the popularity of Indonesian Batik internationally.
The event began with a batik workshop which was attended by 50 participants consisting of representatives of diplomatic corps, officials of Thailand, women's organizations, the local textile association, Dharma Wanita Persatuan, as well as other batik enthusiasts. The program was followed by a cocktail party which serve snacks from Indonesia and Thailand before it continued with fashion show of batik presented by ten models from Indonesia.
The Siam Society is a non-profit organization under the patronage of the Kingdom of Thailand engaged in the promotion of arts and cultural activities and knowledge, both from Thailand and abroad. (gi/ras)
Ambassador Lutfi Rauf officially opened this activity before 200 the invitees, including Mrs. Bilaibhan Sampatisiri, President of The Siam Society, accompanied by several members of the board of the institution. In his remarks, Ambassador Lutfi delivered that since Indonesian was proclaimed as one of the world cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2009, batik is no longer belong to Indonesia only, but it has become a world cultural heritage. In addition to that, Indonesia has a moral obligation to further promote it across the world, including Thailand.
Indonesian Batik is an indigenous form of art and craft that has developed through centuries. Through ages Batik has been part of Indonesian living tradition, a testimony that Indonesian deliberately preserving the traditional knowledge for generations. The safeguarding of batik by Indonesian, among other things was done by way of wearing Batik cloth, maintaining the techniques and the process of Batik making. The closely intertwining of Batik as an art and craft and Indonesian daily life are reflected in their designs and motifs that have been perfected over time. Indonesian culture and tradition, beliefs system, way of life and natural environment, all give influences to enriching Batik’s aesthetic value.
At present, Batik has been developed into various forms of expressions from cloths to decorative accessories, from traditional to modern or contemporary designs, from dark to bright color, from wooden to silk material, from the streets to the boardroom meetings’ cloth, etc. Indonesian Batik has been known for its meticulous process including wax resist-dyeing technique to achieve stunning and highly original patterns. As one of the bedrock of Indonesian heritage, Batik has been globally acknowledged by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage. The status has boasted the popularity of Indonesian Batik internationally.
The event began with a batik workshop which was attended by 50 participants consisting of representatives of diplomatic corps, officials of Thailand, women's organizations, the local textile association, Dharma Wanita Persatuan, as well as other batik enthusiasts. The program was followed by a cocktail party which serve snacks from Indonesia and Thailand before it continued with fashion show of batik presented by ten models from Indonesia.
The Siam Society is a non-profit organization under the patronage of the Kingdom of Thailand engaged in the promotion of arts and cultural activities and knowledge, both from Thailand and abroad. (gi/ras)
(sources: Indonesian's Ministry Foreign Affairs)
30 October 2012
There are many ways to promote Indonesia to the students of Australia
and one of them is by convening an Indonesia Day event which was held
on 26 October 2012 at the Australian National University in Canberra.
The Indonesia Day event at ANU is an annual event that introduces Indonesian art, culture, and culinary gems for students in Australia and other foreigners in Canberra. For 2012, the Chair of the organizing committee was Dr. Amrih Widodo, current Head of Southeast Asian leaders Islands, School of Culture, History, and Language (SCHCL)-ANU.
The event was held at the School of Law and School of Music of ANU, opened at 10 am by a welcoming address from Professor Brij Laal, Acting Director of SCHCL-ANU. Indonesia Day featured two seminars on Islam and Contemporary Puppet Theatre Goes to Las Vegas.
On the cultural side, there were a variety of workshops such as for the Kecak dance, The Rantak dance, The Umbrella dance, The Saman dance, Angklung music, keroncong music, gamelan playing, cooking of Indonesian dishes, archipelago and a traditional Indonesian textile exhibition. The event was attended by about 250 students from around Canberra. Students from various schools in Canberra that teach Indonesian language also took part in these activities.
The trainers of the workshops consisted of the Indonesian community in Canberra, Embassy staff and The Indonesian Embassy Ladies Association (DWP) with expertise in the fields of dance, music, and cooking. In this workshop the members of DWP presented techniques of how to wear this variety of clothings, such as kebaya, bodo, and how to wear hair extensions for women. The workshop participants were very interested in trying on clothes from many areas of the on clothes archipelago and taking pictures with the clothing.
The Indonesian Ambassador to Australia, Mr Najib Riphat Kesoema, accompanied by his wife met the participants, and joined them to have lunch together at the Law School forecourt.
The Ambassador expressed his appreciation to the participants and invited them to contact the Embassy if there were any programs on Indonesia that can be assisted by the Embassy in Canberra. Ambassador and his wife concluded their visit by joining the “Poco-Poco” Dance, a traditional line dance from Maluku.
The Indonesia Day event at ANU is an annual event that introduces Indonesian art, culture, and culinary gems for students in Australia and other foreigners in Canberra. For 2012, the Chair of the organizing committee was Dr. Amrih Widodo, current Head of Southeast Asian leaders Islands, School of Culture, History, and Language (SCHCL)-ANU.
The event was held at the School of Law and School of Music of ANU, opened at 10 am by a welcoming address from Professor Brij Laal, Acting Director of SCHCL-ANU. Indonesia Day featured two seminars on Islam and Contemporary Puppet Theatre Goes to Las Vegas.
On the cultural side, there were a variety of workshops such as for the Kecak dance, The Rantak dance, The Umbrella dance, The Saman dance, Angklung music, keroncong music, gamelan playing, cooking of Indonesian dishes, archipelago and a traditional Indonesian textile exhibition. The event was attended by about 250 students from around Canberra. Students from various schools in Canberra that teach Indonesian language also took part in these activities.
The trainers of the workshops consisted of the Indonesian community in Canberra, Embassy staff and The Indonesian Embassy Ladies Association (DWP) with expertise in the fields of dance, music, and cooking. In this workshop the members of DWP presented techniques of how to wear this variety of clothings, such as kebaya, bodo, and how to wear hair extensions for women. The workshop participants were very interested in trying on clothes from many areas of the on clothes archipelago and taking pictures with the clothing.
The Indonesian Ambassador to Australia, Mr Najib Riphat Kesoema, accompanied by his wife met the participants, and joined them to have lunch together at the Law School forecourt.
The Ambassador expressed his appreciation to the participants and invited them to contact the Embassy if there were any programs on Indonesia that can be assisted by the Embassy in Canberra. Ambassador and his wife concluded their visit by joining the “Poco-Poco” Dance, a traditional line dance from Maluku.
