Posts Tagged ‘Traditional Dance’
Saman dance from Aceh Land Rencong brought 16 members of the League of Dance Student Cultural Activities 389 University of Indonesia stunning invitations that are present in the Reception and Cultural Performances Indonesia “ Colourful, in Bern, Switzerland, on Thursday night.
“This is the best show, I ever seen”, commented one of the invited guests at the event held Embassy in Bern with Folkloreique Rencontre Internationale Committee and the League of Student Activities of Cultural Dance, University of Indonesia, in order to Independence Day Indonesia to 66, so Embassy in Bern in a statement received by Reuters London on Friday.
Invited guests consisting of elements of the diplomatic corps, government officials, businessmen, academics, press and media, travel agency, and friends of Indonesia, the packed hall of Hotel National, Bern, Switzerland.
Colourful performances Indonesia `culture` is intended to promote arts and cultural diversity of Indonesia, especially in Switzerland, which in turn is expected to increase the number of foreign tourists visiting the country to Indonesia.
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Young artists from Australia, Lucas Proudfoot, came to Indonesia to bring at least two important missions. First, chunks of wood along the nearly 2-meter weight he was carrying an inflatable device that melodious when played correctly. Typical musical instrument called the didgeridoo (read: didjeridu), the legacy of indigenous Australians, Aboriginal.
The second mission for Proudfoot is to dispel stereotypes that are still widely circulated that Aboriginal people are dark-skinned people are retarded. Proudfoot blooded aborigines themselves, even though he’s always known when there are new people who knew him thought he was a Caucasian male.
Didgeridoo is a traditional musical instrument from northern Australia. Many say this is a typical musical instrument of Australia, but not exactly like that because the didgeridoo is played only in northern Australia alone.
This instrument is the northern area of ??cultural products, and is an important part in traditional events, especially for dances.
Didgeridoo made of wood. I bring this tool made of wood in northwest Australia, but only the best wood in the north.
In addition, the didgeridoo has no holes. Basically this instrument comes from a wood made hollow. There are only two holes, where the blowing and the sound out. To blow a hole smaller than the sound discharge hole.
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Dozens of groups of students and faculty the University of Michigan, United States, conducted a study to determine the appeal to the Denpasar tips to maintain, develop and preserve Balinese art and culture.
“The purpose of our visit to Denpasar with dozens of students from various departments in order to further explore the diversity of arts and culture,” says group leader Agustina.
IIn addition, the student from Uncle Sam’s country wanted to see how the efforts by the government and the community in preserving the art of Balinese culture that can still be sustainable amid the onslaught of the modern world.
Agustina is a citizen of origin Singkawang West Kalimantan, Indonesian professor who happened at the University of Michigan. He said that during his stay in Denpasar, they will visit the centers of art such as traditional markets, museums, galleries and other historic places.
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Traditional Balinese Dance
Traditional dance Legong Keraton (Balinese Legong Dance) – Legong Kraton is a classical dance of Bali which has a variety of highly complex motion and bound by the structure of percussion accompaniment that supposedly received influence from Dance Gambuh. Legong Keraton word consists of two words namely legong and palace. Legong word probably derived from the word “leg” which means a graceful dance movements. Bland. While the “gong” means the gamelan. “leg” and “gong” were combined into legong which implies a movement bound, mainly by gamelan strains that go with it.
So Legong Keraton means a palace dances accompanied by gamelan. The term legong palace is the next development. There is a presumption that the Legong Kraton Dance comes from Sang Hyang development.
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Local arts and culture in Yogyakarta Special Region
must be protected for a tourism asset that has a charm, so many tourists visit this area, said Widi Utaminingsih cultural arts practitioners.
“For example, through the Yogyakarta Arts Festival, held every year, is part of an effort to preserve and protect the assets of local arts and culture of this region,” said Chairman of the Foundation “Widya Culture of Yogyakarta”.
According to him, in an annual festival that is displayed various kinds of local arts and cultural attractions. “Despite the success of this festival, one thing must not be abandoned is to encourage and protect local culture,” he said.
He warned if not protected from now, worry about various kinds of art and culture that became extinct due to development of civilization. Read the rest of this entry »