Bali Art Festival to be more Qualified, Koster hopes to Criticize Suggestions from the Public
- 08 Juli 2019
- 13:07 WITA
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Balitopnews.com, Denpasar
Cultural art is the spirit of Bali tourism, and the majority of its people depend on the livelihoods of this sector. So that it faces the challenges of the advancement of modernization, the public must be even stronger in loving the cultural heritage of the ancestors, by preserving, developing and actualizing in their daily lives.
This was the hope conveyed by the Governor of Bali, Wayan Koster, after witnessing the performance of the Mekepung Dance by Sanggar Suar Agung Jembrana in the Kriya Building, Art Center, Denpasar, Sunday night ( Juny 7, 2019).
"In the midst of the swift modernization that is full of dynamics, we, the young generation and society must continue to build, maintain and love art with all the messages contained in it. So that Bali can still exist and advance in facing the flow of globalization going forward. build community welfare through the vision of Nangun Sat Kerthi Loka Bali, towards a new era of Bali, " Koster said.
Then the implementation of the XLI Bali Arts Festival as part of the preservation of Balinese arts and culture which will soon be closed on July 13, Governor Koster hopes that community involvement will also provide evaluations in the form of constructive criticism and suggestions. As a correction material to improve the continuity of the Bali Art Festival implementation in terms of the substance and procedures for making it more qualified.
"This Bali Art Festival is the first in my leadership era with the Deputy Governor of Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardana Sukawati, please criticize, what is good is said, the less said less, so that the implementation of the Bali Art Festival next year can improve our quality," Koster said His appreciation for the performance of Mekepung Dance as a form of preservation of traditional Balinese cultural arts.
On that occasion, Putri Suastini Koster as the Chairman of the Driving Team of PKK Bali Province was directly involved in dancing in the performance of the Makepung Dance. This as part of participating and preserving regional cultural arts.
Suastini Koster itself during a girl was known as a multitalented professional artist. She in 1984 had appeared in the same performance, so he could say he was a senior of some dance artists who performed that night.
Mekepung dance that was dance by Suastini Koster tells of a herd of buffaloes who had to wait for food from the shepherd. Then, every word uttered by the shepherd transforms into an order that must be carried out for the herd of buffalo.
This dance was created by the Jegog maestro from Jembrana I Ketut Suentra in 1984, which began with the desire to make Jembrana increasingly known.
The performance begins with the strains of Jegog in the form of Tabuh Teruntungan Dhamar Hyang's which is a typical Jembrana musical instrument. Followed by the performance of Putri Bambu Dance which reflects the principle of life, that as a creature of God, it must always protect like a bamboo tree. Namely, the higher his life, he will always look down.
After that, a musical instrument from bamboo was returned, namely the percussion of Darmakusuma, which had a meaningful meaning the process of achieving a successful work requires perseverance, patience and sacrifice to be balanced by good attitude or ethics.
This percussion is also the work of I Ketut Suentra. One of the best artists of Jembrana who is well known in his work is raising jegog art as a West Balinese art to become famous in foreign countries.
For his dedication, the Bali Provincial Government rewarded him with the Dharma Kusuma award, the highest award for art figures for their dedication to the arts and preserving Balinese cultural arts. From the award, he came up with the idea of creating dance works with the theme Dharma Kusuma.
Next is the performance of the Suar Agung dance which has the meaning of portraying the Holy Rays of God. Suar means Light, while Agung means big, with the theme of heroism. Then followed by the performance of Mebarung percussion, the drumming of the Word Standing and ended with a Pringgraha dance performance.
On the other hand, the owner of Sanggar Suar Agung Oka Arta Negara expressed his gratitude to the Bali Provincial Government for giving their side to appear at the biggest cultural arts event in Bali. (Balitopnews.com / Amo Bali )
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