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Garin Nugroho Stages Planet, a Lament in Four World Cities

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Garin Nugroho Stages Planet, a Lament in Four World Cities Kapanlagi/Bambang E Ros

Kapanlagi.com - The flood disaster in early 2020 is part of Garin Nugroho's concern about long-felt environmental damage and will be presented in a contemporary performing arts.

Planet, a Lament is a performance of a lamentation in a song searching for a planet for this new civilization, telling the story of a lonely man and a surviving egg from a tsunami.

"The egg in this work represents food and energy. Overall, Planet, a Lament is a representation of the hopes or prayers of humanity in facing and rising from all natural problems," said Garin Nugroho.

 

1. Patience Gives Direction

The seriousness of this Indonesian pride art maestro is evident when Garin patiently gives directions and discusses with the dancers during the rehearsal session on Monday (13/1/2020) at the Jakarta Dance Theater Studio.

Garin Nugroho carries the Melanesian culture from Eastern Indonesia in a performance that combines body movement elements from the traditions of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) to Papua with contemporary body movements.

Dancers such as Boogie Papeda, Douglas D'Krumpers, Pricillia EM Rumbiak, Bekham Dwaa from Papua, and the Mazmur Chorale Choir group from Kupang are artists from Eastern Indonesia who are involved in this performance.

2. Continue World Tour

The performance of Planet, A Lament supported by the Bakti Budaya Djarum Foundation will be presented on January 17-18, 2020 at the Jakarta Theater, Taman Ismail Marzuki.

After playing in Jakarta, Planet, A Lament will continue its world tour in three other famous cities in the world, namely: Melbourne (Australia), Dusseldorf (Germany), and Amsterdam (Netherlands).

(kpl/bam/frs)

Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.
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