Rasas 2022: Dances from Aceh
This production for Esplanade da:ns festival 2022 is managed by The Bali Purnati Center for the Arts
Aceh Tradisional & Unique Art
Aceh is a region that is rich with arts and culture. For hundreds of years, arts and culture has developed within the lives of the people within this region hailed as “Veranda of Mecca”. Although wars and conflict has torn the region, also with the Tsunami of 2004, art activities still live on and flourished. The artists often create moral messages, values of virtue, and social issues as the theme of their work. Saman Dance, Rapai Geleng Dancce, and Likok Pulo Dance are forms of traditional dances that is energic and unique marked by dynamic movements that is full of vigot. Dance movements as music to accompany poetry, is performed live by the dancers. The attractive drums of Rapai have become the appeal from Aceh traditional dances. The presence of Aceh in this Esplanade Singapore is also to promote the brand of “the light of Aceh” that reflected the willingness of the people to welcome tourists. Aceh’s honor as “World’s Best Halal Cultural Destination” is an acknowledgement that Aceh welcomes the people of the world. Please come and see for youself of Aceh’s beautiful nature and unique cultural arts.
Artist Information
Sanggar Wareh Budaya is a community of young man and women from Aceh that is active in Aceh culture and art activities. This community has the commitment to be involved as part of society that is trying to preserve Aceh’s cultural arts. Sanggar Wareh Budaya has always given innovation and creativity for the arts, in matters of Aceh’s dances and traditional music also developments that would be born from every single members. Sanggar Wareh Budaya was built by a number of young people who are active in the arts and culture preservation with various experiences for building and developing arts that is present in Aceh. This Sanggar was inspired from the enormous love that the youth has towards regional arts as parts of Indonesia’s wealth in culture. By pour their taletns and creativity in arts, Sanggar Wareh Budaya is hoped to be a dance and musical platform that is renowned and makes the people of Aceh proud.
The group is managed by The Bali Purnati Center for the Arts.
Performers
Fariz Rizki Ananda, Fahrul Razi, Muhammad Risky Farisqa, Rizki Senu, Tharik Aziz, Zarkaci
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