From Minang to Europe, the Four Components of Art at Once

id From Minang to Europe, the Four Components of Art at Once

From Minang to Europe, the Four Components of Art at Once

This is the atmosphere of the last exercise, 'salawat dulang' and 'silek' in Dance Field (Ladang Tari) nan Jombang, Padang. They are about 14 people who are going to Europe to attend "West Sumatera Evening in December (Doc Nan Nan / 17) (c)

Padang, (Antara Sumbar) - First in art history of Minang, four components of art as well go to Europe to dance, basilek (a traditional martial art), salawat dulang (religious chants by using dulang tool) and berdendang (singing). The artist will attend the event namely "West Sumatera Evening," in Bozar Belgium on December 9 to 12, 2017

In the past few months, they have made preparations in Padang and Batusangkar. Last night, they gathered at Sanggar nan Jombang for team preparation.

Slawat Dulang, for example, taken from Luhak Nan Tuo Tanah Datar. The group name is Sinar Barapi and Panah Arjuna. It is their first time to go to Europe and their preparation is more than enough.

"Unfortunately, not many of the authorities and policy parties here who are asking or saying hello," Coordinator Team, Ery Mefri told in Padang, Thursday (Oct 26).

In addition to Salawat Dulang, a number of pesilat (person who are doing traditional martial art) and 'peniup saluang' (people who blows traditional flute blown following songs with rhyming lyrics) from Kuranji, Padang will also attend a similar event. People who had learned silek are targeted to have such spirit of Achmad Husein, the commander Kuranji's Tiger at past.

Actually thing that pasilek wants is not related to have a travel to Europe, but the want to perform silek in there. Especially in Europe, Minang silek had already developed.

Nan Jombang as coordinator in Eropalia tour to France, Netherlands, Begia and Austria is not just to coordinate, but to bring the work of dance, "Rantau Berbisik" (Overseas Whispering).

This work was made in 2007 and the premiere of 2009 for the following has been performed in Bribane, Adelaide, Caine da Darwin Australia, Rhode Island, New York, Washington and LA America, Philippines, Soul Korea, Singapore, Japan, Berlin and in some events and cities in Indonesia .

Discrimination

According to Ery Mefri, since the initial meeting of all teams of Eropalia in June 7 to 9, 2017 in Jakarta, there is a discrimination to participants from the region.

"We at Nan Jombang have felt it very much," he said. The discrimination, starting with ignored the matter of departure schedule and return of the team. "I have some notes about it," he pointed out.

He noted, it was not given time to participants from the region for adjustments on the stage and letting needed before the show. Then, later it finished the night show and at tomorrow morning, it must return to the country without having any to pack.

"We can not go home together. It is not only difficult, but it can cause immigration problems," he said. Moreover, he brought a traditional artist who has never been abroad. "By the committee in Jakarta, we are excommunicated from the publication, as if we do not exist," he explained.

This is the evident, on July 10 to 14, Indonesia the arrival of Belgian Press Trip team to cover the Indonesian team who will leave for Eropalia. "The journalist was brought to Solo and Yogya while we were not told," he added.

One Hour Curator

Not only ostracized from the publication, but performance time of Padang son is also being cutted from two to one hour.

"The curator is commanded by Sal Margianto, it is like uch setting up to make the appearance of West Sumatra deliberately made incomplete by the team of Eropalia with its curators, so we are drowned," he said.

Even more poignant on the page of Eropalia Indonesia facebook, there is no news and reviews about the show of West Sumatra.

"Until this moment, we are very blind to the information and communication for all the needs in the show in Eropalia, as if the business competition, but it is not," he explained.

Ery Mefri is quite upset actually, the curators on the island of Java as if afraid rivaled and obstructed the publication.

Even so, Nan Jombang will remain firmly in moving towards Brussels and Austria in December 2017 in Eropalia. Not only that, but also trip to several countries in the next year. This is to add to the long list of "Rantau Berbisik" (Overseas Whispering) trips.

Traditional artists and Nan Jombang wish there were regional heads in West Sumatra who came to see their performances in Eropalia on December 9 to 11, 2017 in Belgium and Austria.

"As a country, that has a diversity of art and culture so little potential and quality that we have. It is the time to be noticed to dare to show themselves when the opportunity for it as always covered," he said.

Mefri mentions Minang migrants in Europe have many contacted and will be present in the event.

To the Governor, the Regents and Mayors in West Sumatra, as sons of the nation and children of the nation, please see and visit us who are dutiful though it may not be so considered meaningful. (cha)

Editor: Vicha Faradika