YOGYAKARTA - A magnificent art show that is thick with cultural elements will be presented at the Indonesia Arena, Jakarta, on August 23 and 24, 2025. The Sabang Merauke - The Indonesia Broadway performance will feature a series of traditional dances from Aceh to Lampung, such as Ratoh Djaroe, Seudati, Rapai Geleng, Stone Jump, Tor-Tor, Cahaya Dance, Jambi Children's Traditional, Zapin, and Malay, which are collaborated with modern dances such as Latin jazz, ballet, and hip hop with the accompaniment of the song Bungusong Jeumpa (Aceh), Butet and Rambadia (North Sumatra), Ant Injit-Injit (Jambi), Pak Pung Pak Mustafa (Riau), Gending Sriwijaya (South Sumatra), Pang Lipang Dang (Lampung), and Kambanglah Bungo (West Sumatra) and closed with the song Andalas Bersatu Island.
Ferdinandus Aming Santoso, President Director & CEO of iberanya and Protelindo Group, expressed his hope, Through folklore and cultural arts featured in the Sabang Merauke The Indonesian Broadway: Hikayat Nusantara.
"We hope to inspire the Indonesian people, especially the younger generation, to remember the noble values of social and cultural affairs that shape the nation's character. More than that, we want to invite them to get to know, love, and preserve the beauty and diversity of Indonesian cultural arts, which only Indonesia has," he said in a training session with dancers in Yogyakarta recently.
This performance was also enriched with visuals with spectacular costumes from collaboration with Jember Fashion Carnival and Pesona Gondanglegi. Especially in the All Sumatra scene, there were White Elephant and Sumatran Tiger costumes that strengthened the imagination of the story. For the first time, the Lionsai Kong Hahong, which has won the world title, also appeared to add color to the story on the South Sumatra scene.
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A number of well-known artists were also involved in this exercise, Indra Bekti returned to play Bagong, Risang Januar Wendo as Petruk, and Zahara Christie (Zee) as representatives of the younger generation. Sruti Respati was present as Kanastren, meanwhile Priyo Oktaviano, Lead Penata Busana PSM, Anggoro Kancil, the coordinator of the dance costume studio throughout Indonesia, was also present with well-known designers such as Era Soekamto, Wilsen William, Adechan and Temma Prasetyo. At this event, a total of 19 well-known Indonesian designers were involved in the design of spectacular costumes.
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