The Sabang Merauke Again Was Held With The Spirit Of Heroes' Day, More Mega And Meriah

The performance of Sabang Merauke (Puput Puji/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Sabang Merauke performance was held again in commemoration of Heroes' Day. Hundreds of artists across generations from various regions in Indonesia combined to showcase Indonesian cultural treasures ranging from regional music, clothing, to dances will appear at Ciputra Artpreneur, Jakarta, on Saturday - Sunday, 12-13 November 2022. The Sabang Merauke performance, which was initiated by inikah and BCA, is expected to revive the national spirit of the Indonesian people. CEO and President Director of iwisa and Protelindo Group Aming Santoso said, Indonesia as a big country has many cultural heritages from the nation's ancestors spread from Sabang to Merauke. Not only must we be loved, but the work of the adveraging also needs to be preserved by the community, especially the younger generation. “ In the past, the youth and heroes of the nation fought for the sake of defending Indonesia. Now, it is our duty to care for independence and also the legacy of the ancestors of the nation. The holding of the Sabang Merauke Performance is a real invitation for the community, especially young people, to love the splendor of the works of the nation's ancestors again,” said Aming during a press conference on the Sabang Merauke Performance held at Ciputra Artpreneur, Jakarta, Friday, November 11. BCA Director Antonius Widodo Mulyono said that the Sabang Merauke performance is expected to become a social movement that encourages people, especially the younger generation, to love the nation's cultural heritage more. So, in the future the younger generation will be increasingly proud of the local wisdom and culture of the Indonesian nation. “ Not only is it a means so that people love the nation's cultural heritage more, this performance is expected to be a driving force so that people are increasingly divergent in the wealth of this nation. So we hope that this culture, which is one of the identities of this nation, can always be shiny and not restrained by the progress of the times, ” he explained. This time the Sabang Merauke performance performance will carry the concept of live performance which presents 22 songs containing 21 regional songs and one national anthem and combined harmoniously. The performance involved six national singers, namely Kikan Namara as music director as well as lead vocal, Mirabeth Sonia, Christine Tambunan, Taufan Purbo, Alsant Nababan and musician of the younger generation Swain Mahisa. The music sector is also increasingly charming with the presence of Batavia Madrigal Singers, and 46 traditional and modern musicians. Meanwhile, regional ethnic nuances will be felt even more thanks to Kidung & the team in the traditional music arrangement and support from Ava Victoria & Team Orchestra. Turning from the musicality sector, the Sabang Merauke performance is also full of dances which are characteristic of each region in the country. Four well-known traditional and modern dance arrangers, namely Sandhidea Cahyo Narpati, Pulung Jati, Dian Bokir, and Rizky Dafin, will directly guide the choreography actions of 144 professional dancers from Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Bali to Papua. It does not stop there, the eyes of the audience will be further pampered by the presence of fashion gifts by well-known Indonesian designers and fashion houses, namely Era Sukamto, Ivan Gunawan, Iwan Tirta Private Collection, Ghea Panggabean, Denny Wirawan, Danny Satriadi, Priyo Oktaviano, Griya Ageman, Studio Kancil Art, Opi Bachtiar, Levico Boutik, Laxmi Tailor, Rinaldi A. Yunardi, and Bagas Nitorang. "This is the third time whether the challenges can be seen today, we don't want to just give it like that. We put in some new elements, we have the presence of Batavia Madrigal Singer, then there is Swain Mahisa too," said Music Director and LeadEE at the Sabang Page, Merauke Kikan Namara. When it comes to music, Kikan returns to the song played with the entry of a new singer. "When you talk about music, it's really fun and stressed, in some areas the arrangement must be changed because the presence of BMS friends, the portion must be right, it can't take too long. Then Swain joins here, we check when she doesn't sing in this tone, continues to be comfortable not bringing Sipatokan, because in all the songs at this show there is a traditional content, so if the basic tone changes, it must be taken back," he explained. The director of the Sabang Merauke performance, Rusmedi Agus, said that the Sabang Merauke performance was the right vehicle for the community to witness firsthand how much wealth the cultural heritage of the nation's ancestors was. “ Sabang Merauke's performance is a slick combination of musicality and choreography that will stir the emotions of the audience, both happy, sad, laughing and proud, has become a part of the big and majestic wealth of Mother Earth. We hope that all who watch this performance can return home proud to have been born in Indonesia,” explained Rusmedi. The excitement of the Sabang Merauke performance did not only occur in the performance arena. Outside the showroom, various cultural parades were also held, such as the procession of the Pintu Cross, typical of Betawi culture, which is a symbolization of Jakarta as the host. Then there are also cultural fairs, painting exhibitions to live painting from Indonesian artists who love to be missed.