In celebration of Saung Budaya’s 15 Year Anniversary, we are delighted to present to you our Master Artist Dance Series!
In these 2-day workshops, we begin the first day with a lecture understanding the origins and explore the history of some of Indonesia’s most prominent dance forms. We chat with incredible Master Artists (our special guest every month) who will give insight on the journey of these dances, the story behind the costumes and where these dances are today.
On the second day, we get physical and work with Saung Budaya Founder, Amalia Suryani, for a dance workshop in which we learn the movements of the dance we learned about the previous day.
MASTER ARTIST DANCE SERIES
COMING UP: MAY 27 & 28 AT 7PM EDT ON ZOOM
SPECIAL GUEST: WIWIEK SIPALA - THE JOURNEY OF PAKARENA DANCE - SOUTH SULAWESI
$5 - REGISTER HERE
WIWIEK SIPALA
Born in Muna, Southeast Sulawesi, Mrs. Sipala is one of the renowned choreographers who devoted her art in South Sulawesi dance, particularly Pakarena dance.
Numerous grants had sent her to study in many International Dance Schools and Companies, such us NYU, Alwin Nikolais Modern Dance School, Martha Graham, Summer School at Duke University and many more. Her pieces includes Daeng Marewa (1981), Citra (1992), Pakarena Assombala (2000), A Gellu (2015) and others.
Thursday, May 27th - Join us for a lecture understanding the origins and explore the history of the Pakarena Dance with Wiwiek Sipala.
Friday, March 28th - Get moving with Saung Budaya Founder, Amalia Suryani, for dance workshop learning basic Pakarena dance movements.
SOUTH SULAWESI
South Sulawesi is a province in the southern peninsula of Sulawesi. The economy of the province is based on agriculture, fishing, and mining of gold, magnesium, iron and other metals. The pinisi, a traditional Indonesian two-masted sailing ship, is still used widely by the Buginese and Makassarese, mostly for inter-insular transportation, cargo, and fishing purposes within the Indonesian archipelago.
During the golden era of the spice trade, from the 15th to 19th centuries, South Sulawesi served as the gateway to the Maluku Islands. There were a number of small kingdoms, including two prominent ones, the Kingdom of Gowa near Makassar and the Bugis kingdom located in Bone.
The Pakarena Dance expresses the elegance of the Makassar ethnic women symbolizing their politeness, loyalty and respect.
Curious about what the Pakarena Dance is like? See below for a preview of Saung Budaya performing it at their show in 2016: