Hi everyone..
A couple of weeks a go, I joined the Bali Sensory Experience which was held at Wellington Railway Station, New Zealand. For the first time, this Balinese performance is conducted in the public sphere like the railway station in Wellington.
A couple of weeks a go, I joined the Bali Sensory Experience which was held at Wellington Railway Station, New Zealand. For the first time, this Balinese performance is conducted in the public sphere like the railway station in Wellington.
As you know, Bali, the island of Gods and Goddesses, has been suffering a lot from the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that we are in better situation in controlling the pandemic, Bali as well as the rest of Indonesia is open for visitors. We are happy to welcome everyone to our beloved home.
So in order to ensure that, we are trying to promote Bali and Indonesia in general in various occasions, including like this one.
We had Gamelan Bali and some Balinese dances, including Tari Rejang Renteng. The performance is done by Mekar Bhuana group, a Wellington - based Balinese troupe led by Mba Putu Evie and her hubby, Vaughn, whom we dearly call Bli Pon. Both of them, together with their kids, Semara and Prana, have been promoting Balinese amazing cultures, particularly through gamelan and dances. Bli Pon lived in Bali for quite a long time indeed as well. The event was supported by NZIIA as well.
I joined the dance and I wore my favorite purple kebaya with Songket Bali accent that day. Together with Nadine, I also joined Mekar Bhuana and has participated in one of the 8 classes that we will have.
Bli Pon giving introduction |
Getting ready for the performance |
I love learning and playing gamelan for sure! Here's is the complete instruments that we are going to learn and explore more. Super excited indeed!
Cheers and wait for more stories about our Gamelan exercises yaaa. Will be back with more fore sure and meanwhile, stay healthy everyone!
I have a live coverage on this event as well on my YouTube channel. Check it out!
Cheers and wait for more stories about our Gamelan exercises yaaa. Will be back with more fore sure and meanwhile, stay healthy everyone!
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saya suka moment-moment kayak gini deh mba indah. Mengenalkan budaya Indonesia di negeri orang. It make me proud. dan memang membuat kita jadi belajar budaya kita sendiri yang memang kaya sekali.
ReplyDeleteWaaa... so lovely Mbak Indah in a purple kabaya. Aku dari dulu pengen banget bisa main gamelan. Kayaknya gamelannya agak mirip-mirip sama yang ada di Jawa ya Mbak?
ReplyDeleteaaw you look so awesome mbak Insav with purple Balinese kebaya and songket . Can't wait for another article of this event!
ReplyDeleteAlhamdulillah acaranya lancar ya mbak, tentu sangat menarik sekali ya pagelaran Bali dan gamelan ini di Wellington, saya aja pengen ikutan mbak jadinya hehe
ReplyDeleteWah, seru banget mbak acaranya mbak, ada gamelan dan nyarinya ya. Suka banget sama kostum Bali, beda gitu auranya
ReplyDeleteSemangat latihan hari dan gamelannya. Aku sama sekali gak bisa main alat musik, apal juga tidak. Tapi senang juga lihat saat dimainkan. Suaranya enak di telinga
ReplyDeleteWah, tetap dengan kebaya ungunya yang bikin mbak Indah tambah kece nih hehehe. Seru banget bisa ikut partisipasi dalam acara kebudayaan Bali nih mbaaak
ReplyDeleteLihat foto-fotonya bikin kangen buat mengunjungi Bali lagi. Keren juga ya Songket Bali. Bangga ya Bali punya ragam budaya yang jadi daya tarik di mata dunia.
ReplyDeleteKak Indah keren sekali..bisa belajar budaya Bali dari tarian hingga nama alat musik yang mengiringinya, Gamelan Bali.
ReplyDeleteRasanya beda ya, kak Indah.. gamelan Bali dan Jawa?
Seru sekali acaranya mbak Indah
ReplyDeleteWah bisa nyobain belajar gamelan juga ya mbak
Jadi ingat, dulu pas SMP belajar gamelan
Ya ampuunnn seruuu sekalee acara inii.
ReplyDeleteMupeng bgt buat ikutan mbaa
Asik yaaa, super duper FUN
I actually do not know how to wear songket or batik or whatsoever unsewed. Could you please make tutorial how to wear songket your way?
ReplyDeleteWaaah ikut seneng dan bangga bisa memperkenalkan tarian Bali dan alat musik tradisional dari Indonesia ke New Zealand. Seruuu ya mba Indah 👌
ReplyDeleteseneng banget ya kak bisa ikutan acara ini .. serasa kagi ada di negeri sendiri gitu kali ya kak... Gak sabar nih nunggu cerita tentang latihan memainkan gamelannya..hehe
ReplyDeleteJaman aku masih sekolah dulu, ada ekstrakurikuler seni kerawitan, aku dapat jatah nabuh kenong. Mbak Indah ikutan nari juga, jadi seru ya bisa ikutan perform. Suka banget dengan tampilnya kesenian Bali di dalam stasiun di Wellington
ReplyDeleteWaaah ada Bli Pon yang aktif mempromosikan budaya Bali di sana yaaa... Bisa jadi panutan anak2 muda agar ikut menyukseskan promosi budaya bangsa kita di luar negeri.
ReplyDeleteSeneng banget kalau ada acara2 kebudayaan di luar negeri gitu ya mbak? Apalagi peserta dan panitia bisa memakai pakaian adat dan bisa memperkenalkan budaya juga pada masyarakat asli sana :D
ReplyDeleteSalut, mengadakan pertunjukan kesenian Bali di stasiun. Semoga makin banyak masyarakat New Zealand yang mengenal budaya Bali ya mbak, dan juga budaya Indonesia tentunya
ReplyDeleteWah, mbak benar-benar pecinta ungu ya, kebaya cantiknya pun ungu. Sukses untuk semua kegiatannya ya mbak!
ReplyDeleteAcaranya kece bangeeet , Mba, aku jadi pengen hadir hehehe. AKu suka outer etnik yang mba pakai, itu custom ya?
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