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> Dear Sanak2 Minang USA, > Baa kaba kini tu? > Tantu sandang baguluik mempersiapkan bahan Cherry Blossom > yo, > Good Luck! > > Ambo ingin sharing bagi yg belum baca: Fowarding message > dibawah ko, mudah2an akan menambah seamangat sanak2 (yg > disekitar Washington sinan) utk berbuat lebih banyak > memajukan culture dan kesenian Minang kito. > Kalau perlu bisa juo tu bakontak jo yg besangkutan di Hawaai > tu, silahkan baco forwarding email berikut. Sayang, gambar > nyo alun kesampaian. (NM): > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Alumni_Universitas_Andalas] FW: [SambilanPuluah] > FW: TPSM - Randai Bule. > By Dennis Oda,Star-Bulletin > Randai is performed in the round, combining dance, > martial arts, music and acting. > - SLAP HAPPY -- West Sumatran pant slapping makes its U.S. > debut > spacer > > _____ > > By Cynthia Oi > Star-Bulletin > > STANDING in a circle, 17 people kick their legs to stretch > tight their black pants and, with hands held stiff, slap the > cloth. > > Whap, whap, whap! Whappity, whap, whap, whap! > > They kick to the right, stretching the cloth again. Whap, > whap, whap, whap! > > To the left. Whap, whap, whap! > > Toward the center. Whappity, whappity, whap, whap! > > What they are performing is called, appropriately enough, > pant slapping, and it is part of the folk art form of West > Sumatra called Randai. > > For the first time in the United States and for the first > time in the English language, Randai -- a spirited > combination of dance, martial arts, music and acting --will > be presented at the University of Hawaii at Manoa beginning > tomorrow. > > ON STAGE > > BulletWhat: "Umbuik Mudo and the Magic Flute" > BulletThe story: A young man falls in love with a woman far > above his class and goes to find magic bamboo to make a > flute that will woo her. BulletDates: 8 p.m. tomorrow and > Saturday, Feb. 8, 9, 10; 2 p.m. Feb. 11 BulletPlace: Kennedy > Theatre, University of Hawaii at Manoa > BulletTickets: $12; $9 seniors, military, UH faculty/staff; > $7 students; $3 UH students. At Kennedy box office, > TicketPlus, by phone at 526-4400. BulletTickets online: > http://www.hawaiitix.com > BulletCall: 956-7655 > > It is Kirsten Pauka's dream come true, and Hasanawi's proud > demonstration of his culture. > > Pauka, an assistant professor of Asian theater, brought > Hasanawi and Musra Dahrizal, both master teachers of Randai, > to Hawaii. > > "I'm grateful I have the opportunity to give the Randai > artists a chance to present their art here and expose the > students and people in Hawaii to it as well," she said. > Pauka, one of only a handful of Westerners who have studied > the art, did her doctoral dissertation on Randai and was > eager to share her enthusiasm for it with others. > > But it took 18 months of wrangling with grants, visas and > bureaucracy to get teachers to the islands and six months of > teaching and translating to ready it for the stage. > > When Pauka invited Hasanawi (he goes by the one name) to > teach in > Hawaii, he at first didn't answer her. As is customary with > the > Minangkabau people, he felt he had to consult his teachers, > students and community before agreeing, he said through a > translator. > > "With mutual agreement we decided we shouldn't pass up this > opportunity to share our culture with a broader audience," > he said. Randai, while a performance art, encompasses Minang > spirituality. For example, it is performed in a circle, a > symbol that binds West Sumatra society. > > Randai reflects a body of tradition called adat, Hasanawi > said. "There is a Minang philosophy related to religion -- > that's adat." > By George F. Lee, Star-Bulletin > Dancers slap the fabric of their pants like drums. > > He compared adat to a shirt. "The two are very different. > The shirt, after a while, will wear out, get holes in it and > you can no longer use it. Adat has the capability to renew > itself and adapt. When you wear a culture, it never wears > out, it is always lasting." > > Also symbolic of adat is his view of spirituality: "There is > money and there is spiritualness. With money, we use it and > eventually --it > doesn't matter how much we have -- we will use it up, finish > it up. But the more we use our spiritual side, the bigger it > gets, the more it becomes, the more we have it as a > repository of ourselves." > > Pauka, who is 37 and originally from Germany, embraces that > sensibility. "I've been a martial artist for over 20 years," > she said, having studied tai kwan do, aikido and tai chi. > "When I found that Randai was based on martial arts, I was > intrigued." > > As she investigated further, Pauka discovered that it also > involved percussion, theater and dance. It is "a container" > for all of her > creative interests, she said. > > Silat, the martial art form of West Sumatra, is the most > essential part of the art form, Pauka said. Randai came > about in the practicing of silat movements. > > "The technique of slapping the pants while kicking is used > in the silat martial arts form. It is used to fake out or > distract somebody or give emphasis to a kick. > > > By George F. Lee, Star-Bulletin > Randai dancers will present a traditional dance-drama piece, > "Umbuik Mudo and the Magic Flute," at Kennedy Theatre. _____ > > > "I guess somebody just realized 'this sounds really cool' > and as Randai developed, it was integrated, then became more > complex and now it's full-on syncopated rhythms. It's really > quite something, really a unique thing." > > Pauka believes that islanders will respond to Randai > "because people are more exposed to different cultural > performance arts than say in Utah or Texas. People are more > open to it here." > > Hasanawi, 50, who had never been outside of his home country > before, said he thought coming to Hawaii was coming to > America. > > "But after I stayed here for a time, I realized I was still > in the heart of Asia and the heart of Asia is still here. I > felt at home." > > Hasanawi is a Seniman alam, which translates into "natural > folk artist," and comes by his expertise not through > academics, he said. > > "I've had many teachers, faceless teachers, from all walks > of life. It is a lifetime of learning while working in the > rice field, while sitting in a coffeehouse talking with > someone." > > The dance-drama piece he has taught to UH students was > trimmed from its usual six-hour format and the music altered > to fit the English > translation, but Hasanawi doesn't view it as a corruption of > the > original. > > "Even though it is changed quite a bit, it is a seed and > will grow. It still has the Minang elements, it still has > the backbone of Minang culture. > > "The changes are the bridges, part of the growth of Randai," > he said. "An example of that is that a year ago, there was > no Randai in Hawaii and now there is." > > ___________________________________________________________ indomail - Your everyday mail - http://indomail.indo.net.id -------------------------------------------------------------- Website: http://www.rantaunet.org ========================================================= Berhenti, berhenti sementara dan konfigurasi keanggotaan anda, silahkan ke: http://rantaunet.org/palanta-setting -------------------------------------------------------------- UNTUK DIPERHATIKAN: - Hapus footer dan bagian yang tidak perlu, jika melakukan Reply - Besar posting maksimum 100 KB - Mengirim attachment ditolak oleh sistem =========================================================
