'I La Galigo' finally back home<\/p>\n
Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post\/Jakarta<\/p>\n
I La Galigo, a theater work based on the 14th century epic poem
\nSureq Galigo (Galigo Manuscripts), will be staged at home for the
\nfirst time.
\n The production has already toured major cities including
\nSingapore, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and New York.<\/p>\n
Head of the City Culture and Museum Agency Aurora Tambunan
\nsaid on Thursday that I La Galigo, the story of which originated
\nwith the Bugis, an indigenous people from South Sulawesi, would
\nbe performed from Dec. 10 to Dec. 12 at Taman Mini Indonesia
\nIndah's (TMII) Teater Tanah Airku.<\/p>\n
"I La Galigo directed by theater visionary Robert Wilson has
\nbeen successfully performed all over the world. Jakartans will
\nsoon have an opportunity to see the great work," Aurora told The
\nJakarta Post on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Aurora said the work featured a cast of some 50 Indonesian
\nperformers, including actors, dancers and musicians.<\/p>\n
Besides Wilson, the creative team comprises a group of
\ninternational artists including American filmmaker Rhoda Grauer,
\nIndonesian musician Rahayu Supanggah and Indonesian dancer Restu
\nKusumaningrum.<\/p>\n
Longer than the Hindu Mahabharata manuscripts, Sureq Galigo
\ndetails the creation of Earth, its inhabitants and six
\ngenerations of gods. Its story focuses on a twin brother and
\nsister who fall in love in their mother's womb.<\/p>\n
The New York Times called I La Galigo a "stunning work" when
\nit was performed in June as part of New York's Lincoln Center
\nFestival.<\/p>\n
Spokesman for the organizing committee Yusi Avianto Pareanom
\nsaid that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President
\nJusuf Kalla would attend the opening night of the performance
\nhere.<\/p>\n
According to Yusi, lights for the show were being hired from
\nGermany.<\/p>\n
"We are now very busy as opening night approaches. We must
\nensure the performance is a success," he told the Post on
\nThursday.<\/p>\n
He said tickets for the three-hour performance were priced
\nfrom Rp 250,000 (US$25) to Rp 750,000.<\/p>\n
According to one of the organizers, who requested anonymity,
\nthe organizing committee is still seeking sponsorship for the Rp
\n6 billion production.<\/p>\n
"We will invite more sponsors to fund the event because we
\ncannot rely on ticket sales alone," said the organizer, adding
\nthat renting theater lights from Germany would cost Rp 2 billion.<\/p>",
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