Children take part in making TV drama
Children take part in making TV drama
JAKARTA (JP): A session of a Children's Art Festival on
Saturday took youngsters behind the scenes of a television drama.
The children, who were asked to act in a short scene, got some
idea of the need for dozens of "takes," "cuts" and frantic
coaching from all sides.
It was a first-time experience for the children.
The turnout of children was small, with adults dominating the
workshop. Those involved were mainly children already active in a
nearby theater group.
"We hope to make the children interested," Chaerul Umam, a
noted director, said at the Taman Ismail Marzuki arts center.
The three-day Festival, opened on Friday by Minister of
Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro, expected more
visitors yesterday, the final day.
Chaerul, also one of the organizers of the festival held by
the Jakarta Arts Council, said to his knowledge, children here
have never been exposed to such a workshop.
Maybe one or two of the children may extend their interest
seriously into adulthood, Chaerul said.
A storyteller invited to work with the children, WeEs Ibnoe
Say -- popularly known as Kak Wes -- said the program was
important, as children here have only seen the finished product.
The session included showing children a little of the editing
process before they saw the final result on screen.
Other parts of the festival included a workshop on dance by
Ina M. Suryadewi, an instructor at the Jakarta Arts Institute,
and poetry reciting by Sutarji Calzoum Bachri.
Ina told The Jakarta Post the workshop aimed to introduce a
new method of teaching dance to children, which encourages
participants to create their own movements.
The workshops were mostly limited to children from a few
groups or certain schools, which were meant to motivate
outsiders.
Later in the afternoon, more children turned up to see the
dances and musical performances held by the Festival.
Yesterday's scheduled events included a musical workshop with
noted harp player Heidy Awuy, a dialog with theater and screen
actor Didi Petet, and more theater, music and dance performances.
(anr)