EKI to stage 'Battle of Love, When Love Turns Sour'

EKI to stage 'Battle of Love, When Love Turns Sour'

Hera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

In an endeavor to deliver something innovative, the Eksotika
Karmawibhangga Indonesia (EKI) dance company will fuse music and
film in its next performance called Battle of Love, When Love
Turns Sour.

In the three-day performance starting April 31 (Tuesday),
dance, music and theater will be integrated with a comedy movie
screened on stage.

Performed by around 20 EKI performers, dances are a blend of
modern dance as well as traditional elements from local dances.
The music, meanwhile, is taken from the third album of
singer/actor/puppet master Sujiwo Tejo's Syair Dunia Maya (Poetry
of an Illusory World).

As with previous performances by the dance company, the shows
are star studded, with actresses and singers like Ayu Dyah Pasha,
Ingrid Widjanarko, Melissa Karim, and Sita.

Created and directed by EKI co-founder, dancer/choreographer
Rusdy Rukmarata, the 90-minute performance works around a
conflict between divorced couple Sujiwo Tejo (played by puppet
master Nanang Hape) and Tantri Wong (Melissa).

They fight over the custody of their only daughter Nala, with
each thinking that s/he deserves custody more than the other, but
then sacrificing Nala's love in the process.

Wrapped in comedy, the court scenes dominate the performance,
with dance, song and live music, as well as the film mixed in.

The show will be staged at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta, Central
Jakarta on 8 p.m., with extra screenings at 4 p.m. on June 1 for
students.

Tickets prices are Rp 75,000 and Rp 150,000, except for the
June 1 show for students of only Rp 50.000. Tickets are available
at EKI (Tel. 021-8312377/8313029/83790618), Gedung Kesenian
Jakarta (021-3441892) and www.rajakarcis.com.

All profits from ticket sales will go to the Titian Penerus
Bangsa Foundation.