Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Bali Protested Malaysia About Pendet Dance

Malaysia claim for original art and culture of Indonesia heritage no stopped yet. After batik, reog, and Rasa Sayange song, now masterpiece art from Bali, Tari Pendet (Pendet Dance) has turn. This dance in the past time was sacred become material of visit to Malaysia commercial. This is make some artist, cultural observes, and academism in Bali spread out protest action on August 22, 2009. One of them is former rector of Indonesia Art Institute Denpasar, Prof Wayan Dibia and Region Representative Board members from Bali, Ida Ayu Agung Mas. Protest ala artist presented with art perform organized at Taman Budaya Denpasar. Tens of artist and cultural observes recommended that Indonesia government immediately to make Indonesia dances art inventories and identifications, especially Pendet Dance.
“Local and central government need to register traditional dances to get copy right so in the future there will no another claim from another country especially from Malaysia,” explains Wayan Dibyan.
He added Pendet Dance was presented by Malaysia government in some international television is recorded by Bali Record production house. Shooting take at tourism Bedugul area. Meanwhile, Republic Foreign Affair Department of Republic of Indonesia spokesman, Teuku Faizasyah appealed that people don’t be emotional to react this case. “We must see what the goal to put Pendet Dance to their commercial first. Maybe they have no purpose to claim it but only for tourism goal”. They side already asked clarification from Malaysia government by Indonesia representative in that neighbor country. Pendet Dance has been part of Bali people spiritual life since hundreds years ago. This dance is part for religion ceremonial that presented in pura (Hindu temple) and can’t be perform outside religion ritual or ceremonial. In 1950’s Pendet Dance had modification and be presented as welcoming dance to special guest in Bali. Now this dance can perform to tourism welcoming.

4 comments:

  1. I Love You Full Indonesian's Culture
    Botanix

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  2. hmmm i liek this this
    malaysia always steal our culture...how come

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  3. Malaysia is so..... embarrassing!

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  4. Malaysia is the poor state of culture or rather uncivilized country, they like to steal the culture of neighboring countries, by claiming that the culture of their work, but obviously their culture is like stealing ..

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