[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Fakultas Seni Pertunjukan (FSP) ISI Yogyakarta akan menyelenggarakan Pagelaran Teater Tari Pralaya, hasil kerjasama dengan Sampradaya Dance Creation, Canada, serta GEOKS Singapadu, Bali. Pagelaran akan berlangsung pada tanggal 4 Desember 2019 mulai pukul 19.00 WIB di Gedung Concert Hall ISI Yogyakarta.
"Pralaya" Dance Theater (2019)
This performance is a collaboration between I Wayan Dibia (GEOKS Singapadu/Gianyar, Bali-Indonesia) and Lata Sampradaya (Sampradaya Dance Creations, Toronto, Canada). Titled "Pralaya", it combines elements of two cultures with similar backgrounds, bharatanatyam (India) with Balinese dance and music. It is a dialog and interaction between two cultures that are physically and geographically far apart but have many affinities. The central theme of the piece is the game of dice in the epic Mahabharata. This work, supported by 10 dancers, was staged in two stages: first, a group piece in Bali (Indonesia); and a detailed piece in Toronto (Canada). Pralaya was staged at Toronto's Fleck Dance Theater and then performed in eight other cities in Canada, including Sudbury, Ottawa, Mntreal, Calgary, and Vancouver.
The inspiration is the life of people in this modern era who are increasingly controlled by loba and greed, so that they become increasingly greedy and legalize all means to achieve worldly satisfaction. For the sake of glory, they are willing to sacrifice their own siblings as happened between the Pendawa and Korawa families. In this regard, Pralaya is presented as a warning that if we do not want to experience pralaya, then we must be able to control our loba and greed, and treat other humans with love and compassion.
In general, the Pralaya dance theater which lasts approximately 75 minutes includes 5 (five) parts. It starts with the worship of Lord Ganesha as the patron God to ask for the safety of the performance, then continues with the depiction of 4 (four) traits that control human life, namely love, loba, respect, and jealousy. The next two parts are the introduction of the characters of the two feuding families, the Koravas and the Pandavas, in the Mahabharata, and the dice game in Hastina which ends with the defeat of the Pandavas.The next is Dewi Drupadi's protest against the treatment of the Pendawa and Koravas who have dishonored her. The last two parts are the Bharatayudha war that ends with the destruction of a hundred Koravas and a number of Pendawa knights, and the awakening of a new spirit in an atmosphere of harmony and a sense of community.
Synopsis
From the time-honored traditions of Bharatanatyam and Balinese dance, PRALAYA was born. Rooted in the same history, in the great literature of the Mahabharata, revered and venerated in India and Indonesia, PRALAYA is a narrative with timeless and universal resonances of today's turbulent world.
The epic Mahabharata, can serve as a mirror for our lives, to reveal the weaknesses that keep surfacing in human life itself. Though a storehouse of history, philosophy, folklore, and family values, this great epic highlights the weaknesses of human nature that lead to an endless cycle of revenge and destruction.
PRALAYA presents a story of dynastic conflict, earth-shattering chaos and eternal tranquility, coupled with the potential to destroy and be destroyed. The Mahabharata speaks of the tragedy of war and the devastating destruction it causes. Indeed, within this great epic are interwoven stories of love, compassion, forgiveness and humility - virtues that will lead us all towards the betterment of humanity. Without prejudice or suspicion of ethnicity, race, and religion, humanity on earth can truly grow, thrive, live in peace, and avoid destruction.... Pralaya.
There are 8 (eight) sections in this work.
- Pralaya Prologue
It foreshadows the coming of Pralaya, the annihilation of the universe.
- The worship of Lord Ganesha
The worship of a protective and savior deity for the safety of the universe.
- Writing the Mahabharata
Resi Byasa asked Ganesha to write down everything Byasa told him and the result was the great literary work Mahabharata.
- Life Drama
Every human being's life is affected by various emotions such as love, greed and covetousness, mutual respect, and envy.
- Dice Game
A dice game involving the Koravas and Pandavas, which, thanks to Sakuni's trickery, saw the Pandavas lose everything, including his wife Drupadi, on the gambling table. This is the source of Pralaya.
- Bharatayudha War
The devastating war at Kurukasetra, where the two Kuru dynasties, Pandavas and Koravas killed each other. The Pandavas won the war but not without loss of life and limb.
- The Aftermath of the War
The blood-soaked corpses of innocent human beings, the screams of widows who lost their beloved husbands.
- A Message to Ponder
With a sense of community, without prejudice and suspicion of ethnicity, race and religion, humanity can grow, develop, live in peace and avoid Pralaya.
Creative Team:
- Conceptors: Lata Pada and I Wayan Dibia
- Choreographer: Lata Pada and I Wayan Dibia
- Composers: Praveen D. Rao and I Wayan Dibia
- Lighting: Ngurah Sudibya (Bali)
- Sprip: Jasmine Sawant
- Fashion: Sandya Raman
- Video Projection: Jaques Collin
- The Dancers:
India: Lata Pada, Atri Nundy, Nithya Garg, Parshwanah Upadhye, Adithya Veedu
Bali: I Wayan Dibia, I Gede Radiana Putra, Dewa Putu Selamat Raharja, Ida Ayu Made Dwita Sugiantini, Ni Ketut Santi Sukma Melati.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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