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Bawi Lamus: The Dayak’s beauty and gracefulness in harmony

Sat, October 20, 2018   /   04:48 pm
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    A child performer wearing a Dayak traditional costume dances during the Bawi Lamus show at the Teater Jakarta in Taman Ismail Marzuki on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018. JP/Wienda Parwitasari

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    Wadion Bawo and Gelang Dadas dancers perform during the “human” segment of the show. JP/Wienda Parwitasari

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    Male and female dancers perform a segment from the Bawi Lamus show. JP/Wienda Parwitasari

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    Three female dancers perform the Kinyah Mandau dance during the show. JP/Wienda Parwitasari

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    Dancers kneel during a segment of the Bawi Lamus show. JP/Wienda Parwitasari

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    The show features fire effects. JP/Wienda Parwitasari

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    Female dancers perform the Dandang Tingang dance during the show. JP/Wienda Parwitasari

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    A male dancer wearing a Dayak traditional costume shows off his tattoos by artist Aman Durga Sipatiti at the Teater Jakarta. JP/Wienda Parwitasari

Wienda Parwitasari

 

The Dayak people of the naturally beautiful Kalimantan have a rich tradition of music, dance, tattoos and sculpture.

 

However, the natural beauty of the fifth largest island in the world, Borneo, where the Dayak people live, has been destroyed by large-scale coal mining and illegal logging. Orangutans, native to the region, are threatened by hunting, poaching and environmental destruction. Tropical forests have been replaced by large oil palm plantations.

 

This sad fate of Kalimantan was told in the Bawi Lamus show at the Teater Jakarta in Taman Ismail Marzuki in Central Jakarta on Oct. 13 and 14.

 

The showcase of the multiethnic art and tradition of the Ngaju and Manyan Dayak tribes of Central Kalimantan was performed in four segments: nature, human, history and hope. The show mixed orchestral music, multimedia and modern stage art.

 

Bawi Lamus, which means a graceful and beautiful lady and symbolizes the Motherland, was performed with the intention of helping to preserve the natural environment and regain the harmony between God and His creations. [yan]

 

read also: http://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2018/09/30/bawi-lamus-play-to-present-dayak-culture-on-stage.html