Teatro London School stages 'Moulin Rouge'

Almira Yasmine , Contributor , Jakarta | Sun, 02/10/2008 12:57 PM | Discover

Teatro London School, the London School of Public Relations' (LSPR's) student theater group, staged on Jan. 17 Moulin Rouge, a tale about star-crossed lovers that was a 2001 hit feature film directed by Baz Luhrmann.

The performance coincided with the launch of the school's new major, Performing Arts Communication (PAC).

Attending the premiere performance were LSPR director Prita Kemal Gani, several deans and distinguished diplomatic guests, as well as representatives of various entertainment and communications companies.

Moulin Rouge is a drama that carries the themes of truth, beauty, freedom and love. The Luhrmann film, which won an Oscar for Art Direction and Costume Design in 2002, starred Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo, Jim Broadbent and Richard Roxburgh.

The story is in the 1900s during the Bohemian movement. Christian, an unkempt, naive and idealistic British poet/writer, comes to Paris and falls in love with Satine, the Moulin Rouge club's highest paid and most famous courtesan.

The poet finds himself plunging into a passionate but ultimately tragic love affair with Satine.

The musical performed by the Teatro London School was absolutely breathtaking.

It was the eighth production by the theatrical group. Previous film musicals include Miss Saigon, Chicago, Grease, The Sound of Music and Beauty and the Beast.

Moulin Rouge was directed by three dynamic and talented LSPR students Eko Wardoyo, Bran Sawamoto and Evelin Kurniadi, with the production headed by Atika Pradana Putri.

With almost every production, Teatro has produced exceptional actresses that have gone on to pursue professional careers, such as Nina Killick (Cinderella), Titi Kamal (Beauty and the Beast), Melani Putria (The Sound of Music), Reza Bustami (Chicago) and Melody Septiani (Miss Saigon).

Meanwhile, during the launch of the new PAC program, LSPR director Gani said that the graduates of this major would have a promising career with their experience in performing in front of an audience and excel in their skills as backstage managers.

They would also have the opportunity to become executive producers, directors, entertainers, production managers, project managers and event managers through the major.

The PAC major falls under the LSPR Department of Performing Art Studies, and will open in September 2008. Half of the subjects will adopt the curricula of England and Australia.

"A communicator must not only know and be qualified on what he or she talks about, but also know how to send the message. This message has to be planned and interpreted perfectly, which is called the art of communication," said Gani.

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