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Underwater Reog show aims to break record
JAKARTA: An upcoming underwater Reog Ponorogo show (a traditional Indonesian masked dance, commonly a lion mask) to commemorate the 15th anniversary of Sea World in North Jakarta this Saturday will aim to break records, says the Sea World director
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JAKARTA: An upcoming underwater Reog Ponorogo show (a traditional Indonesian masked dance, commonly a lion mask) to commemorate the 15th anniversary of Sea World in North Jakarta this Saturday will aim to break records, says the Sea World director.
"This is the first time a show like this has been done in Indonesia or in the world," Sonny W. Widjanarko, director of PT Sea World, said Wednesday during the final rehearsals for the show.
The full underwater Reog will last 25 minutes inside Sea World's giant aquarium, and will involve dozens of expert divers performing the dance among the aquarium's fish while wearing 3-meter-long, 20-kilogram mask.
Sonny told beritajakarta.com that Sea World decided to hold the Reog show to promote the country's indigenous performance, adding the Reog had been chosen specifically because it had once been claimed by Malaysia as part of the neighboring country's cultural heritage.
"We want our children to know that Reog belongs to Indonesia and that everyone must play a part in preserving this dance," he said. -JP
