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'Children of the Nation Cultural Festival IX' celebrates World Children's Day
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Dozens children flocked at playground of Gajah Tunggal Park on Jl Perintis Kemerdekaan, Tangerang, on recent Sunday. Tangerang city has been developing thematic parks and by July, it already has 23 thematic parks spread along the city. (JP/Agnes Anya)
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hildren of the Nation Cultural Festival (FBA) IX is currently ongoing at the Small Theater, Taman Ismail Marzuki. The event runs from Nov. 18 until 20th and is being held to commemorate World Children’s Day that falls on Nov. 20.
This year’s event consists of several activities such as dance, music and theater performances, wushu, writing workshop, cultural adventure, painting competition and bazaar.
“This is like a cultural diplomacy that creates a dialogue about culture and gives cultural understanding to children. Children need to understand that our tradition is extraordinary,” said the show’s producer Oetari Noor Permadi.
WIth 'My Beautiful Village' as the theme, 250 children partake in the festival. Several participants come from neighboring countries such as Singapore and Malaysia.
“We are celebrating World Children’s Day because wherever the children are, they are connected globally via electronic gadgets and this is both a good thing and a bad thing,” added Oetari.
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One of the festival’s main shows is the Cindelaras Dance performance that was held on Nov. 19. The performance was adapted from the Cindelaras story from East Java that has been named by the UNESCO as Memory of the World.
There are eight different versions of Cindelaras story available, but the main plot is centered on a child named Cindelaras who was raised by his mother and his best friend is a rooster.
“When he finds out that his parents are the king and the empress who got separated because of a false accusation from concubine Geliga, Cindelaras then goes on an adventure to search for his father. In this play, his travels to Mexico, Malaysia and Singapore,” said Oetari.
A total of 11 studios took part in this performance.
On the last day of FBA, there will be Yospan Dance Workshop and Creative Writing Workshop from 08:00 a.m. at the Small Theater Lobby and performances of Cilinaya dance and Lestari Ayubulan at 09:00 a.m. in the Auditorium. (asw)
