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IDCO's internationally acclaimed young dancers wow in annual show
The rising talents of the Indonesia Dance Company (IDCO) performed a dance program that mixed the graceful movements of classical ballet and the bold movements of traditional Indonesian dances.
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In unity: IDCO dancers take the final pose in "Selendang Asmara", which was adapted from a tragic Javanese fairy tale, but with a happy ending. "Selendang Asmara" was the final piece in 'Untukmu Indonesiaku' (For you, my Indonesia), the fourth edition of the Indonesia Dance Company's (IDCO) annual program, held on Sept. 27-29 at the Jakarta Playhouse. (JP/Narabeto Korohama)
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ix pairs of dancers in vibrant costumes filled the stage with bold movements in an adaptation of the fairy tale, "Jaka Tarub and the Seven Fairies", swirling and lifting while another pair crossed the stage on a bicycle.
The Javanese fairy tale is about a village man who steals the shawl of a fairy so she cannot return home, and so ends up marrying the man. The fairy eventually finds her shawl and leaves her human husband.
The "Selendang Asmara" (Shawl of Romance) contemporary ballet piece, however, gives a happy ending to the traditional tale through Betawi influences in its costumes as well as its choreography.
The final number in the Indonesia Dance Company's (IDCO) Untukmu Indonesiaku (For you, my Indonesia) maintained the overall mood of joyfulness in wrapping up the show, which was held on Sept. 27 to 29 at the Jakarta Playhouse (GKJ) in Central Jakarta.
The fourth edition of the annual performance was a celebration of music and the passion of the remarkable group of young dancers from the IDOC, a training ground for professional dancers that was established in Jakarta in 2016.
As its previous shows had always sold out, the company added three extra performances.
