KABA Festival I – 2014
At the beginning, KABA Festival was fully self-organized and self-funded by Nan Jombang Dance Company. It wassupported by five artists from West Sumatra, who also established “Galombang Minangkabau” community. They were Ery Mefri (Nan Jombang Dance Company), S Metron Masdison (Ranah Performing Arts Company), Joni Andra (Impessa Dance Company), Hasanawi (Langkok Grup), and Irmun Krisman (Parewa Limo Suku). These five artistic groups represent three genres of dance, music, and theater, which are rooted from Minangkabau tradition. “The artists of West Sumatra have a lot of potentials. However, they haven’t got the chance to be seen, exposed, and acknowledge by the world. That is the chance KABA Festival is eager to give to the artists,” says Ery Mefri.
“The process of art cannot instantly be done only in one or two months. There is a long and continual process for years for the art to be well-prepared and enjoyed,” says Ery Mefri, the Head of Galombang Minangkabau Community. This continual process becomes the characteristics of the artists who will be involved in KABA Festival.In Minangkabau, art is a ‘pamenan anak nagari’ (entertainment of Minangkabau people). Performing arts is not simply to fulfil the needs of a festival alone. Through KABA Festival, it is expected for the artists to always eager to be creative, to produce arts, and to always perform their arts anywhere. Thus, this is the time to begin a platform for performing arts, held by the artists themselves.
KABA Festival I, will be held at Nan Jombang Dance Field, New Hall of Kuranji Subdistrict, Padang 3 to 5 December 2014.
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