INFOKU, BLORA -The appearance of Sinden Idol 2023 participants at SD/MI- SMP/MTs levels throughout Blora gives new hope for wayang arts performances in Indonesia.
They appeared in the millennial shadow puppet performance with the play Dewa Ruci by Ki Nuryanto at the Blora Regency Hall, Friday (27/10/2023) evening.
So that in the future there will be more and more talented young singers like the young singer Niken Salindry. At least in the next 5 years, if the puppeteers look for sinden, they won't have any more difficulties. Not only that, it is hoped that other Niken Salindry - Niken Salindry from Blora will appear.
This was stated by the Chairman of Pepadi Blora, Sukarno, who witnessed the unique shadow puppet performance first hand.
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Namely, sinden and gamelan musicians are mostly young people. Not only that, the performance does not use screens but a video wall screen.
He expressed his appreciation to the Blora Regency Government for providing a platform for the potential of young singers from Blora.
"Maturnuwun sampun accompanied by a container of ingkang sae khass mekaten (Thank you for being given a nice container like this -ed)," he explained.
Sukarno, who was quite consistent in the world of puppetry in Blora, wanted that in the future there would be more talented young singers in Blora.
The puppet performance with a millennial concept was deliberately held at the same time as the performance of the Sinden Idol 2023 participants at the SD/MI-SMP/MTs level.
They appeared in front of the Regent of Blora, Arief Rohman, and thousands of people who watched live and streaming.
The Regent of Blora, Arief Rohman, who was present at the activity, seemed enthusiastic to see the sinden idol participants, who on average were still in elementary and middle school, but had extraordinary potential.
"The talent of our children is extraordinary. I express my appreciation and thanks to Kominfo, the committee and customs who have supported this activity. Tonight we will present 10 Sinden Idol participants," he said.
One by one the Sinden Idol participants, who brought lots of supporters and occasionally cheered in support, were greeted and given motivation by Regent Arief.
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"It turns out that Blora children have a lot of hidden talents. I am very happy with this activity. We'll see you again on December 7 with Niken Salindry," he said.
He hopes that, after Sinden Idol is successfully held, it is hoped that in the future there will be competitions for young puppeteers in Blora.
He said that to accommodate and train the talents of Blora children, especially in the fields of arts and culture, the Blora Regency Government is currently collaborating with the Indonesian Arts Institute (ISI) Surakarta.
Meanwhile, the Head of the Blora Communications and Information Service, Pratikto Nugroho, detailed that there were 94 participants from among students who had registered for Sinden Idol. From this number, a selection is then carried out.
"This is the potential of Blora. So 32 participants were selected from 94 participants, and in today's performance there were 10 children from elementary and middle school," explained Pratikto.
Later the 32 participants will be divided into 3 performances. Until the peak on December 7 2023 there will be an announcement of the winners and the presentation of prizes.
He said that he wanted wayang art to be loved and enjoyed by the younger generation. One of them is the wayang and Sinden Idol performances by elementary and middle school students.
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Not only that, it is said, this wayang performance has its own uniqueness by carrying the concept of 'Wayang Gaul'.
"Our concept for this is that we packaged it as wayang so that it will be loved by young people. For the wayang performance tonight, it's wayang slang, because the screen has also been changed to a video wall, the panjak-panjak (gamelan players) are also young people," he explained.
Pratiko also said that the public's enthusiasm for Sinden Idol was extraordinary. This can be seen from the participation of the community who have provided support for their Sinden Idol through voting.
"This is the data, more than 10 thousand people have voted for their idol Sinden," he added. (Setyorini/KOM)
