23rd FEBRUARY 2025 ~ One reason to get back to Bandung was to watch the Angklung performance one more time. Having been here twice before in 2014 and 2016, I was expecting to be entertained by the whole show.
Surprisingly, there was only a small crowd in theatre arena that morning.
VIDEO 1: TARIAN TOPENG
VIDEO 2: WAYANG GOLEK
VIDEO 3: SINGING NUMBER
THE VERDICT: I was no doubt entertained by the concert. Unfortunately, what I saw as the same thing that I had seen many years ago. Even the cultural performance was cut short. There used to be more serious Angklung ensembles performed by teenagers and young adults musicians, playing contemporary songs and classical numbers as well. The whole show took only 90 minutes. I actually did not mind watching the repeat of the same things, but comparatively speaking, the Angklung show in the past was much better. I guess it was time for the people of Saung Udjo to come up with fresh new ideas to attract more people to the venue.
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