Selapanan Talk #2 PUSAKA JAWA was enlivened with Banyumasan Art Performance by PASEBAN and Students of Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture Study Program

Yogyakarta (16/10/2023) - The Selapanan Talk #2 event held on Friday (13/10/2023) by PUSAKA JAWA UGM was warm and lively. Not only because of the interesting topics and extraordinary speakers, but also because of the interesting and enchanting art treats. The art that captivated the participants was none other than Banyumasan art.

Kethoprak performance

The Banyumasan art was performed by PASEBAN (Paguyuban Seni Banyumasan) in which students of the Javanese Language, Literature and Culture Study Program took part. They are Yanuar Agung Nugroho (2023) as a Calung player, and Taruna Dharma Jati (2019) as a dancer and performer. The arts performed included Banyumasan gendings, such as ricik-ricik Banyumasan, and eling-eling Banyumasan, kethoprak, and lengger dance.

Lenggeran performance

The Selapanan Talk event is a routine activity held every 35 days. The theme of Selapanan Talk #2 was "Dialogue of Taste, Transformation of Time" presented by two main speakers, Tania Kristi, S.S., culinary practitioner, Master Student of Faculty of Arts UGM, and researcher at the Center for Cultural Studies UGM, and Saiful Bachtiar, Head of Public Policy & Government Relations Central & West Java GOTO. The event presented a discussion on how the journey of food can be obtained by humans, from the discovery of fire, the presence of various kinds of processing, to the convenience presented through online applications.