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The year 2021 is here, bringing a new, though cautious, hope after the arduous 2020 which saw a global pandemic putting a stop to most performing arts activities. We caught up with several Indonesian musical communities and companies as they looked back at the previous year and shared their plans for 2021.

As the year comes to a close, ARTSWARA FOUNDATION and BAKTI BUDAYA DJARUM FOUNDATION offered a new musical short film to watch during the holidays. LENTERA DI TEPIAN is a very classic romance story with a Indo-Malay background. Though the end result is adequately entertaining, the overly familiar trappings offer little in the way of excitement.

Following up their #MusikalDiRumahAja web musical series, the cultural portal Indonesia Kaya is holding an audition campaign called MENCARI SITI. The audition looks for musical actors and actresses to feature in a new web musical going live next year.

As the ongoing pandemic continues to close curtains and dim lights in theaters across the world, World’s Performing Arts Group, an multinational network of performing artists, held a webinar disseminating issues that arose from the situation.

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, as many performing arts communities and companies close their curtains for the time being, a new one emerges: ASKARA.

Musical community Jaksicala??s annual birthday concert is back - this time in virtual space, due to the ongoing pandemic. JOURNEY THROUGH TIME 4 REWIND showcases showtunes from Jaksicala??s previous three concerts, sung by both returning and new performers.

Video platform Vidio is introducing their newest original series, Serigala Terakhir (lit. The Last Wolf). Based on a 2009 movie of the same title, this star-studded, action-packed crime thriller will debut on September 25th and run for 6 episodes.

The sixth and final offering from #MusikalDiRumahAja closes the 6-episode web series on a high note. The Sundanese folktale of Lutung Kasarung was a joy to watch from start to finish, owing to the immaculate cinematography and fun theatricality.

The penultimate episode of #MusikalDiRumahAja, Bawang Merah Bawang Putih, has been broadcast. With a quirky and distinctive art director, the episode is visually interesting and has an intriguing narrative take, although it might not appeal to everyone.

Sangkuriang, the fourth episode of web musical series #MusikalDiRumahAja had arrived. The Tanta Ginting-led episode had exemplary cinematography and vocal prowess, yet the storytelling did not flow as beautifully and effortlessly as the leadsa?? vocals.

As part of the #NontonTeaterDirumahAja program by Bakti Budaya Djarum Foundation, an original cinema play, Rumah Kenangan, is to make its debut on August 15th. The COVID-19-inspired drama is produced in collaboration with Titimangsa Foundation and will boast big name stars.

#MusikalDiRumahAjaa??s third and latest entry, Rara J, is the first to transplant the source folktale into a current-day setting. However, the adaptation is not merely skin-deep, as the episodea??s presentation is as snazzy as its internet-savvy characters, resulting in a fun and accessible watch.

The second episode of #MusikalDiRumahAja web musical series, Timun Mas, brought the childrena??s tale into a new, surreal realm. It puts its meticulously stylistic presentation up and front, at the cost of muddling its substance behind a veneer of colors and light.

The first of #MusikalDiRumahAja series is here. Malin Kundang, the West Sumatran folktale, is available to watch until Thursday (7/30) evening on Indonesia Kaya's YouTube channel and stars Nino Prabowo, Dea Panendra, Desmonda Cathabel, and Naura.

As part of Bandung Philharmonic Orchestra's Children Concert Series, the cross-opera MUSIC OF PAPER is available to watch on YouTube for two days this weekend (July 25-26).

BOOW LIVE and INDONESIAKAYA will present six original web musicals starting next Thursday (7/23) on IndonesiaKaya's YouTube channel. The project features big names in both theater and cinema (including director Nia Dinata and Citra-award-winning actress Dea Panendra). #MusikalDiRumahAja (#MusicalAtHome) is part of a fundraising campaign meant to support art workers affected by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

On June 27th and July 4th, the musical training institute RELASI NADA DUNIA (RND) will hold VIRTUAL MUSICAL CONCERT. The concert will feature 14 musical songs performed by 29 RND students who took a 2-week workshop course earlier this month. Broadway World spoke to Dasrizal, the Program Director, to learn more about the show.

Bandung Philharmonic, a philharmonic orchestra based in the Jawa Barat capital of Bandung, hosted a discussion session with the topic a?oeDiscussion on the Future of Performing Arts in the South East Asia Regiona??. The online discussion was attended by music artists and educators residing in five South East Asian countries.

The theater venue Ciputra Artpreneur is running the social program #BersamaBantuSesama (roughly translating into #TogetherHelpingOneAnother). The donation program is meant to support art and daily workers affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Jakarta-based musical community will host their first online event on Saturday, May 16th starting at 19.30 Jakarta time. Inspired by their previous open mic events, Jaksical Sing-In will allow musical lovers to show off their singing through online video meeting platform Zoom.