Jakarta, 27 November 2017 – PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (BCA) holds a series of “Wayang for Student” activities. Bearing the theme “Ada apa dengan Sinta”, the event was held at the RRI Building Jakarta.
The wayang show and workshop is intended for 719 students and teachers from 8 schools in Jakarta, namely SMP N 1, SMP N 68, SMP N 254, SMP Islam Tugasku, SMA N 4, SMA N 5, SMA N 25, SMA Antonius and 2 other schools located in Serang, including SMP N 6 and SMA N 3. The event was held on Monday, 27 November 2017, and attended by Head of BCA Regional Office X Iwan Senjaya, Executive Vice President of CSR of BCA Inge Setiawati, Senior Vice President of CSR of BCA Sapto Rachmadi, Head of Students and Character Building of DKI Jakarta Office of Education Sularno and President of Unima Indonesia Samodra Sriwidjaja.
Seven hundred and nineteen students and teachers were introduced to a deeper understanding of wayang through the Wayang Orang performance, packed with a 60-minute video mapping which was beautifully performed by Nanang Hape and Eki Dance. In addition to that, students may also attend the workshop about Wayang in the Millennial Concept. “BCA continues to prove its commitment to preservation of the Wayang as the Indonesian culture that passes down important moral values. We realized that students are the future generation who will play a vital part in ensuring the protection of wayang as part Indonesia’s rich culture. We are inspired to introduce wayang to the younger generation, through programs such as Wayang for Student today,” said Iwan Senjaya.
“Wayang for Student” is a Bakti BCA effort under the umbrella program “BCA for Indonesian Wayang”. The event was aimed to educate and introduce wayang, one aspect of Indonesia culture acknowledged by UNESCO, to the younger generation. “All the activities for wayang promotion we have today is designed to be interesting. The event was not solely aimed to introduce wayang to the younger generation through wayang show, but BCA also holds a workshop for them. We hope that the show and workshop may help instill an interest in the art of wayang culture,” continued Inge Setiawati.
Previously, 1,940 students from two schools in Bandung had also participated in similar activities bearing the theme “Cepot Goes to School”. There were invited to get to know wayang better through a 1-hour Wayang Golek show and 3 workshops, including gamelan/karawitan, dance and angklung. In Semarang, 800 students from 6 schools in Semarang who attended seminar and workshops as well as training for a total of 20 hours in a series of activities themed Wayang Aku Awesome. After all the activities, 200 students were involved in a show performance while the other 600 watched it.
“Wayang for Student” itself is part of BCA’s continuous effort to introduce wayang to the younger generation. In 2016, in Semarang, BCA held “Wayang for Student” for 5 days, 16 – 17 and 22 - 24 September 2016 and invited approximately 3,000 students to watch the wayang show at Gedung Bulog and SMA Nasima. Meanwhile, in Jakarta, in 2016, BCA invited 600 students from 6 Junior High Schools and 6 Senior High Schools in Jakarta and surrounding areas to get to know more about the wayang culture through a number of shows and vlogging competition under the theme of Wayang In the City.
In 2015, BCA held “Wayang in Town - Journey in A Thousand Years” at Galeri Indonesia Kaya. Six hundred (600) students attended the event were from 20 Junior High School (SMP) and Senior High School (SMU) in Jakarta and Tangerang. In the same year, BCA also held FUN-tastic Wayang at School at SMP Pangudi Luhur Domenico Savio, SMP Negeri 18 Semarang, SMP Kanisius St. Yoris and reached 1,550 students. BCA had also held similar activity for Junior High School and High School students in Ubud, Bali on 15-17 April 2014.
“We see that the younger generation is less interested in getting involved in the wayang culture and today, wayang performances are less frequent and it becomes less popular in the eye of the Indonesian youth as a result. BCA strives to present activities that would bring the Indonesian people closer to wayang, especially Indonesian younger generation. The presence of Wayang for Student is expected to inspire the Indonesian younger generation to know, love and moved to preserve the Indonesian national heritage that has been internationally recognized,” Iwan Senjaya concluded.
Executive Vice President of CSR of BCA Inge Setiawati (fourth left) talked with student representatives and wayang performer Nanang Hape (second right) witnessed by Head of BCA Regional Office X Iwan Senjaya (right), Senior Vice President of CSR of BCA Sapto Rachmadi (left), and President of Unima Indonesia Samodra Sriwidjaja (second left) at Gedung RRI Jakarta, Monday (27/11). With the theme of “Ada Apa Dengan Sinta”, the event involved 719 students and teachers from 8 schools in Jakarta and 2 schools in Serang. In addition to Wayang Golek performance, students may also attend the workshop about Wayang from the millennial perspective.
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About PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (as of 30th September 2017)
BCA is one of the leading commercial banks in Indonesia with a core focus on transaction banking business and providing loan facilities and solutions to the corporate, commercial & SME and consumer segments. At the end of September 2017, BCA had the privilege of serving 16 million customer accounts, processing millions of transactions every day through 1,225 branches, 17,314 ATMs and more than 460 thousands of EDC machines as well as transactions made over the 24-hour internet and mobile banking systems.
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