FEATURED REPERTOIRE
Namarina Youth Dance (NYD) has performed numerous choreographies and strives for original concept and stories whenever possible. In addition to its own resident choreographers, NYD also occasionally invites visiting choreographers from abroad and domestic.
Click here to see NYD’s complete repertoire list.
limapuluhtahun
limapuluhtahun is a piece specially made for NAMARINA 50th anniversary. A Journey. Presented in Namarina Youth Dance 1st season performance in December 2006 and January 2007.
The Beginning (1st Movement); depicting Indonesia in the 50’s. The first step of NAMARINA’s journey in exploring an art form unbeknownst at that time, the world of ballet.
The Growth (2nd Movement); as time passes, NAMARINA keeps growing and taking roots. Ballet and jazz dance is NAMARINA’s form of appreciation to the diverse art forms in the world. With these two styles of dance NAMARINA became an entity that we now know in Indonesian world of art.
The Future (3rd Movement); Indonesian strength is in the richness of its tradition which is beyond any value. It will be wonderful when ballet can integrate with Indonesian culture to form a unique identity that can enrich the world of dance.
Choreographer: Sussi Anddri
Music: Johann Sebastian Bach, Myra Hess, Mary Howe, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Edvard Grieg, George Gershwin, Irwansyah Harahap
Pianists/Musicians: Iravati M. Sudiarso & Aisha A. Pletscher/ SUARASAMA
Lighting: SGS
Design and Decoration: SGS, Adikara
Premiered on 30 December 2006 at Namarina Youth Dance 1st Season Performance; Pointe of No Return, Gedung Kesenian Jakarta
SoulSphere of Jakarta
SoulSphere of Jakarta reflects on the history of Jakarta, focusing on the behaviour of the people who live in this capital city of Indonesia. This original work was performed in a unique form and concept which took place at the National Museum of Indonesia. Consists of four acts, this performance depicted a multidimensional time frame between the past, present and future. Having the audience and the dancers on the same floor had brought a new attention and experience for both NYD and the audiences. The intimate relationship was present as there were hardly any gaps between the dancers, audience and all the parties involved in the production. The new experience was influenced by Betawi culture which highly embraces equality and solidarity.
Choreographers: Andhini Rosawiranti & Irninta Dwitika
Music: Gado-Gado Ensambal, Gambang Kromong Setia Muda, James Dooley, Johannes Motschmann, Epic Score, Really Slow Motion
Lighting: Donnie Debirkud and Pecahin
Design and Decoration: FaDes
Premiered on 3 August 2019 at Namarina Youth Dance 2019 Season Performance; SoulSphere of Jakarta, Museum Nasional Indonesia
Padu
Padu consists of ‘Tradikal’ and ‘Jalin’; two dance pieces choreographed by two different choreographers. Both depart from the same roots which is Ballet, their exploration is certainly different. These two pieces not only combined several dance traditions, but also three different forms of art; dance, music and visual, all of which are original creations.
Tradition is dynamic in its movement and time frame, manifested in every corner of the world, teaching us about the past, responding to the present time, and welcoming the future. TRADIKAL is a choreography by Dinar Karina, a cross-cultural initiative that incorporates Ballet, Contemporary and Indonesian traditional dance paving its way towards finding a new form, accompanied by original music to create harmony in life.
The term JALIN means to connect or ‘interwoven’ in the local context, highly inspired by several compositions: Impromptu, Cosmic Vibrations, and most notably the composition called Tenun (composed by Gado-Gado Ensambal) which depicts a process of Tenun making, the Indonesian textile traditions that spread and manifest across the Archipelago from the Bataks (Ulos) to Tenganan Village (Geringsing). Music, Dance, and Visual Arts are inseparable in many traditions around the world; so therefore, exploring its interrelations would enrich and broaden each discipline to develop.
Choreographers: Dinar Karina (Tradikal) & Sussi Anddri (Jalin)
Music: Gado-Gado Ensambal, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Visual: Adikara Rachman (Assisted by Bintang Perkasa, Reydo Respati and Dwie Judha Satria)
Lighting: SGS & Donie Debirkud
Premiered on 3 December 2016 at Teater Jakarta as part of NAMARINA 60th Anniversary Gala Evening
The Story of Man
November 6th, 2010, Namarina Youth Dance presented their original full length repertoire for the first time. Consists of four Acts; “Man and Nature”, “Age of Reasons”, “The 20th Century” and “In Search of The New Ideals”, this repertoire was danced by NYD Dancers, NYD Apprentice and supported by selected dancers of Namarina Dance Academy and guest dancers. For the last part, this repertoire was presented with live music performance from Rhythm Salad League to fortify the means of searching for “the new ideals”.
Telling a journey of mankind in various styles of dance, from classical ballet, modern to contemporary, this performance depicted human’s behaviour, manifestations, achievements and disasters. Never ending battle between good and bad, in an ever changing world, presented a lengthy drama that can only be resolved by The Last Judgement. Noble characteristics such as patience, love, honesty are always challenged by the bad; greed, cruelty, arrogance and ignorance. The battle of both sides creates many accomplishments as well as harvesting painful misery. This drama keeps appearing in every period of our time. So, are we stubborn creatures that can’t learn from our mistakes, or is it just our fate to keep living in this state until the end of time?
Choreographers: Dinar Karina & Sussi Anddri
Music: Jonathan Elias, Nomad, Tony Levin, Nana Vasconcelos, Franco Battiato, Luys de Narvaez, Arcangelo Corelli, Cirque du Soleil, Edgard Varese, Steve Reich, Magma, Ojos de Brujo, Agatsuma, Rhythm Salad League
Lighting: Donnie Debirkud, SGS
Decor & Props: Dicky Saputra, Buyung (MAROS Visual Culture Initiative)
Premiered on 6 November 2010 at Namarina Youth Dance 5th Season Performance; The Story of Man, Gedung Kesenian Jakarta.
After more than a decade, Namarina Youth Dance brought back one of their ground breaking Season Performance “The Story of Man” which was premiered in 2010. Retrace the journey of mankind is crucial to reflect on what we have done in the past, and how can we learn from it to face the present and future. This updated version has a sub theme “In Search of New Ideals” as a response of the Covid-19 pandemic which started to evolve since the beginning of 2020. Some of the dance pieces from 4 original acts was selected and enriched with new act called “The New Normal” choreographed by Irninta Dwitika and Andhini Rosawiranti. This repertoire was danced by 18 NYD & NYD Apprentice dancers, collaborated with local artists in various fields including fine art, graphic design, music and lighting design. Rhythm Salad League came back with their new composition for the new act. NYD hopes that this performance – which was held in an uncertain era – can contribute not only for dancers and the production team, but also for the society; not simply for its economic value, but also to remind us the importance of art such as; develop social awareness, increase self-critique, breaking through restriction, building imagination, affect science, as a medium to express, bring up dialogue, as well as its healing power and creativity.
Choreographers: Dinar Karina, Sussi Anddri, Andhini Rosawiranti, Irninta Dwitika
Music: Nomad, Tony Levin, Franco Battiato, Luys de Narvaez, Arcangelo Corelli, Ojos de Brujo, Rhythm Salad League, Twelve Titans Music, X-Ray Dog
Lighting: Donnie Debirkud (PECAHIN)
Music Coordinator: Boo-Boo Sianturi (Rhythm Salad League/Gado-Gado Ensambal)
Stage Visual Design: Monica Hapsari
Art Handler: Serrum Art Handling (Oshan Nurisha, Safirul Islami, Mohammad Aldino)
Graphic Design (Act. 3): Adi Dhigelz
Lighting Installation (Act. 4): Klego Lighting Terror (Nissal Berlindung, Moch. Hasrul)
Videographer: IxoraHigh (Rhendi Rukmana, Ezra Juniar, Ferrol Matthew Poluan)
Animator: Bintang Perkasa
Premiered on 7 March 2021 at Namarina Youth Dance YouTube Channel, Pre-recorded at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta
Second Hand
This piece is derived from an important aspect of real life; fear of other people, imposing one’s ego to others by those who are considered to have more “power”.
Second Hand was a contemporary piece made by Kim Jae Duk for Namarina Youth Dance 8th season performance. He worked closely with the dancers for a week to complete the choreography. The choreography pushes all the dancers involved in the piece to go out of their comfort zone and dance a totally different style than what they are used to.
Choreographer: Kim Jae Duk
Music: Kim Jae Duk
Lighting: Sonny Sumarsono
Premiered on 23 November 2013 at Namarina Youth Dance 8th Season Performance; 8, Gedung Kesenian Jakarta
Symbiotic Metamorphosis
“Lithe bodies bend and flex in unison to the sound that is representative of musical notes – an extension of the ability of the human body to seamlessly bond with the sound of music.”
Symbiotic Metamorphosis was premiered by the School of the Arts (SOTA) members in Singapore at the SOTA Arts Festival 2011. The piece was re-arranged especially for Namarina Youth Dance for the performance. Jeffrey Tan worked closely with the dancers for a week to complete the newly arranged choreography.
Choreographer: Jeffrey Tan
Music: Ludwig van Beethoven
Lighting: Sonny Sumarsono
Premiered by Namarina Youth Dance on 23 November 2013 at Namarina Youth Dance 8th Season Performance; 8, Gedung Kesenian Jakarta
Pathways
What we are, the pathways and identities that are chosen for us and forced into by our societies and cultures? Are we ever offered an opportunity to choose them for ourselves? And, if so, what then is the effect on our societies? How can change occur?
Pathways was a contemporary ballet piece made by Adam McKinney for Namarina Youth Dance 3rd season performance. He worked closely with the dancers for twelve days to complete the choreography.
Choreographer: Adam McKinney
Music: Silvia Maria, Arvo Part, Lhasa de Sela
Lighting: SGS, Donnie Debirkud
Premiered on 29 November 2008 at Namarina Youth Dance 3rd Season Performance; Bridging Pieces, Graha Bhakti Budaya, Taman Ismail Marzuki
NYD Season Performances & Repertoire
NYD 1st Season Performance: Pointe of No Return – December 2006 & January 2007
Venice Journey – Dominique Genevois
I’m Alive – Ryan Tan
limapuluhtahun – Sussi Anddri
NYD 2nd Season Performance: Nutcracker: A Magical Journey of Dance – November 2007
Adaptation of Nutcracker – Sussi Anddri & Dinar Karina
NYD 3rd Season Performance: Bridging Pieces – November 2008
I’m Alone Like This – Masako Yasumoto
Pathways – Adam McKinney
Dreams – Sussi Anddri
Nawang Wulan – Dinar Karina
NYD 4th Season Performance: La Danse Magnifique – November 2009
Improvography – Maya Tamara
Lembayung – Sussi Anddri
La Vie – Dinar Karina
NYD 5th Season Performance: The Story of Man – November 2010
An original contemporary ballet repertoire about human history – Dinar Karina & Sussi Anddri
Man & Nature – Dinar Karina
Age of Reasons – Sussi Anddri
The 20th Century – Sussi Anddri
In Search of New Ideals – Dinar Karina
NYD 6th Season Performance: 7 Veils & Dreams – June 2011
7 Veils (Nawang Wulan extended) – Dinar Karina
Dreams – Sussi Anddri & Angela Merici Listyani
NYD 7th Season Performance: The Secret Garden of Admiral Kasarung – November 2012
A dance adaptation of a story and illustration by Melissa Sunjaya – Dinar Karina & Sussi Anddri
NYD 8th Season Performance: 8 – November 2013
Symbiotic Metamorphosis – Jeffrey Tan
Identity – Dinar Karina
Second Hand – Kim Jae Duk
Jegeg – Dinar Karina
NYD 9th Season Performance: Hotel Batavia – November 2014
A dance adaptation of a story and illustration by Melissa Sunjaya – Dinar Karina & Sussi Anddri
NYD 10th Season Performance: Existence – November 2015
Conquer – Viscaya Lois M. S.
Ruang Jiwa – Truly Rizki Ananda
Energy – Andhini Rosawiranti
NYD Season Performance 2016: Gala Evening (Commemorating Namarina’s 60th Anniversary) – December 2016
Padu
Tradikal – Dinar Karina
Jalin – Sussi Anddri
NYD Season Performance 2018: Anantari – November 2018
An original story & repertoire by Namarina Youth Dance – Dinar Karina, Sussi Anddri, Andhini Rosawiranti & Truly Rizki Ananda
NYD Season Performance 2019: SoulSphere of Jakarta – August 2019
An original story & repertoire in a new concept performed at Museum Nasional Indonesia – Andhini Rosawiranti & Irninta Dwitika
LARAS (Commemorating Namarina’s 65th
Anniversary) – December 2021
Capricious – Felicia Harenya Suniastari
Paradox – Irina Putri Sudarsono
Harmony? – Irninta Dwitika