Tanah Air
Sanggar Lestari X 76m Films
The diversity of the Indonesian culture is one of the major drives behind Sanggar Lestari Melbourne. As a group, our aim is to preserve our culture through traditional dance, arts & theatre. Last year, we had the opportunity to work alongside the talented video production company, 76m to create a video that captured the essence of diversity in Indonesia in its truest form.
We also worked with music producer Swerv & Frankie Fresco who produced an incredible track for the video, and called upon our friend and make up artist, Susie Stevens to create a natural timeless look for each of our dancers.
We’re also very thankful for all our Lestari friends and family for lending a helping hand with keeping us fed by cooking delicious meals throughout the day and helping to put on our costumes and prepare the backdrops for our 2 days on set.
Behind The Name
In Indonesia, the words Tanah and Air separately mean land/soil (tanah) and water (air). However, when used together as one, Tanah Air holds a deeper meaning of Homeland.
Being an Indonesian cultural group in Australia, we know that it can be difficult to preserve the Indonesian culture using the limited resources we have abroad. However, we believe that regardless of how hard it may be, we should always do our best to honour each region of Indonesia by respecting its customs, traditional attire and dance movements as best we can.
With this video we wanted to take you back in time, to the root of the culture, and the place we are so proud to call our home. The land and seas of Indonesia.
Tanah Air
Behind the scenes
To recap our 2 days on set, you can go back over our previous blog posts here to see what we got up to.
Day One | Day Two
Video Credits
Directors: Photius Drakos & Johnny Yayo
Writers: Photius Drakos & Johnny Yayo
Producers: Deena Drakos & Jason Ng
Camera: Photius Drakos , Paul Huynh & Johnny Yayo
Editors: Photius Drakos & Johnny Yayo
Colourist: Photius Drakos
Cast: Ningsih Angkotasan Millane, Yulitta Owen, Mira Millane, Laura Reinwald, Jasmine Graham, Yana Gill, Habibi Tuasikal, Seraina Buelow, Deena Drakos
Make Up Artist: Susie Stevens
Costumes: Sanggar Lestari Melbourne
Music (Intro/Outro): Montebelo Gamelan “Gandrung Mlati”
Main Music: Swerv “Tanah Air” Ft. Frankie Fresco
Special Thanks: Subik Baso, Tri Mardjuki