UNS — Thirty-one students of Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta participated in National Art Week (Pekan Seni Mahasiswa Nasional – Peksiminas) XV of 2020. This agenda was held by the Center for National Achievement (Pusat Prestasi Nasional), The Secretariat General of Ministry of Education and Culture (Kemendikbud) Republic of Indonesia (RI) as a mean to improve student’s practical quality and ability in the field of arts; either in musical arts, performance arts, literature, and fine arts.
The Vice-Rector for Students and Alumni Affairs UNS, Prof. Kuncoro Diharjo shared the preparation performed by UNS to participate in the event. One of which is providing mentoring for students who will participate in the competition. According to Prof. Kuncoro, there are two types of mentoring provided, offline mentoring for those who live in Solo and online mentoring for students who live far from Solo. In a Technical Meeting (TM) with UNS Pesiminas Team conducted in October, Prof. Kuncoro conveyed that he hopes there will be an increase in one category of competition that will be beneficial in the near future.
The TM was also attended by Dr. Henry Yustanto, M.A., from the Faculty of Cultural Studies (FIB) as the PIC of Peksiminas UNS, accompanied by Dr. Titis Srimuda Pitana, S.T, M.Trop.Arch from Architectural Engineering Program, Faculty of Engineering UNS. The TM was also attended by the winners of competitions in Peksiminas UNS 2020 which previously held to select UNS representatives at the national level.
Yodasmara Ovrie, one of UNS delegates who will compete in the dancing arts category stated that preparation has been conducted from the beginning of the year with the team that provides behind the screen supports. One of the challenges faced by this team is the formation change from 10 dancers to 3 dancers and lastly to 1 dancer. Yodas was selected as a solo dancer in this competition because the trainer wants to display male dancer dancing contemporary dance with Javanese traditional touch titled “Aku, Ruang dan Waktu” (I, Space, and Time).
“Hopefully, this year UNS can present the best in all categories, either in dancing and other categories. And I ask for prayers from my fellow students so that I can win,” Yodas stated, Monday (9/11/2020).
The Peksiminas competition 2020 held online with administrative selection conducted on 21-23 October 2020. The submission for works is conducted on 9-15 November 2020 except for poetry, short story, plays script, Comic Strip, and photography. The winner will be announced on 30 November 2020. HUMAS UNS
Reporter: Ratri Hapsari
Editor: Dwi Hastuti
