Lamongan – Today, Muhammadiyah University of Lamongan (UMLA) held an Arts and Culture Performance enlivened by the Elementary School Teacher Education (PGSD) Study Program with the theme “Creativity with Culture”. This event was held in order to close the 2024 International Summer Course program (8/8/2024). There were several types of arts and culture performances in this event. In the pre-event there was a Boran dance performance. At the opening of the event there was an angklung instrument performance. Then in the main event there were several traditional dances and musical instrument performances that were performed. From the types of traditional dances, there were the mayang madu dance, flying high dance, tar-tar dance, and many other dances. From the musical instrument performances, several song accompaniments were performed, including the songs Tanah Airku, Gambang suling, Pahlawan tanpa tanda jasa, and others. Traditional fashion shows from each country of origin of the International summer course participants were also performed at this event.

At this event, there were 2 representatives of the International summer course participants who gave greetings. Although they were participants from abroad, they delivered their speeches using good and fluent Indonesian. The first speech was delivered by Sadam Husein Kakar from Afghanistan who is studying for his Masters at UNAIR. He expressed his gratitude to the Muhammadiyah University of Lamongan for providing knowledge during the summer course program including an introduction to local Lamongan cultures and also types of food and drinks typical of Lamongan. He hopes that in the future, the Muhammadiyah University of Lamongan can hold activities like this, which of course will be very beneficial for the participants.

Writer: Rohmat