The cheerful faces of the performers of the Reog Ponorogo artists looked excited and happy to hear the happy news from the Director General of Culture which they had been waiting for since 2007.
“This is our dream together, the dream of Reog Ponorogo artists at home and abroad, the dream of the Ponorogo people. The tireless struggle of all of us so that Reog Ponorogo is recognized as a world intangible cultural heritage, God willing, will soon be realized,” said the Regent of Ponorogo, Sugiri Sancoko in gratitude for the Reog Ponorogo artists following the news delivered directly by the Director General of Culture, Hilmar Farid that Reog Ponorogo had been listed. or registered on the official ICH UNESCO website for trial and designation as a world intangible cultural heritage.
“The struggle of the Reog Ponorogo artists will soon pay off. The historic art heritage from Ponorogo’s ancestors, God willing, will soon be recognized as a world intangible cultural heritage so that it cannot be claimed as a world intangible cultural heritage from any country,” said Mbah Pur, an elder of the Reog Ponorogo artists who has always been at the forefront of the struggle of Reog artists so far. . “Tonight we are holding a celebration to give thanks for the good news that Reog Ponorogo has been registered on the official ICH UNESCO website. God willing, with the Urgent Safeguarding List (USL) category, Reog Ponorogo will be tried in November-December 2024. God willing, the determination of Reog Ponorogo as a world intangible cultural heritage will coincide with the completion of the construction of the Reog Ponorogo Monument at the end of 2024. At that time, God willing, we will hold Reog Geden to be grateful for the gift of God Almighty,” promised the Regent of Ponorogo who is familiar with his residents. Adv/Man
