Gayo Lues Regent, HM Amru mentioned the mass Saman dance performances involving 15,000 players, funded entirely by the Center.
The pegelaran is scheduled on November 24, 2018, to coincide with the International Crescent Day.
"This year's Saman stage, the number of players is increased to 15,000 players and the financing is maintained at the center," said Regent HM Amru, who was in Jakarta on Sunday (1/4/2018).
In addition to mass Saman, in Gayo Lues will also be held stage "Saman Roa Ingi" or "Saman Dua Hari Dua Malam" which involved 144 villages in the district.
The financing of "Saman Roa Ingi" comes from the Indonesiana program of the Ministry of Education and Culture.
"We are discussing the schedule of 'Saman Roa Ingi' whether coupled with Saman 15,000 or separately held separately, on Oct 1 to coincide with the UN's anniversary," Amru said.
Mentioned, at this time the schedule is being brewed at the Ministry of Human Development and Culture (PMK) Jakarta.
The series of mass Saman performances and "Saman Roa Ingi" are part of the activities of "Gayo Alas Mountain International Festival" (GAMIFest 2018).
"We will train them, possibly the place to practice in Taman Mini Indonesia Indah Jakarta, we hope this year's performance will be more vibrant," hope the Regent of Amru.
In Gayo Lues will also be built "Saman Center" and Saman Academy.
"The Saman Center and Saman Academy we hope to start this year," said Amru.
