Coppong Daeng Rannu

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Coppong Daeng Rannu (born 1920 in Gowa, South Sulawesi) is a master of Makassar ethnic-group dances. She is best known as Rice Goddess in performance I La Galigo.

1 Life
2 Performances
3 Awards
4 Resources
5 External links

[edit] Life

She has learned dancing since she was 10 years old, continued her family’s dancing-tradition. She learnt dancing from her grandfather, Mosoa Daeng Olla, who taught her Pakarena and Salonreng. Pakarena is a dance performed in palace by 3 dancers, and salonreng is a ritual dance performed in certain event such as in warding off misfortune ceremony. Maybe she is the only one who able to perform the near-extinction Salonreng.

In her ten, she debuted as palace dancer of Balla Lompoa, Gowa Royal Palace. Being a dancer firstly was unthought-of. She was moved her mother words, “if you don’t learn to dance, then there are no one in our family who could carry on our dancing-generation.”

She is aged now, but she is still an active dancer and teacher of her 4 grandchild as well.

In 2004, for 3 months she has performed for I La Galigo across Singapore, Europe, US and Australia.

She is loyal to live as a dancer for her passion of perpetuating Makassar dances. Yet, she concerned about the Makassar dances future, because younger generation don’t have any interest in it.

[edit] Performances

Performance in TMII, Jakarta
Performance in Keraton Solo in 1998
Performance in I La Galigo in many countries,
Performance in Cultural Festival in Enrekang, 2006

[edit] Awards

In 1999, received award from Indonesian tourism, arts and cultural minister
In 2000, received award from South Sulawesi Culture Foundation
In 2004, received award from Robert Wilson (director) in performance of I La Galigo