IMAGINE! The sun setting behind verdant hills. Villagers gathering around the edges of an open field. Streams of laughter rising into the warm dusk air. Music begins, guiding dancers in paired movement, as they exchange shy smiles and playful steps. A crowd claps along, as neighbours connect and celebrate together in a spirited, welcoming atmosphere. An evening of ronggeng has begun.

Here's your fabulous opportunity to recreate that same warmth, rhythm and shared delight. With modern staging, lighting and immersive theatre techniques, Kampung Ronggeng 2.0, presented by Gangsapura, blurs the line between cast and audience. Expect to be transported into a kampung-style collective celebration, where dancers and musicians weave joy to the shimmering strains of gamelan, enfolding you in a living tapestry of tradition.

"It's an invitation: to laugh, to move, to sing, and to remember that tradition is alive when we live it together," says Gangsapura co-founder Nur Diyana Nadira. She, together with husband, Teuku Umar Ilany, established the music ensemble company in 2016. The ronggeng has always symbolised joy, togetherness and celebration in the Malay world: "It’s a form where dance, music and community naturally blend,” explains Nur Diyana. “For us, ronggeng is the perfect entry point to remind people that traditional arts were never meant to be distant or elitist – they were lived, shared and enjoyed in the kampung."