The Performing Arts Education Study Program (PSP), Faculty of Performing Arts, Institut Seni Indonesia (ISI) Bali, participated in an Arts Education Seminar entitled “Nusantara Performing Arts as a Medium for Multicultural Literacy in Arts Education,” organized by Universitas PGRI Mahadewa Indonesia on Saturday, 24 January 2026. The seminar was held at the Ksirarnawa Building, Art Centre Denpasar, and was attended by students, lecturers, and academics from three higher education institutions: Universitas PGRI Mahadewa Indonesia, Institut Seni Indonesia Bali, and Universitas Hindu Indonesia.
The participation of the PSP Study Program of ISI Bali in this seminar reflects the institution’s commitment to strengthening academic understanding of Nusantara performing arts as a vital component of multicultural literacy within arts education. The seminar served as a strategic forum to discuss the role of drama, dance, and music in fostering national awareness, cultural diversity, and character formation through arts education.
Through this activity, lecturers and students were provided with an academic platform to engage in scholarly discussions and exchange ideas concerning conceptual approaches, learning methodologies, and pedagogical practices in performing arts education that are contextual and responsive to Indonesia’s socio-cultural dynamics. Nusantara performing arts were viewed not merely as aesthetic expressions, but also as sources of knowledge, values, and cultural identity.
In addition to enhancing academic insight, the seminar functioned as a means of strengthening networks and collaboration among academics and arts practitioners. Cross-institutional interactions are expected to encourage synergy in the development of education, research, and community engagement in the field of performing arts.
PSP students as seminar presenters. Documentation: Aditya Putra Nugraha, 2026.
In addition to the academic seminar, the activity also included the signing of a Cooperation Agreement and an Implementation Arrangement between the Faculty of Language and Arts, Universitas PGRI Mahadewa Indonesia, and the Faculty of Performing Arts, Institut Seni Indonesia (ISI) Bali, as well as between the Drama, Dance, and Music Arts Education Study Program and the Performing Arts Education Study Program. This collaboration aims to support the Kampus Berdampak program by jointly implementing academic initiatives through the collaborative utilization of resources owned by each study program and higher education institution.
The signing of the Cooperation Agreement (PKS) and Implementation Arrangement (IA) by the Dean of the Faculty of Performing Arts, the Dean of the Faculty of Language and Arts, the Coordinator of the Performing Arts Education Study Program, and the Head of the Drama, Dance, and Music Arts Education Study Program. Documentation: PSP, 2026.
The participation of the Performing Arts Education Study Program of ISI Bali in this activity is aligned with the implementation of the Tri Dharma of Higher Education and the vision of ISI Bali as a center for the development and preservation of Nusantara arts and culture. This activity is expected to make a positive contribution to enhancing the quality of arts education grounded in cultural values and multiculturalism.
Group photo with the Head of the Drama, Dance, and Music Arts Education Study Program, the Coordinator of the Performing Arts Education Study Program (PSP), PSP lecturers, and PSP students. Documentation: Hartini, 2026.
