Randai

Randai is one of the Minangkabau people’s traditional dramas, played in groups and accompanied by traditional music. Randai is usually played at night and is a means of entertainment for the people of West Sumatra.

To complete a randai story, it usually takes five hours. This is the reason why randai is played at night. Because the evening is the time for people to relax after working during the day.

In terms of story, randai raises Minangkabau classic prose stories. Cinduo Mato, Rancak Di Labuh, Anggun Nan Tongga, are the stories most often played on randai. For now, randai has grown. Various changes and adjustments were made to meet the needs of the times. The changes in question include, in terms of game duration, it used to take up to five hours to complete one randai story. Now, randai can be played for 30 to an hour. In addition, the stories played are not always classic Minangkabau prose stories, but new stories created by the performers themselves.

In this MGC program, barandai (become panggoreh) activities will provide foreign students with experience playing randai. In this activity, foreign students are trained to play randai so that they can perform in front of the general public. Foreign students will also be given knowledge about the basis and philosophy of Minangkabau culture contained in the randai folk game.

Participants will be invited to explore the art of randai. The experience of playing smart with all the conditions that support it is an experience that the MGC participants will feel.

Credits Equivalence

Meetings	Duration	Stages	Topics	Method	Learning Outcomes
1	45′	Basic	Introduction to ativities	Lectures and discussions	Participants know the rules of activity and can obey the laws of activity implementation.
2	45′	Basic	Material introduction	Lectures and discussions on the meaning of randai and the origins of randai games in Minangkabau.	Participants know the meaning of randai and the origins of randai games in Minangkabau.
3	45′	Basic	The elements in randai.	Lectures and discussions about the elements in randai games.	Participants know the elements that are built into traditional randai games.
4	45′	Basic	Randai story	Lectures and discussions on the types of traditional stories played in randai.	Participants know the elements that are built into traditional randai games.
5	45′	Basic	The function of the panggoreh in the traditional randai game.	Lectures and discussions on the function of the panggoreh in the traditional randai drama.	Peserta mengetahui fungsi panggoreh dalam drama tradisional randai.
6-18	500′	Exercise/ practice	Randai practice	The practice of playing randai traditional drama.	Participants can play randai traditional drama.
19	45′	Evaluation	Assessment	Oral/written test
18	45′	Closing	Activity closing	Lectures and discussions	Participants get credit for the activities they participate in.