Watch the official trailer of Badarawuhi di Desa Penari here.
In this film, the mystery of Badarawuhi (Dancing Village: The Curse Begins) will be revealed in more detail, especially since you can watch it in IMAX and 4DX, of course, the atmosphere and experience you get will be very powerful. Well, reportedly, in this interview Badarawuhi casts, Maudy Effrosina and Claresta Taufan admitted that the most difficult scene was when they danced while blind when they were made a candidate for dawuh by Badarawuhi. Is it true? Check out Badarawuhi’s story through this edition of MD Talk!
Chatting with the Cast of Badarawuhi di Desa Penari: Maudy Effrosina and Claresta Taufan Dance While Blind
The story of Badarawuhi di Desa Penari can be said to be truly mysterious, even inviting the curiosity of many people about what really happened in the Dancer Village and who Badarawuhi is. Let’s find out the synopsis of the film Badarawuhi di Desa Penari from the perspective of the cast and chat with them because it is said that Maudy Effrosina and Claresta Taufan danced blindly!
What’s the story of Badarawuhi di Desa Penari like?
- Aulia Sarah: “There is a hereditary ritual. There is Badarawuhi who is always looking for dawuh (dancers).”
- Maudy Effrosina: “The story of Badarawuhi di Desa Penari tells about how Mila’s mother was sick, Mila returned to the village to find out what happened to her mother until she finally met Badarawuhi.”
For Maudy Effrosina and Claresta Taufan, what did you feel during the dancing scene?
- Maudy Effrosina: “During the dancing scene, I didn’t communicate much with Claresta, because the scene was quite heavy. We were quite emotional during the scene and used a lot of contact lenses that made our eyes blind. So we really couldn’t see. We rarely communicated there, but if there was a tap, we would definitely talk about what would happen later. So far, this is my first exciting experience—maybe one of the most tiring scenes for me during filming. There were a lot of shots, the dancing had to be repeated, and I was sick, so the shots were taken by stealth. But for me, it was all very, very enjoyable to do it.”
- Claresta Taufan: “The dancing scene, you know, lasted for days and wasn’t even done in one city, and the scene was where Ratih and Mila’s relationship wasn’t going well, so there wasn’t much tap. We just go with the needs of each role. But, the most challenging thing at that time was that we had to wear full blank contact lenses and Mr. Kimo’s request, we were completely blind, but we had to dance in unison together with the prospective dawuh. Maudy and I were paired up to dance with movements that had to be in unison. And how can we still dance with the right synergy, without having to see each other. But after going through it, I enjoyed the process, it was fun.”
Were there any scary incidents while on the set?
- Aulia Sarah: “There was one set, we were like crowded with extras who became ghosts, there was Badarawuhi, Ratih, and Mila. At that time, there was a dancing scene. The floor, well, it was normal, there was only one floor that was really cold compared to the others.”
- Aming: “When filming in the forest, it was like a reverse scene, on the other side there was someone cutting something, maybe they forgot to do the ritual, suddenly there was a woman with fangs. The crews also said that. Luckily I ran in the opposite direction, otherwise I would have fainted!”
How was the experience of filming with snakes?
- Maudy Effrosina: “It was really fishy. But it was safe. I’m not afraid of snakes, there were just some scenes that were sometimes scary. I was kissed by a snake too. So far, nothing strange happened. Then there was one scene—I was shocked to see the snakes. When I was walking, there was a snake that went the wrong way, breaking out of its group. I was looking at the camera, so when I looked down, I realized I had stepped on the snake. Then I had to do a falling scene. So I was shocked twice.”
- Aulia Sarah: “More like I miss it, actually. During KKN I also met a snake. When I was in Badarawuhi, meeting the snake was like being really happy, a reunion.”
- Claresta Taufan: “There was one day that I actually had a break, but I was told to come to the set to practice with the snakes. Then I tried with three snakes from the small one to one that was almost as heavy as me. I had practiced, bonding. It turned out that the scene between me and the snake wasn’t filmed.”
Dinda Kanyadewi, what do you think of Jiyanti’s character?
- Dinda Kanyadewi: “Jiyanti is a character who can basically be entered by anyone, including Mbah Buyut.”
- Maudy Effrosina: “But one of the golden scenes is when Jiyanti comes in.”
- Claresta Taufan: “Jiyanti is a strong mother figure because she can support her family alone.”
Is there a different treatment since the film Badarawuhi di Desa Penari is showing in IMAX?
- Dinda Kanyadewi: “There’s a really wow shot.”
- Aming: “It’s going to be really epic.”
- Aulia Sarah: “Wider.”
What was the most energy-draining scene?
- Aming: “I was running around. Then there was an apparition while I was running. Luckily my scene was reversed, but when I saw the results, the scene was really epic visually.”
- Maudy Effrosina: “For me, there were a lot. But the most tiring ones were on these two sets. The Padusan one, because it took days. Same with the pool scene, it was also tiring, and the dance scenes, all the dance scenes were really tiring.”
- Aulia Sarah: “The dancing scenes, then for example Maudy, there were some dancing scenes with a lot of people. I also had one alone, with my troops at the Badarawuhi Palace—that was really tiring. Then at that time there were smoke props, yeah, that really disturbed our breathing during filming. But, I was happy, we just went through it and we could say this was really cool, every time we played it back.”
- Claresta Taufan: “The dancing scene is definitely physically tiring, because it’s done repeatedly and for days and another one with Jiyanti, somehow it really drains our energy and emotions. Until the take was finished, we really hugged each other, because the scene was quite long.”
- Dinda Kanyadewi: “For me, I was almost like Claresta when she did the scene where Jiyanti got up from her bed. It was quite long because it had to be like that, basically. It had to be this and that. One of the tiring ones was on my favorite set, because there were so many dancers and so on. After the shoot, our noses were black, it was tiring to clean up the boogers.”
How exciting was the filming of Badarawuhi di Desa Penari?
Dinda Kanyadewi: “The most memorable one was Aulia. Every time there was a Badarawuhi scene, you didn’t have to look at her figure. When she entered the frame, it was really scary. When it was a close-up of me and in a scary scene, I just glanced at Aulia because her aura was extraordinary.”
It turns out that Aulia Sarah as Badarawuhi has such a magical aura that her appearance in this film really looks real and scary. Big applause! That’s the story of Badarawuhi from the perspective of the players. Now, are you even more curious about the film? Watch Badarawuhi di Desa Penari and find out the purpose and reason Badarawuhi is always looking for dawuh!
In addition, stream the original soundtrack of Badarawuhi di Desa Penari sung by Madukina and Matoha Mino (Badarawuhi singer) titled ‘Dawuh‘ and ‘Apa Arti Hidup Ini‘ by ArumtaLa on all digital streaming platforms!
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