Exploring the World of Art Deco in English Days 2024
On 29/12/2024, the English Department Students Association (Imaji) held its annual event, English Days. This event promotes and celebrates the English Department at UGM. This year, English Days lasted three days, each offering different entertainment.
The first day of this event, held on October 29, had an exhibition and games. For the games, there were board game stations, which the committee provided for everyone, and there was also a murder mystery-solving game where the players who solved the mystery would get a prize from the committee. There was also an exhibition of arts and literary works about the theme of the 2024 English Days, which is about the Art Deco movement, which came to the surface in the 1920s.
On October 30, the second day of English Days, the committee arranged a costume party to celebrate Halloween on campus. Many cosplayers from all over UGM attended this event, which was open to everyone. The event also included a costume contest, where cosplayers could show their costumes in the fashion show to win the prize. Alongside the costume party, an exhibition with the same theme and accommodations was held on this day.
In the night, as for the closing for the second day of English Days, there was also a performance held by Kombantrin, one of Imaji’s clubs that clubs music bands. People were enjoying their moment at the time as they danced and sang during the closing party with the performance of Kombantrin. There was also a Karaoke and DJ after the concert that night.
The third and last day of English Days was November 1. On the seventh floor of Soegondo’s Auditorium, a theatre show with the theme of Art Deco was arranged. The show was set during the Jazz Age, in the 1920s, when the Art Deco artistic movement was rising in society. Many people attended the show, and it is safe to say that it went smoothly, as the audience was delighted.
