Jakarta, July 14 -- Deputy Minister of Creative Economy Irene Umar has emphasized that musicals are among Indonesia's intellectual property (IP) treasures.

"I'm very proud because this is one of Indonesia's IPs that we all grew up with," she said after watching Sherina's Adventure Musical ( Musikal Petualangan Sherina ) opening performance in Jakarta on Monday.

"An IP that can survive from childhood to adulthood, continuing to regenerate. This is an Indonesian treasure for me," she expounded.

Umar said that the performance was the result of cross-sectoral, hexahelix collaboration between artists, businesses, and communities.

The Creative Economy Ministry is continuing to support collaboration between young people and all stakeholders....