<![CDATA[The necessity to enhance university students' proficiency in public English-speaking and intercultural awareness is becoming progressively critical, especially as numerous students may grasp fundamental language structures but lack the confidence to articulate cultural and literary concepts persuasively in public contexts. In response to this challenge, the community devotion program established a learning-by-performing approach through an English-medium cultural showcase and a wayang-themed theatrical performance titled “Bounded in Art, Connected by Culture”. The event took place on 19 December 2025 at Campus 2 of Universitas Harapan Bangsa, Purwokerto, as a collaboration between the English Education Study Program, Faculty of Social Sciences, and the Sanggar Kie Bae community arts group. The participants comprised nine faculty members, 52 students from the Faculty of Social Sciences, students from four partner universities (five from each institution), and eight international students from Sudan, Nigeria, the Republic of the Congo, Zimbabwe, Cambodia, and Cameroon. The program included Indonesian cultural performances, presentations of international students' home cultures, an English-language theatrical performance of the "Rama–Sinta", and an intercultural exchange session. Survey findings revealed exceptional student satisfaction (M = 4.63) and elevated levels of intercultural awareness and intercultural communicative competence (ICC) (M = 4.41), but English speaking confidence was assessed as moderate to high (M = 3.51), with the most significant improvements noted in cross-national interactions. These findings emphasize the efficacy of a performative, sociocultural approach as an inclusive paradigm for internationalization at home and underscore its role in cultural preservation through English as a medium of communication.]]>
