Calendar of Indonesian
Cultural Events

January - June 2001

Please print this page out and display it on your community notice board.

Email information about your events to:indoarts@dingoblue.net.au

January 2001

Woodford Folk Festival
26th December - 1st January
Performances of Balinese Gamelan and Dance by Gamelan Giri Jaya and Balinese Community of Queensland as well as world music peroformances and cultural evetns of all kinds.
Information: 07 5496 1066
Website: www.woodfordfolkfestival.com

Sharing Art and Shadow - Berbagi Seni dan Bayang-Bayang
Thursday 4th- Monday 8th
A program involving collaboration and sharing between artitsts of all kinds and performances in Solo Central Java
presented by Padepokan Lemah Putih, Indonesia Web Art Garden & Open Day of Arts Communication
Contact:
Sekretariat : Padepokan Lemah Putih
PO Box 301 Solo
Telp/Fax. (0271) 854047

E-mail : amerta@lycos.com

Seniwati Gallery of Art by Women
Saturday 6th
discussion attended by a number of the artists at TIM
For info contact: Director Mary Northmore
Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
www.seniwatigallery.com
ph/fax (0361)975485

March 2001

An Indonesian In Paris At Ganesha
March 5 through April 5
An exhibition of celebrated Indonesian painter Salim entitled
"An Indonesian in Paris" will be held at the Ganesha Gallery at the
Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay from .
Expatriate in Paris for much of his long career, Salim received the BronzeMedal at the International Festival in Paris-Sud in 1971, the "PrixNational" at the International Art Festival at Cagnes-sur-Mer in 1972, andthe Silver Medal at the International Festival in Paris-Sud in 1973.
For more information contact the Ganesha Gallery at:
Ph: 62-(0)361-701010 or FAX: 62-(0) 361-701020.

Titin Hartini at the Seniwati Gallery
3 March through 24 March
Indonesian artists Titin Hartini's paintings will be on display for the
month of March at the Seniwati Gallery of Art by Women in Ubud. Using
decorative figures as her main themes, Titin's paintings are richly
ornamented, relying heavily on Balinese motifs.
For more information contact:
The Seniwati Gallery of Art by Women at telephone/facsimile 62-(0)361-975485.
E-mail seniwati@dps.mega.id
or visit their website at:
www.seniwatigallery.com

Year 12 Day
Friday 16th March
9.30am - 2.30pm
Valentine Annex
University New South Wales
Contact Ed Aspinall
fax 02 923 851090
e.aspinall@unsw.edu.au

Talkin' Jazz
Friday 23nd
8.00 pm
They're talkin' & Playin' at JB'S Hyatt RegencyJL. Sumatera No.51 Bandung

ILTA Meeting
Monday 26th
4.15pm- 6.00pm
PLC Croydon
Contact Melissa Gould-Drakley
4647 5333
mgoulddrakeley@mas.nsw.edu.au

Teachers Immersion Day
Saturday 31st
9.30am- 4.00pm
Worrigee House
Nowra
Contact:Leonie Wittman
02 98867510

April 2001

Software Demonstration
Wednesday 4th
Language Market Stage 2
4.30pm- 6.00pm
Smalls Road Ryde
Contact:Leonie Wittman
02 98867510

Taksi Juga

The Film "TAKSI JUGA" will be screened on Friday, April 6th, 2001
Location: at the Reading Cinemas, Market City, Sydney
Time: from 9.15 PM to 11.00 pm
Price: $10 for adults, $6 for Terteriary Students (with ID) and School Children

Butoh and Indonesian Fusion
Saturday 7th
7.30pm
The Ballroom
Government House
Macquarie St., Sydney
Bookings: 02 95186866

An extraordinary dance/theatre experience with Butoh (Japanese contemporary dance),
Japanese koto and a wild variety of instruments from Linsey Pollack ;
anything from flute and recorder to carrots and music stands!
Then, Sydney's Indonesian fusion group, Songket,
keeps the pace in a performance of contemporary Indonesian music
featuring gamelan, flutes, vocals, bass and percussion.

International Installation
Performance Art Collaboration.
Sika Gallery and Gallery Sembilan
6 - 26 April 2001 Bali.

May 2001

Teachers Immersion Day
Saturday 5th May
9.30am- 4.00pm
Carriage House Motor Inn
Wagga Wagga
Contact:Leonie Wittman
02 98867510

6 MAY 2001
WONOGIRI SURAKARTA - INDONESIA
Dalang: Ki K.R.T. JLITHENG SUPARMAN
Musik: R.I. Ndut (Rombongan Insan Ndangdut)
Kontak Informasi : Yayat Suhiryatna
e-mail: brother_yayat@musician.org
Mobile Phone: +62-8122650925

Langen Suka Sydney Gamelan Association presents
GANDAKUSUMA: scent of flowers
Saturday 12 May 2001 7.30pm
An evening of traditional Javanese gamelan music and song
Old Darlington School
Maze Crescent, University of Sydney (behind Seymour Centre)
Admission by donation: $12/$6
http://danny.oz.au/gamelan/

GENGGONG CD LAUNCH TUESDAY 22 MAY, 2001
You can catch Bulgarian bagpipes and Dervish flutes sparring with heavy metal gongs and turbulent Indonesian drums. Why not join the sacred and wild masked dancing on the dance floor? Come to the launch of GengGong’s debut CD at the Bar Broadway on Tuesday 22 May.

GengGong members have come together in Sydney from various recording and performing projects in Istanbul, Jakarta, Amsterdam and Adelaide to release this much anticipated CD. The album “GengGong” was recorded at the climax of their 15-concert tour of Indonesia last year.

The GengGongers are:

international cultural activist, musician and reformed rock star Sawung Jabo;
Balkan Gypsy groove-master Kim Sanders;
intricate polyrhythmic double-headed drummer Ron Reeves;
ethno-funk drumcussionist Reza Achman;
flutist/vocalist/gongster Angela Grima, and
Monica Wulff; ancient moves with a modern twist. Guest artist: Madame Long
Venue: Bar Broadway, corner Regent & Broadway
Date: Tuesday 22 May
Time: 8pm
Tickets: $10/$5

For interviews, photos or further information please contact: Suzan Piper, Wot Cross-cultural Synergy, 0410 716 553, 02-9560-4385, wot@primus.com.au

GengGong website: http://home.iprimus.com.au/wot

Year 11 Day
Friday 25th
University of Sydney
Contact:Abbie Messiter
02 93513173

June 2001

Evening of Indonesian music, food and information.
1.30pm - 5.00pm
Saturday 2nd June
Glebe Town Hall
160 St Johns Rd
Glebe, Sydney.
Prof. Arief Budiman on the current situation in Indonesia.
Prof. Peter King on the situation in West Papua.
Hon. Justice John Dowd on deepening human rights and humanitarian crisis in Acheh.
Admission by $10 donation.

Enquiries and further information call:> Eko: 0401-008-105> Rob: 0403-317-008> Arimba: (02) 9569 9028

Anggar Mekar Bhuana - Denpasar
Sanggar Mekar Bhuana is a newly formed Dance and Music Association, Based in Denpasar.
The gamelan offered are: semara pagulingan, pelegongan, joged bumbung, gender wayang, batel, and baleganjur.
Sanggar Mekar Bhuana promote the preservation of the traditional repertoires. They have antique instruments and the sound quality of the gamelan is first class.Sanggar Mekar Bhuana is a group of highly skilled, professional musicians (both young and old), who play gamelan music for the sheer pleasure of it.
The semara pagulingan saih lima / pelegongan group play only classic gamelan repertoires - pieces inherited from the ancient gambuh tradition and those composed by the likes of Gurus Lotring and Kaler.
Our pelegongan group is playing at this years Arts Festival on twooccasions:
In the parade on June 16 in the afternoon - appearing third.
On stage - tetaring 1 at 8:00pm on Friday July 6.
We are also proud to be playing in the opening of the Nusa Dua Festival onAugust 24 at 1:00pm.

Please go to the following website re a conference in Melourne planned for June.
http://www.kambing.com.au/bahasaraya/asile2001.html

Australia-Indonesia Youth Exchange Program 2001-2002
The Australia-Indonesia Institute invites applications from young people aged between 20 and 25 willing to represent Australia for two months in Indonesia during December 2001 and January 2002 as members of the AIYEP 2001-2002.

The program aims to provide wider opportunities for the young people of Indonesia and Australia to appreciate the culture, development and way of life of each other's country.

Participants are chosen from applicants undertaking tertiary studies or employed in any one or more of the areas listed below.
Agriculture/Arts, Music/Asian Studies/Economics, Business/Education/ Engineering, Science/Environmental Management/Journalism, Media/Law/ Medicine/Politics/Sports and Tourism.

A good level of Indonesian language is desirable.

Full details and an application form are contained in Advice to Applicants. Please read this advice before submitting your application.

Completed applications and documentation must be received by the Australia-Indonesia Institute no later than Friday, 29 June 2001.

Documentation including application forms can be obtained by writing to or faxing:
Australia-Indonesia InstitutePO Box E8KINGSTON ACT 2604Fax: (02) 6261 1743
e-mail: ausindonesia.institute@dfat.gov.au
website:http://www.dfat.gov.au/aii/scholarship_program/youth_exchange_program.html

ILTA Meeting
Thursday 7th
4.15pm- 6.00pm
PLC Croydon
Contact Melissa Gould-Drakley
4647 5333
mgoulddrakeley@mas.nsw.edu.au

"A M A Z I N G G R A C E"
Seniwati Gallery of Art by Women
9 - 30 June 2001
Bali, Indonesia.
e-mail: seniwati@d
http://www.seniwatigallery.com

JakArt 2001
The first International Carnival of the Arts.
For an entire month the city of Jakarta will be converted into a sprawling stage throbbing with the sight of visual arts and the sound of performing artists from around the world, with more than 300 events planned for throughout the month of June.
June 24 is set aside for Keliling Monas (around Monas), when a plethora of cultural activities will involve the public around the National Monument.

For further inquiries telephone 5265762 or go to www.jakart.com

Sarawak's Rainforest World Music Festival 2001
From the 20th to 22nd July 2001

Singers and musicians from all corners of the world will gather in one of the world's oldest rainforestunder Mount Santubong at the edge of the South China Sea.

Musical workshops, mini concerts, jam sessions, ethnomusicology lectures, dance workshops and children workshops by musicians from around the world.

A scholarly musical ensemble from Peninsular Malaysia, who explore the richness and diversity of Gamelan music through the Nusantara region, as well as its modern ramifications, will be among the quests.

For more information, please contact :
Email :stb@sarawaktourism.com
www.rainforestmusic-borneo.com

23rd Bali Arts Festival
June 14 - July 16.
"The Denpasar cultural event of the year"
This year the theme will be "Rua Bhinneda",
(Complementary Opposites).
www.bali-paradise.com/artsfestival/index.html

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