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2000

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December

Woodford Folk Festival

28 - 29 December
Performances of Balinese Gamelan and Dance by Gamelan Giri Jaya and Balinese Community of Queensland
Information: 07 5496 1066
Website:www.woodfordfolkfestival.com

November

Oseng-Oseng30 November 7.30pm
Farewell Concert by Deni Tudi Rahayu (Oseng) and finale of Musician-in-Residence Project.
Oseng, Anything But Roy, Byron Gamelan, Adi and Rebana, Dangdut, Greg Sheehan and Friends, Papa Jah etc
Fundraiser for Oseng, AIAA Musician-in-Residence Project and HOPE in East Timor
At Ewingsdale Hall, Byron Bay
Phone: 6685 7789

Deni Tudi Rahayu Residency
1 - 30 November 2000
Tudi Rahayu from Krakatau (presented by Arimba Culture Exchange) will be undertaking a Musician-in-Residence visit with AIAA NSW Nth Coast Branch, leading workshops in selendro gamelan and contemporary gamelan. Available for school visits, workshops in gamelan, singing, kendang and Sundanese dance.
Contact: 61 02 6685 7789

International Festival
Performances of Jaipongan, kendang, Balinese dance, Sumatran Welcome, Maluku dance
at Labrador State School, Queensland
Organiser - Ibu Vera Kos
Phone: 07 5537 6866

GengGong at Paddington
8pm Friday 3 November
not just music -Indo-Balkan fusion band, hot on percussion, with mesmerizing vocals andentrancing masked dance, starring Sawung Jabo, Kim Sanders, Ron Reeves,Reza Achman, Angela Grima.
at Paddington Uniting Church
395 Oxford Street Paddington Sydney.Paddington Uniting Church, 395 Oxford Street, Paddington
Bookings: 02 9560 4385
Email: wot@primus.com.au

eksotica dotkom - Pameran Senirupa Agus Suwage
12 -23 November 10am-5pm
Opening: 11 November 7pm
Discussion 13 November
at Galeri Soemardja FSRD ITBJl. Ganesha 10 Bandung Indonesia

Rangkaian Peresmian Griya Seni Popo Iskandar
17 November - 27 January 2001
Jl. Setiabudhi 268Bandung 40143

Pameran Refleksi Seni IIWarna-Warni Ekspresi
Opening 11 November - 2 Desember 2000
at Darga GalleryKomplek Sanur Raya 20-21
Jl. By Pass Ngurah Rai Denpasar

Sekaa Gong Tirta Sinar
Saturday 11 November
Performance of Balinese gamelan and dance
at the Old Darlington School
(behindSeymour Centre in the grounds of Sydney Uni).
Details: Gary Watson Phone 02 93603457
Email:g.watson@uec.edu.au

Waas, Pameran Seni Grafis Setiawan Sabana
3 November - 3 Desember 2000
Galeri Hidayat Jl Sulanjana 36 Bandung

Peranakan Festival Planned in Jakarta
Another proof that Indonesia is heading full speed towards the establishmentof a pluralistic society is the recent announcement that aChinese-Indonesian Peranakan Festival will be staged in Jakarta during thefirst three weeks of November of this year. Incorporating special exhibitsat five museums in the city, every aspect of the impact and influence ofethnic Chinese culture on Indonesian society will be explored. The Fine ArtsMuseum will display works of art by famous Indonesian Chinese Artists; TheJakarta Museum examines the daily life of the Peranakan people; The TextileMuseum looks at traditional Chinese apparel; The Maritime Museum examinesrecord on the arrival of the Chinese in Indonesia; and the Puppet Museumwill organize a program of traditional Chinese Theatre including a GalaDinner and Cultural Show
For more information contact Mr. Halim at
Email: mitramus@indo.net.id

October

Krakatau Tour
11 Oct South Pacific Resort Noosa, Queensland
12 Oct Workshop, Queensland Conservatorium
13 Oct Queensland Cultural Centre Auditorium, South Bank, Brisbane
14 Oct Jamesons Bar, 475 Adelaide Street, City, Brisbane
15 Oct The Backroom, Hotel Great Northern, Byron Bay
17 Oct Workshop, Canberra School of Music
18 Oct Llewellyn Hall, Canberra School of Music ANU
19 Oct Workshop, The University of Sydney
20 Oct The Basement, 29 Reiby Place, Circular Quay, Sydney
For furthur info about tour dates contact Arimba Culture Exchange:
Email: arimbace@dot.net.au
Tel/Fax 61 (02) 9569 9028

Tradisi Dalam Tiga Gaya" or "Three Views of Tradition"
9 September - 28 October
An exhibition by Dewa Putu Kantor, Dewa Nyoman Suci and Midori Shimose
at The Chedi Gallery in Payangan Ubud Bali
Contact: I Wayan Suarmadi at 62 361975963 ext 752
Email: TheGallery@balimedia.com
Website: www.balimedia.com/TheGallery

Shake Rattle ‘n’ Stroll Bamboo Music Workshops
Gympie Goldrush Multicultural Community Arts Workshops
16 - 21 October
Shake Rattle ‘n’ Stroll is an angklung workshop with bamboo rattled percussion, drums, vocal calls and fun. Tutor: Kari
Website: www.goldrush.org.au/Festival/MulticulturalWorkshops.html

The Ramayana
Friday October 20th
Spectacular dance drama under the direction and choreography of Poedijono. Taken from the famous epic, The Ramayana, this dance drama involves 12 dancers in colourful traditional costume and a full live Central Javanese gamelan orchestra. Tasty Indonesian snacks available at evening performance only.
Karralyka Theatre Mines Road, Ringwood Melbourne
Schools day time performances at 11.00am and 1.30pm ($7.00 per student)
Evening performance. Adults $15, concession $10, children $8.00.

"Sketsa Bunyi II"
Contemporary Gamelan Performance
8 - 10 pm 20-21 October 2000
Hartana and three young composers (Nyoman Cau, Suwarjiyo and Fafan fromKUAETNIKA Yogya) will demonstrate how the interlocking and constantlyevolving rhythms of the gamelan transform its musicians into a communalmusical entity, which has no stars
held by KUAETNIKA in collaboration with Sutrisno Hartana, Galang Com andLembaga Indonesia Perancis.
at Lembaga Indonesia Perancis (LIP) Jalan Sagan, Yogyakarta.

Happy 1000 ... 1000 Bahagia
21 - 22 October 2000
La Mama presentVisual theatre and text performed in Indonesian, English and Australian sign language. "A truly unique form of theatrical communication, interweaving three cultures in one fascinating performative act". A man's final moments before suicide. A journalist trapped in a world of worlds gone wild. A company of Australian and Indonesian artists by Mainteater, presented by La Mama.
at Black Box Theatre, Melbourne

"Religion and Culture in Asia Pacific: Violence or Healing?"
22 - 25 October
Major international conference - a unique gathering of people drawn from different faiths and cultural backgrounds in Asia Pacific. Its main focus is on how the religious and cultural traditions of Asia Pacific are coping with conflict. Keynote speakers include: Dr Wan Azizah, Archbishop Perter Carnely (Anglican Primate of Australia), Pat O'Shane, Rev Tm Costello, Dr Kinhide Mushakoji (Japan), Dr Asra Azyumardi (Indonesia), Mr Wimar Witoelar (Indonesia), Swami Agvinesh(India), Dr Chandra Muzaffar(Malaysia)
Sunday evening 22 October public meeting - special Round Table on Indonesia
Contact: Religion & Culture Conference
Uniting Church Centre
4th Floor 130 Little Collins St,
Melbourne Vic 3000 Australia
Tel: 61 3 9251 5271 Fax: 61 3 9650 4490
website: http://hop.to/conflictresolution

September

Kera Putih
11-15 September - Touring Melbourne Schools
by Jigsaw Theatre Company
The perfect way to introduce students to the music, dance and legends of Asia
Contact: Lauren Levin
Fax: 03 9572 3682
email: llevin@netspace.com.au

Winter Lecture Series
8 pm Thursday 7 September
Dr Greg Barton (School of Social Inquiry, Deakin University):
'Islam and Contemporary Indonesian Politics'
Venue : St Hilda's College, University of Melbourne, Parkville
Cost: $10 (Students: $5) (includes light Supper)
Please call the History Institute on (03) 9344 6209 (message) to register or
email:histinst@vicnet.net.au

Kemah Budaya 2000
20-25 September
Parangtritis Central Java
Seminars and discussions about art and culture:
literature, theater, music, film, performance art etc
Bazaar and art exhibition
Contact Address: Jl Gayam 16 Yogyakarta 55225
Telp/Fax: 62 274 510415
E-mail: koseta@yogya.wasantara.net.id

"Dream" - A Solo Exhibition by Jo Odessa
to September 26
at the Seniwati Gallery of Art by Women
on Ubud's main Street, Bali.
For more information:
Ph/fax 62 361975485
Website: www.seniwatigallery.com

"The pig, the dog, his wife and her lover" Exhibition
25 September - 18 November 2000
A folk legend illustrated by Arthur Boyd and Indra Deigan
At the State Library of Queensland
The Sangkurian legend is an epic Indonesian folk tale from West Java.
The story is tumultous, as two gods are expelled from a heavenly place to earth where they are transformed into a dog and a pig. Once on earth, their encounters with humans encompass love, death, fire and volcanoes
Art works included in the exhibition describe the artistic and collaborative journey of the artists and are from the collection of the James Hardie Library of Australian Fine Arts
Contact: State Library of Queensland
PO Box 3488 South Brisbane Qld 4101
Ph: 61 7 3840 7768 Fax: 61 7 3846 1535
Email: sharon.kasacous@slq.qld.gov.au

August

12 Leading Artists at Hotel Padma
30 July - 10 August
An exhibition of twelve Balinese artists representing three generations of leading painters
- Nyoman Gunarsa, Wayan Sika, Pande Suppada,Made Djirna, Nyoman Erawan, Made Budhiana, Made Sudibia, Nyoman Sukari, Made Wiradana, Wayan Sunadi, KetutTenang, and Putu Sutawijaya.
At Hotel Padma, Bali.

Indra Lekmana and the Jiwa Band
7.30pm Saturday 5 August 2000
Jazz sounds- one night onlyat the Kafe Wayang Sanur
(near the Radisson Hotel).Reservations and information:
Phone: 62 (0)361 287591

Nusa Dua Festival
Theme: Lelungan (Balinese for happiness)
25 - 31 August 2000
Opening 3.30pm 25 August
1,000 people in traditional dress, dancers, Balinese floats and ceremonial flags will create the opening parade or "peed agung".The festival will include cultural performance troupes from 10 provinces of Indonesia, painting exhibitions, street performances,competitions and cultural demonstrations.
For a detailed day-by-day program:
Website: www.balidiscovery.com/nusadua_festival.htm

Rainforest World Music Festival
The Rainforest World Music Festival in Sarawak, Malaysia (on the islandof Borneo) is accepting proposals for this years festival. They arespecifically looking for indigenous performers from surroundingcountries and from the rainforest regions of the world for this year'sfestival. Small ensembles of no more than 5 to 6 people will be givenpreference, due to travel considerations, unless the performers canarrange their own travel sponsorship. Applications from the Indonesianprovinces are especially welcome.
Applications should be sent to:
Selection Committee
Rainforest World Music Festival
Sarawak Tourism Board
#3-43, Level 3 Wisma Satok
Jalan Satok
93400 Kuching
Sarawak, Malaysia
More information on the festival is available at
http://www.sarawaktourism.com/rwmf
The Festival takes place in August every year.
Randy Raine-Reusch
Festival Consultant
ASZA.com - New Directions in World Music
http://www.asza.com
ASZA - "The Quintessential World Music Group"
http://www.asza.com/ahome.htm
Han Mei and Randy Raine-Reusch - New Directions in Chinese Music
http://www.asza.com/mhr3.shtml
Randy Raine-Reusch
http://asza.com/r3hm.htm
Composer, Concert-Artist, Producer, World Music Consultant
Box 1119 Stn A, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6C 2T1
T: 1-(604)-255-2506, F: 1-(604)-255-1007, E: rthree@sfu.ca

GengGong
GengGong, the Indo-fusion band with some of the hottest names in theIndonesian/world music scene (Sawung Jabo, Ron Reeves, Kim Sanders and RezaAchman) is currently touring Indonesia and recording their first album forrelease later this year. You can catch them in Indonesia:
14 - 16 August, PGB, Cisarua, Tugu (date tbc)
August, TIM, Jakarta
24 August, Jember, East Java
27 August, Bali
For further info/updates feel free to email me, Sue Piper
Manager GengGong - "not just music"
http://www.genggong.cjb.net
4 Reserve Street
Annandale NSW 2038 Australia
e-mail: wot@primus.com.au
ph/fax: 61-2-9560-4385
mobile 0410 716 553

July

"Pranoto - Works in Pastel"
A solo exhibition at Pranoto's Gallery
July 1 - 31st 2000
Main Road, Ubud (Kutuh), Bali
Ph: 62 361 946595
Email: rodanet@denpasar.wasantara.net.id
Fax : 62 361 976582
Model Sessions : Wed, Sat, Sun 2-5pm
Opening hours : 9am-7pm every day

"Who's Millenium"
ASAA Biennial conference 2000
3 - 5 July 2000
Wide range of panels and speakers on a multitude of social, political and cultural subjects
Asian Studies Assoc of Australia
Contact: Carol Burnett Asialink
The University of Melbourne
Parkville 3052 Victoria AUSTRALIA
Phone: 61 (03) 9349 1899
Fax : 61 (03) 9347 1768
Email: arimbace@dot.net.au

Yogyakarta Gamelan Festival
part of Yogya Art Festival
7 - 12 July 2000
Gamelan groups from all over the world - concerts,
broadcasts, seminars and exhibitions
Yogyakarta Central Java Indonesia.
Contact: Sapto Raharjo
C/o Geronimo FM, Gayam 24, Yogyakarta 5225 Indonesia
Tel: 62 274 511058 Fax: 62 274 588 974
Email: sapto_r@yogya.wasantara.net.id
Web site: http://www.gamelan.org/AGI/YGF.html

Indonesian Language Program
6 June - 16 August 2000
Language studies, fieldwork, cultural immersion
at Universitas Sam Ratulangi
Website: http://www.wisc.edu/ctrseasia/cotim.html

Indonesian Update
Friday 28th July 2000
4.30 pm - 7.30 pm
University of Technology Sydney
Ph: Leonie Wittman (02) 9886 7510

June

Sumatra Meets Rumi
7pm 8 June 2000
Performance of Minangkabau Vocalist Admiral Dt Rangkayo Mulia nan Kuniang and Khadir - Rumi poetry set to harp and oud
at Bangalow Catholic Church, NSW
Contact: Indija 0414 446883
Email:indija@indo.net.id

Bali Arts Festival
17 June 2000 - 8 July 2000
Website: http://www.bali-paradise.com/artsfestival/index.html

ILTA (Indonesian Language Teachers Association) Meeting
Thursday 1st June at 4:15pm - 6:00pm
PLC Croydon
Contact: Mellisa Gould-Drakely
Ph: 02 4647 5333

Indonesian Festival
Saturday 3rd June
Addison Rd Community Centre, Marrickville
Contact: Pak Sumaryono
Ph: (02) 9878 4450

Bahasa Indonesian Conference
Friday 16th - Saturday 17th
at University of New England
by the Catholic Education Office
Contact: Lee Herden
Ph: 61 (02) 6772 7388

Contemporary Asian Performance
"Contemporary issues facing performing artists in Asia"
June 23 - 5-7pm and June 24 - 9.30am-5pm
With Keynote Speaker Ong Keng Sen from Theatreworks Singapore
Held at The Rex Cramphorn Studio
Centre for Performance Studies
University of Sydney 2006
Tel: (02) 9351 2706 Fax: (02) 9351 5676
Email: project.co-ordinator@performance.usyd.edu.au

May

Music of the Soul
Saturday 13 April 7.30pm
Javanese gamelan music performed by Langen Suka
at Old Darlington School University of Sydney (behind Seymour Theatre)
Admission: $12/$6 donation
website: http://danny.oz.au/gamelan

Arafura
20 May 2000
at the Old Darlington School Sydney University
Contact: Margaret or Arif
Email: arimbace@dot.net.au
Tel/Fax 61 (02) 9569 9028

Exploring Indonesian Music
School Shows around Sydney
May-June 2000
Contact: Margaret Bradley or Arif Hidayat
Tel/Fax 61 (02) 9569 9028
Email: arimbace@dot.net.au

April

Ketoprak Performance
5 April 2000 10pm until finish
in Rumentang Siang, jl. Baranangsiang in Kosambi area Bandung
Players are from Bandung and Yogyakarta

Line and Colour from Bali
Solo exhibition by Kerry Pendergrast
7 - 17 April 2000
at Victoria Park Arts Centre
12 Kent St, East Victoria Park WA
Phone: 61 08 94705220
In Bali: Pranoto's Art Gallery
Main Road Kutuh Ubud Bali
Email: rodanet@denpasar.wasanatara.net.id
Web site: www.wantree.com.au/~kippo/LineAndColour

Tour - Admiral Dt Rangkayo Mulia nan Kuniang
28 April - 5 May 2000
Admiral from Padang Panjang will once againbe coming to Australia as a guest of MusiK KabaUApart from our regular school touring, we are negotioating a few concert appearances taking inSydney, and a few regional centres - (NSW, SEQld, ACT) between 28 April and5 May 2000. These will be mainly solo vocal music from Minangkabau drawnfrom traditional dendang, selawat dulang, dampeang, with percussion andflute. Interested in presenting, hosting, workshops, performances,billeting
Contact: Indija 0414 446883
Email:indija@indo.net.id

Sydney Asia Music and Dance Festival
Performance by Admiral supporting a concert by Ostad Zolfonoun
8pm 29 April 2000
at The Studio Sydney Opera House
Tel: 61 02 9250 7777

Indonesian Music Night
during April
GengGong, Arafura and more
at Harbourside Brasserie Sydney
Contact: Margaret or Arif
Email: arimbace@dot.net.au
Tel/Fax 61 (02) 9569 9028

Music From Indonesia
Thursday 27 April 2000 6-7pm
Talempong, Javanese gamelan, and Balinese gamelan
by Sari Minang, Langen Suka, and Sekaa Gong Tirta Sinar
at MacLaurin Hall University of Sydney
Admission: $10/$5

March

Ritual Tubuh
6 March 2000 7pm
at Taman Budaya Surakarta (Surakarta Art Centre)
Choreographer: Bimo Wiwihatmo (yogyakarta)
contact: harisinthu@n2photography.com

Festival Teater Kontemporer
11 - 12 March 2000
at Sai-Sai Bar, Monkey Forest Road Ubud Bali and other venues
Presented by Mai - a group presenting contemporary theatre at its most provocative.
Performances and workshops in theatre, journalism, theatre critique etc
Contact: Mai - Pentas Teater Kontemporer
C/O PO BOX 56 Ubud Bali Indonesia
Phone: Gepeng or Kerensa 62 361 975 869
email: g.gepeng@mailcity.com

Exhibition at Seniwati
18 - 30 March
Australian puppet maker and sculptor Cindy South Czabaniawill present a show of her latest puppet creations
wearing costumes madewith hand-colored cloth and threads
at Seniwati Gallery of Art by Women
Jalan Sriwedari 2b, Banjar Taman, Ubud
Bali Indonesia
Phone: 62 361 975485 fax: 62 361 975453
E-mail: seniwati@dps.mega.net.id

Mobilising Asia Skills for the Next Millenium
Second Biennial Conference
24 March 2000
at Hotel Sofitel, 35 Collins Street, Melbourne
Website: www.asialink.unimelb.edu.au/mobilising.html

The Theft of Sita
14-18 March 2000
at Adelaide Festival South Australia
Arimba Culture Exchange is involved in a unique collaboration between Australian and Balinese artists. Director Nigel Jamieson with composer Paul Grabowsky and members of his Art Orchestra including Sandy Evans are presenting a collaboration bringing together six Balinese performers including the puppet master Sidia, the composer Yudane and four other Balinese musicians as well as Australian puppeteers Peter Wilson, Mambo designer Reg Mombasa and British designer Julian Crouch.
Contact: Margaret or Arif
Tel/Fax 61 (02) 9569 9028
Email: arimbace@dot.net.au

Wayang Performance
20 March 2000 at 10 - 2pm and 7pm til finish
in Vihara Tanda Bakti in jl. Vihara (near jl.Kelenteng) Bandung
Gamelan players are all from Solo. Dalang : Ki Radyo Harsono

January 2000

Seniman Tua Concert
1 January 2000
at Taman Budaya Art Centre
Denpasar Bali

Rantos and Tillies Concert
7pm 6 January 1999
Piano and violin for the Millennium
Presented by Yayasan Polosseni, STSI Bali, Amanresort and Ansett Australia
Venue: Natya Mandala
Sekolah Tinggi Seni Indonesia (STSI)
Jalan Nusa Indah, Denpasar
Tel: 62 361 975 869
yayasan polosseni

Exhibition
7 - 16 January 2000
Art exhibition of four leading Indonesian contemporaryartists
Nasirun, I Made Djirna, Yunizar and sculptor Syahrizal
at The Hotel Padma Bali
Contact: Tjipjanto Soerjanto General Manager
or Ms.Mayke Boestami - Public Relations Manager Hotel Padma Bali
Phone: 62 361 752111 Fax: 62 361 752140
E-mail: sales@hotelpadma.com

Regular Events

Akapella Group
Practises every Thursday 6pm in Fremantle
Phone: Tony (61) 08 9335 4242

Rampak Drumming
conducted by Master Drummer Ron Reeves
Classes are held in Sydney every week
email: ronrif@hotmail.com

Indonesia Dance Group, Gold Coast
Indonesian dance from Sabah to Merauke classes
Classes every Saturday 11am-2pm
at Southport Community Centre Queensland
Phone/Fax: Ibu Vera Kos (61) 07 5571 0198

Sundanese Gamelan Class
Held Weekly at the Indonesian Embassy
Canberra ACT
Teacher: Dodi Darmadi
Phone: 02 6287 7972

Suara Indonesia - Radio Show
Radio Bay FM 91.3
Byron Bay and Nth Coast NSW - Gold Coast
Every Sunday 4-6pm
Phone: 61 02 66 857 789

SBS Radio - Indonesian News
Sydney (97.7FM) and Melbourne (93.1FM):

Woollongong: 1485AM
See SBS listing in our Directory: Go

SBS Television - Indonesian News
11 - 11.30 am Monday to Saturday : jam 11.00 pagi Hari Senin sampai Hari Sabtu
TVRI Daily News including Persepsi, News and Weather
SBS Television Network

 

Sekaa Gong Tirta Sinar
Balinese Gamelan practice every Wednesday 6-8pm
at Maclauran Hall University of Sydney
Phone: Gary Watson (61) 02 9351 2923

RRI - Wayang Golek
Radio Republic Indonesia have wayang golek every Saturday night broadcastfrom Gedung Lokananta, RRI Bandung, Jl Diponegoro.

Sekolah Indonesia Sydney
Indonesian Community Language School
Marrickville Public School, NSW
Phone: Jon Soemarjono (61) 02 9879 4450

Sydney Gamelan Jawa
Javanese gamelan practices and dance classes every week
Contact: Frank Reagan (61) 02 9211 5242

If you would like to send us information about Indonesian cultural events, email us:
indoartsalliance@hotmail.com

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