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2003

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Previous Years

The group Makukuhan will tour schools in NSW and ACT for Musica Viva In Schools. Watch this space for more information.

January

A Convocation of Children

January 24-30
Bali to Hosted the 3rd Congress of Indonesian Children.
Seto Mulyadi, well-known children's advocate/educator and Chairman of the National Committee for the Protection of Children (Komnas PA), announced that the Children's Congress would be highlighted by dialogues between children and various government representatives, including members of the National Cabinet expected to join the Congress. A number of provincial governors from across Indonesia were also expected to participate. The Congress marked the first meeting of the Komnas PA since the introduction of Law No. 23 of 2002 dealing with the protection of children's rights.
© Bali Discovery Tours. Excerpts from this article
may be reproduced if http://www.balidiscovery.com/ is attributed.

Fusion Strength 2003 Indonesia - Singapore

18 January - 16 February
Artists from Indonesia and Singapore collaborated in a series of exhibitions in Magelang, Malang and Jogjakata including a group performance - installation - exhibition at Berda Art Space
Contact; Langgeng Gallery, Magelang
Email; ddmg@hotmail.com
Puri Art Gallery; Malang
Email; rinawatib@hotmail.com
Berda Art Space, Jogjakarta
Email; hijau462@indosat.net.id and sujud_d@yahoo.com

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Febuary

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March

Berapa...How much does paradise cost?

March 10-17
Exhibition by Australian Artist Lucille Martin - paintings and installations at Fox Galleries Ground Floor AXA Building 144 Edward St, Brisbane.
Tel: 07 3210 2442
Email: foxgalleries@powerup.com.au

Performance Festival, Denpasar

March 16-22
The students of Udayana and Teater Orok ran a performance festival at the Surdirman Campus near Matahari in Denpasar. 29 universities took part from: Padang, Samarinda, Banjarmasin, Palu, Makassar, Kendari, Mataram et al. Ratna Sarumpaet played with her group, and W.S. Rendra gave a workshop on the last day. Please contact Suara Indonesia Magazine for more details.
Email: suaraindonesiamagazine@yahoo.com.au

'Indonesia from the Inside' - photographs by Tantyo Bangun.

17-29 March.
This was Tantyo's first Australian exhibition, featuring images from Indonesian life in all corners of the archipelago.
The 4th Floor Gallery, 87-89 Foveaux Street, Surry Hills, NSW 2021.
Contact Nicola Frost: mailto:an801njf@gold.ac.uk

Harmony Day Festival

March 22
The Indonesian Community Council of NSW with Suara Indonesia and in Association with DIMIA organised a Harmony Day at the the Addison Road Community Centre in Marrickville.
This is a cultural festival and included workshops in the main hall with music and dance groups on an outside stage. Annie Blenkinsopp: blenkinsoppa@sesahs.nsw.gov.au

Festival Indonesia 2003

30 March 2003
House of Indonesia Inc, Sydney hosted the Festival Indonesia in Darling Harbour - Sydney Australia. This festival consisted of Indonesian Food Bazaar, Product Exhibition, Cultural Performances as well as a Traditional Costume Competition. Contact: Betsy Koffel, The Festival Indonesia Committee, House of Indonesia Inc.
"Indopages" info@indopages.com.au

Performing Words 2003

During March 2003.
The Substation hosted a 3-week full-time workshop entitled Performing Words 2003: Singapore for women performers who want to create and perform their own texts.
Email: verenatay@pacific.net.sg or audrey@substation.org

Sharing Art & Religiosity

24-28 March 2003
'Sharing Art & Religiosity' supported art and dialogue in relation to religious/sacred traditions. The sharing program seeked to recall into consciousness and to create a significant dialogue to strengthen interfaith exchange from the source of art and religiosity.
at Mandala Wisata Samuan Tiga-Bedulu, Bali. Please contact Suara Indonesia Magazine for more details.
Email: suaraindonesiamagazine@yahoo.com.au

Tommee and The Neighbourhood

7th March 2003
"Life to taste" music performance by Sydney Indonesian Musician Tommee and his band The Neighbourhood at Coorabell Hall, Coorabell.
Contact: Liro256@hotmail.com

A Journey to Remember

14th March 2003

Indonesian Night on the Gold Coast - star performer Didik Nini Thowok from Yogyakarta. Also Yapong dance, Sriwijaya dance, Rangda, Kecak, Ngarojeng dance, Rantak dance and Rampak Kendang. Fundraiser for Bali bomb victims and Paradise Kids. Conrad Jupiters,
Contact: Abi 0405195657 or Berry 0421460570

Berapa? How much does paradise cost

Opening 14th March
Solo exhibition of works by Lucille Martin. Berapa was an exhibition of beautifully hand-sewn Balinese images that also discuss Australia's relationship with Bali.
Fox Galleries, Ground Floor, AXA Building, 144 Edward St Brisbane.
Artist talk at Metro Arts Centre, 109 Edward st Brisbane.
E mail: foxgalleries@powerup.com.au

Alkestis

March 18 - April 12 Tues
By Euripides - Directed by Don Mamouney
Euripides rocked the ancient world by putting tragedy on a collision course with comedy and in so doing mounted a stinging and often hilarious attack on men and their gods.
Musical Director: Sawung Jabo, Performed by: Valerie Berry, Carlo Drago, Adam Hatzimanolis, Sawung Jabo, Panda Likoudis, Nicholas Mitsakis, Georgina Naidu, Alex Sideratos.
Sidetrack Studio Theatre 142 Addison Rd, Marrickville.
mailto:boxoffice@sidetrack.com.au

The Community Game

March 19
Telstra Stadium (Homebush) Swans versus Carlton plus a multicultural festival of performances inside and outside the stadium DIMIA hold their Harmony Day festivals on this day. ICC provided dancers and food stalls along with other ethnic groups outside the stadium.

Film premiere - Buniun

March 29
Buniun: Guthrie theatre, UTS Building, Harris Street, Sydney.
Website: www.Buniun.com

Indonesian Festival

March 30
Sponsored by House of Indonesia, Darling Harbour. Indonesian food bazaar, product exhibition, cultural performances as well as traditional costume competition.
Contact Betsy Koffel info@indopages.com.au

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April

Titis

A new movie by Langit Production and direction by N. Mouly Surya premiered in Melbourne in April and in Sydney in May. Email: suaraindonesiamagazine@yahoo.com.au

Terbaik Band Competition 2003.

April 18
Babak Seleksi (audisi): Maret-April 2003. Final: Sydney, April18 April; venue TBA.
Email: terbaik2003@yahoo.com

"Kartini" on the Gold Coast

Saturday, 19th April
IIGGC Australia Community fundraising for annual program - Fun day for "Kebaya Contestants". Ticket including Indonesian Dish/ International Show/ Raffles.
Southport Community Centre, Lawson Str, Southport.
For enquires call: 61 (7) - 55710198 or Mobile 0 415 623 674.
Presents by: International Indonesian Group-Gold Coast-Australia in association with Indonesia Dance Group-Gold Coast-Australia. PO Box. 2957 - Southport - Queensland 4215 - Australia/
Email: iiggcaustralia@hotmail.com or indonesiagold@hotmail.com

Inacraft 2003

April 23-27
The 5th Jakarta International Handicraft Trade Fair at Balai Sidang, jakarta Convention Center, more than 500 exhibitors. Activities included: Seminars, fashion show, products demonstration, buyer's night. Services: Custom clearance, hotel reservation, company visit, sightseeing. Organiser: Association of Exporters and Producers of Indonesian Handicraft. Address: Jl. Wijaya 1 No.3A, Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta Selatan - Indonesia,
Tel: (62-21) 7252032, 7252033; fax (62-21) 7252062,
Email: asephipusat@hotmail.com
Contact Rudy Lengkong - Chairman. Website: http://wwwmediatamabinakreasi.com/ina/introduction.html

Parade of Internationally Acclaimed Artists?

A number of exciting concert programs may be soon coming to Bali. Among the musical groups rumored to be waiting in the wings for Bali appearance date at the Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park (GWK) include:

1 The Red Hot Chili Peppers - is was expected to perform in Bali on an unspecified date in April of 2003. 2 Josh Groban and David Foster were reportedly expected in May. Reported to appear at GWK in a mixed concert of serious and pop music supported by a full symphony orchestra. 3 F4 - the 4 Taiwanese boy band is said to be scheduled for a February date in Bali. 4 Luciano Pavarotti - coming to Bali sometime in 2003. 5 Whether any or all of these top entertainers will materialize on a Bali stage remains a matter of some speculation. 6 Stay tuned to balidiscovery.com for confirmation and information on important concert dates scheduled for Bali.
Bali Discovery Tours.
http://www.balidiscovery.com/

Invitation from The Space

29 Apr 2003
Forum Topic: Arts Coverage in the Australian Media
The Space and a panel of live guests debate surrounding arts coverage in Australia. The puplic invited to participate in the discussion.
Live forum guests were Richard Moore - Executive producer, ABC TV Arts; Julie Copeland - Presenter, Radio National's Sunday Morning program; Winsome McCaughey - Executive director, Australia Business Arts Foundation; Georgina Safe - Journalist, The Australian.
Venue:http://www2b.abc.net.au/arts/signal/forum1/

kecak at PKB

Japan-Bali Arts collaboration at Bali Festival
DENPASAR April 27 - The Kecak-Amaterasu, an arts collaboration between Japanese and Balinese artists, which will highlight the ASEAN-Japan cultural festivities in August, will be tried out at the annual Bali Arts
Festival from June 14 to July. "The collaboration, involving 150 artists, will be performed on the Arda
Chandra stage on July 6," a spokesman for the collaboration, Chieko Komatsu, said here Sunday.
According to Komatsu, who is an alumnus of the Indonesian Arts Institute in Denpasar, Bali, the Japanese artists involved in the collaboration will arrive in Bali in May or early June.

Meanwhile, the Balinese artists including students of the Institute of Hinduism, the Indonesian Arts Institute and a number of arts groups have been preparing themselves for the Kecak-Amaterasu performance at the
upcoming Bali Arts Festival. The Kecak-Amaterasu dance is expected to be performed throughout the member
countries of ASEAN and a number of cities in Indonesia. Komatsu expressed hope the arts collaboration activity would also promote the tourism sector in Indonesian, especially Bali, which remains safe and peaceful in the wake of the bomb tragedy on Oct 12, 2002. In addition, such an activity is expected to increase the people's
appreciation of the creation dance which is based on the Balinese and Japanese traditional arts, he said. - Oana/Antara

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May

Shakuntala

3 May 2003
Byron Loves Bali Group is bringing Kerensa and Gamelan Giri Jaya to Byron Shire to perform Shakuntala in a fundraising performance at Bangalow A&I Hall. Gamelan Langen Sari from Byron has also been invited to perform.

Opera Premiere: 'A World of Our Own'

Debut of a Bali Written and Produced Chamber Opera on Friday, May 9, 2003.

May 9 - the Bali Amateur Theatrical Society (BATS) premiered a chamber opera created by a group of Bali expatriates. "A World of our Own," written by Ora Jonasson and Jorge Nelson, with arrangements and orchestration by Erasmus Meinerts depicted the challenges of expatriate life in the new millennium - touching on the themes of globalization, isolation, and terrorism in two acts presented entirely by a cast and orchestra drawn from local and expatriate residents of Bali.
Held at the Bali International Convention Center in Nusa Dua.
All proceeds from the performance weredonated to help the victims from the October 12th tragedy through the Yayasan Kemanusiaan Ibu Pertiwi (YKIP) Foundation.
© Bali Discovery Tours: http://www.balidiscovery.com/ is attributed.

Jammin' 2003 Festival

9th May
Held at the Brisbane Conservatorium. A number of gamelan groups performed at this event.

Wayang performance in Melbourne

May 10
Wayang performance in Melbourne, Australia, presented by female dhalang, Nyi Suharni Sabdowati and accompanied by Melbourne Community Gamelan. Nyi Suharni Sabdowati is a highly respected dhalang from Solo who has been performing for over 40 years.
It was held at the Basement Theatre - Sydney Myer Asia Centre, University of Melbourne, Melbourne Community Gamelan Inc.
Two performances for school students, was held on Thursday the 8th of May entitled Bima Bungkus.
Presented at Renaissance Theatre, Kew High School, Melbourne.
For any further details regarding any of these performances, please contact: melgamelan@hotmail.com OR check out our website: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~gamelan

National Photographic Purchase Award

The Albury Wodonga Regional Art Foundation was sponsoring the 2003 Purchase Award. The John and Margaret Baker Memorial Fellowship was be awarded to a photographer with less than five years exhibiting experience that is judged to have promise in the field.
The deadline was May 12
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.alburycity.nsw.gov.au/gallery/index.htm

Wianta's Dream Land?: A show in blood

By Jean Couteau (Contributor, Denpasar, Bali).

May 15
To the Balinese, the shedding of blood is a sign of cosmic disorder. This disorder is ritually treated in a "reversed" use of violence: by the shedding of blood as offerings (tabuh rah). Blood, which heretofore symbolized death then becomes, through the offering, the blood of life. To this reference to offerings must be added the 2 shrines set on the mound of rice. Yet, in spite of these Balinese allusions, the installation was more than the duplicate of a rite of exorcism. It was, by its very daring, a gesture of distancing, and hence an act of "modernity", not of faith.

Wianta was in fact featuring a simulacrum of an exorcism to invite us to think. Laying bare the impotence of his
tradition - the Balinese offerings - to deal with actual violence, he seemed to be telling us that the
recourse to rites and religion may indeed be fine and well intentioned, but it is bound to fail. To cope with
violence, he suggested, one has first to acknowledge its presence, and then expose its ills if need be by using
outrageous allegories such as blood and suffering. Thus Wianta was inviting us to face the bloodied reality of the world, and to confront it through consciousness.

Her photographs could be seen as a questioning of, and protest against, the way representation and
reality are dealt with in the media. By taking the obscenity of the images to its utmost limit through the visualization of the unbearable, Wianta was telling us that the media don't represent "the" objective reality. It eventually becomes a de-dramatized show of, borrowing Beaudrillard's word, a "hyperreality". As reality thus disappears behind its mediated construction, authentic horror continues to be allowed to occur, and to go on unnoticed, or to wait to burst into the open, as tragically illustrated by the situation in Iraq.

The exhibition ran until May 15 at Gaya Fusion of Arts
Gallery Jl. Raya Sayan, Ubud, Gianyar. Phone:
0361-979253. Fax: 0361-975895.
Email:gaya@g...

Waicak

May 15-16
The Waicak is a religious event observing the birth of Sidharta Gautama held at Mendut and Borobudur temples, Magelang. The ceremony initiated with religious praying in Mendut Temple during the night of May 15, and continued the following day, finally concluding with procession of Buddhist monks and adherents from Mendut to Borobudur Temple. Finally, all Buddhist followers gathered at Borobudur for participation in another religious ceremony. Email: suaraindonesiamagazine@yahoo.com.au

Opportunities for Artists 2004

18th - 30th May 2004
Unpopular Culture - The 2004 Next Wave Festival
Organisers are seeking innovative and engaging takes on the notion of unpopular culture from a variety of artforms including music, visual art, theatre, dance, performance, text and new media.
DEADLINE: August 1 2003
MORE INFORMATION: http:// www.nextwave.org.au

Emha and Kiai Kanjeng - gamelan performance

May 16 - 24
Performances in Sydney, the Australian national University, Narrabundah College, Australian National Library, Melbourne. Please contact Suara Indonesia Magazine for more details.
Email: suaraindonesiamagazine@yahoo.com.au

Sydney Writer's Festival

May 19-25
The Sydney Writer's Festival is Australia's leading literary Festival. In 2002 it attracted close to 40,000 people to its events. Authors came from Indonesia, Palestine, Mexico, the UK, US, China, Canada, India, Germany and France. Indonesian poets Emha Ainun Nadjib and Fathyen Hamama Handry were also at the Festival. Please contact Mali Ritaningsih for more details.
Email: mritan_bid@yahoo.com.au

Wayang Kulit show

29 May
Wayang Kulit Kontemporer - Alias Wayang Skateboard
The contemporary shadow puppet play DASA NAMA KERTA was conceptualized and actualized by I Made Sidia of Bona, Gianyar. This new form of Wayang utilized a wide screen, six dalangs or puppeteers, power point computer generated images as scenery and an orchestra consisting of gamelan instruments, a keyboard and African percussion. As the screen was so large, the dalangs were on skateboards so they could whiz the puppets from one side of the screen to the other with ease.

This new shadow play was first created in November of last year after the tragic bombing in Kuta as a public awareness campaign for post traumatic stress disorder. This particular version was geared towards children between the ages of 10-16 and featured many animal puppets. The burning of the forest resulted in the animals losing their home. They begin to fight with each other but realized in the end that their true enemy is the bhuta kala, or demons. By working together, they were able to defeat
the demons.

Venue: Natya Mandala Stage at STSI, Jalan Nusa Indah in Denpasar.
For further information, call 081 238 05623.

AIA News - May 2003

Annual General Meeting: Remember that the AGM is held in September and everyone should consider nominating for the Committee. Some current Members may not be putting forward their names again, SO, new, enthusiastic and hard-working replacements will be needed. One meeting each month and regular participation in planning and organising events for the delectation of the Association is all that it takes.

Indonesia Study Group: Meetings from 12.30-2.00 p.m., Arndt Room (Seminar Room B), Coombs Building, ANU (unless specified otherwise). Contact Trish van der Hoek, Indonesia Project, 6125 3794, Indonesia.Project@anu.edu.au

Malam Ngobrol/Karaoke Night - AIA News

28 May
42 William Wilkins Crescent, Isaacs, 7.30 p.m., instead of the customary Conversation Evening. As well as featuring well-loved Indonesian songs this will also give everyone a chance to get together. Bring a plate of finger food to share.

Adi Jumaadi

May 29 - June 12
Javanese painter Adi Jummadi's exhibition at the Hill on Hardgrave Gallery, 120 Hargrave St Paddington may be cancelled. But visit the gallery website for further information:www.hillonhargrave.com.au

Conference

Indonesian Students Association of Australia, 30 May 2003, 33rd Annual Asian Studies lecturer - Understanding Islam and Politics in Indonesia Today 31 May 2003 C o n f e r e n c e - in Search of Indonesian Democracy
Enquiries: Please Contact PPIA Secretariat: 3/88 Celtic Av. Mitchell Park, SA 5043 Phone/Fax (08) 837 40027 Email:info@ppi-australia.org

Happy Little Vegemites Program

The Foundation provided up to 80 grants, each of $2,000 to not-for-profit organisations who were working in their community to create a healthy, happy, fun and safe future for people under the age of 18.

Any Questions ?
If you have any questions about making an application for a grant, or generally about the Happy Little Vegemite Foundation, you may telephone the Foundation's information line on 1800 800 020 (freecall) at any time
between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday (except public holidays) Or use the online inquiry form at: http://www.vegemite.com.au/happyLittleVegeEnquiry_Form.asp

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June

Solo Exhibition of Paintings by Pranoto

4 - 30 June
Millenium Gallery - Komplek Pertokoan Golden Plaza Blok B23, Jalan Fatmawati 15, Jakarta, 12420
Phone: 021-750 7828 website http://www.age.jp/~pranoto

Bali Update: World Peace Concert

June 14
The Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park hosted the World Peace Music Awards Concert, Coordinated by a team of world renowned music and concert producers, to which top international performers pledged their talents to a global event in celebration of world peace.
Inspired By a Night of Tragedy, those who have organized the World Peace Concert in Bali drew their inspiration from the tragic events on the night of October 12, 2002, when a terrorist bomb claimed more than 200 lives at a Kuta night spot. Artists, technicians and promoters donated their services to the concert, joining forces to underline Bali's message of peace to the world.
Website: http://www.concertinbali.com/

Borobudur Festival

June 11-17
Was held at the temple site, Java. This international event celebrated the 20th century Anniversary of the Borobudur Temple Restoration. Borobudur is one of the world seven wonders and the biggest Buddhist Temple located at Magelang in Central Java. The Festival theme was Balancing the Nation Heritage Conservation and The Community Development. The Government of Central Java organised the festival to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Borobudur Temple Restoration. Borobudur Temple Compound served as the venue with the temple as a natural stage background. The main festival began during sunset and lasted throughout the night under the full moon. A great display of cultural heritage was performed by countries from different parts of the world under a common purpose of fostering the international friendship. These events were supported by various social and cultural performances by Indonesian traditional dancers, international dancers, exhibitions, seminars, festival native games demonstration, and competitions.
Also: www.central-java-tourism.com

Jakatarta Anniversary Festival 2003

16-22 June 2003
Gedung Kesenian Jakarta, in commemorating Jakarta's anniversary, presents a special program called Jakarta Anniversary Festival (JAF). This program is scheduled to have regular appearances in the coming years. Jakarta Anniversary Festival is an art festival focused on the elements of culture forming the Jakarta society. It is the hundreds of years of ethnic acculturation that gives a unique face to the city's continuing growth of arts up to these days.

These influencing ethnic groups include Chinese, Arabian, European (Portuguese, Dutch, British), Malay, Sundanese and Javanese. The festival also tries to enliven the dying and hardly recognizable arts/cultures such as Arabian Music, Jakarta Folk Theater, etc., all of which are the invaluable assets of the city of Jakarta.

During the festival Gedung Kesenian Jakarta will also present Malay Dances, Ballet from the Netherlands, Chinese Traditional Music and Chinese Opera (Cantonese Puppet Play) as well as "Faces of Jakarta" Photo Exhibition, organized in collaboration with Galeri Foto Antara.

Art Human Nature

June 21
The first program of 'Art Human Nature' was an international gathering held in 2001 at the Commonwealth Center in California. From that gathering, Dharma nature Time proposed that a June Sostice program could be offered annually in worldwide locations.
Wantilan Teja Samudragiri, N. Bali & World-wide Celebrations ensured that each place could create from their land, theme and with their society.
Dharma Nature Time Wantilan Teja Samudragiri PO Box 213 Singaraja, Bali 81100 Indonesia Tel/fax: (++62) 362 28 558, email:dharmanaturetime@hotmail.com, web: www. dharmanaturetime.org.

Adi Jummadi

June 23 - July 6
Javanese painter Adi Jummadi exhibited with others at the Bondi Beach Pavilion Gallery.

Payangan Festival 2003

June 29 - July 6
(Pesta Payangan) Village Wantilan, Central Payangan
Program: Ancient and Traditional Music of Bali

Indonesian GengGong Touring (20 June - 27 July)

For more info on the band please visit the website: http://home.iprimus.com.au/wot

Opportunities for Artists

24 June
New Film Festival
Arts Access were seeking interested filmmakers to contribute ideas to a new film festival to be held in 2004 around themes of disability and "otherness". MORE INFORMATION:http://www.artsaccess.com.au/news/index.cfm?id=230

Straight out of brisbane Design Opportunity

The Straight Out Of Brisbane logo and poster competition for new designers closed on the 30 June 2003. The competition was designed to reinvent the identity of a massive festival of independent and emerging arts, culture and ideas. The winner now has their design plastered all over Brisbane for the next 6 months, from posters to t-shirts.
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.straightoutofbrisbane.com
BORINGART.COM

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July

Opportunities for Artists - San Francisco Performance Video Symposium

Entries closed on 21 July 2003 - Video artists, performance artists, software developers, cultural and film theorists were especially welcome to submit papers for the Symposium.
MORE INFO:

Cultural Celebration Day

Cultural Celebration Day at the Broadbeach mall Gold Coast with variety cultural performance & stall information including Indonesia. contact : Vera 0415 623 674

AIA Exhibition

The AIA Group has been able to take on a number of new players recently. A major exhibition Sari to Sarong 500 years of Indian and Indonesian Textile Exchange was held at the National Gallery of Australia 11 July - 5 October.

7th Yogyakarta Gamelan Festival 2003 (overview)

Exhibition and Bazaar Gayam, 'Gamelan on the Street' by Yogya. A concert by Gayam including KPHH (USA-Yogyakarta), SONO SENI ENSEMBLE (Surakarta), and GRUP MUSIK SANGGAM. Discussion/talk show hosted by Gayam/Geronimo FM, Gamelan on the Street by Yogya, and a concert by Gayam. This day included performances by ensembles from New Zealand, Australia, Yogyakarta, Bali-Australia, Bandung, Canada-Yogya, Aceh, and Pekanbaru. Workshop and Concert by Gayam, performances by international groups and a jam session. There was a workshop & performance by SMKI Bugisan et al. The event included dual concert/performance at Concert Hall, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta. MAXINE HEPPNER DANCE & EVERGREEN CLUB GAMELAN
For more inforemation please go to website: http://www.gayam16.net/YGF/program_2002.htm

"Three Sides of Me" - Solo Exhibition: Kerry Pendergrast

July 12th, 2003 at 7pm - 31st July
Pranoto’s Gallery, Main Road, Ubud, (next door to Fed Ex) Bali Indonesia 80571
Phone -970 827 Mobile -08123 946595 -08123 992536 email: heart_art2@hotmail.com
see more details of the exhibition and gallery on the website: http://www.age.jp/~pranoto

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August

Indonesian Community Association of NSW

August 2
ICANSW held its annual Festival at the Addison Road Community Centre, Marrickville.
Contact: President: Iwan Natapradja 9628 6660 m: 0416 343 709, fax: 9934 7190

Indonesian Independence Day and International Friendship

15 August
jam 6:30pm to midnight di Sharks ( Southport Australian Football Club ) at corner Olsen and Musgrave Street, Southport suburb - Gold Coast. This event held in conjunction with Indonesian Independence day with a topic Indonesian Day of Celebration and International Friendship.
E-mail:iiggcaustralia@hotmail.com

Indonesian Association of NSW

August 16
IANSW annual Festival at the Addison Road Community , Marrickville.
Contact: Jon Soemarjono 9878 4450, m: 0412 396 964

AIA Gamelan Group

August 31
The Group is now busily involved in rehearsing its repertoire to be performed on Sunday 31 August 2003 at the National Gallery of Australia (NGA). The performance starting at 11 a.m. in the NGA Lobby, has been arranged on the occasion of a major textiles exhibition Sari to Sarong: 500 Years of Indian and Indonesian Textile Exchange held from 11 July-6 October and curated by Robyn Maxwell.

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September

Indonesian Cultural Night 2003.

September 6th
The Indonesian Student Association in Queensland is planning to hold an Indonesian Cultural Night on September 6th 2003 at the Optus Playhouse, Southbank.

The event will be presenting Indonesian traditional dances, ethnic performances such as angklung and sinden, as well as bands. In order to make this year's event to be more special, we have the honour of having traditional performers from other states, such as traditional dancer team and sinden team from Canberra, to be part of this event. Email: r.poerwito@student.qut.edu.au

Reynitta Poerwito ICN 2003 event Coordinator.

"Celebrating Spirit of Learning"

Saturday 27th September-Thursday 2nd October, 2003 - lake Ainsworth, Byron bay Region NSW

The 3rd international gathering for the furthering of 'soul in education' and meaningful life-long learning promises an array of leading edge presenters, innovative thinkers and creative educational artists from all over the world.

Enthusiastic national and international participants, along with many locally based participants from all domains of education and learning, and the general community will be represented. These include indigenous educators, multicultural representatives, youth, parents and Elders. Presenters, participants and performers will come together for 6 days to create a nourishing and stimulating learning community to focus on transformation rather than information.
Topics to be explored will include the following: Soul-Based Life-long Learning & Teaching; Arts, Soul and Innovation in Education; The Spiritual Curriculum & Educational Transformation; Learning Ecology & Environmental Education; The Spirit of Diversity; Transitional Learning; Spirit of Learning in Community.

Community Day: A taste of 'spirit of learning', 9.00am-3.oopm, Sat. 27th September is also open to non-conference participants for a small fee. Details to come soon on web.

Official Opening for conference participants begins at 4.00pm Saturday 27th September and is followed by a special opening dinner, music and entertainment.

Presentations will be interactive through experiential workshops, creative performances and panel dialogue with highly skilled speakers. Facilitators or 'weavers' will help participants to process and integrate the conference topics.

Invited presenters, Artistic Performers, Wrokshop Leaders and paper Presenters will be drawn from all levels of education, learning domains and both the local and global community. See website for details on confirmed presenters.

Early Bird payable in full by 13th June: $870 AUD includes GST

Regular Fees payable after 13th June: $970 AUD includes GST

Non Residential Registration Fees (as above) (6 days: Include all lunches, morning and afternoon teas, Community Day & two special conference dinners (Sat. & Wed. evenings).

Full Residential Fees: As above plus$220 - $550 AUD 3 levels accommodation & all meals)

See WEBSITE for further details & Registration forms www.spiritoflearning.com

Contact: Dawn Griggs (Convener) Tel/fax 61(2)6685 4495 dawn@spiritoflearning.com
Cheryl Moses (Secretary) Tel 61(2)6680 9112 Mob 042729 7182 cheriemose@ozemail.com.au
Dr. Neil Davidson: (Program Coordinator) n.davidson@uws.edu.au

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October

Bengawan Solo Fair - Surkarta Municipality

It is a tourism event where visitor can enjoy a variety of attractions such as Tourism-Handicraft-Souvenir-Painting Exhibitions and Sales. Contests of the "Wayang" (Leather Puppet Shadow Play) performers, the "Tayub" Dance, Painting, Bird Warble. Traditional Food Festival, Seminar, Fashion Show and Commodity on Great Sales. Besides visitos can attend the commemoration of the coronation Anniversay of the Keraton Kasunanan's King Pakoe Boewono XII who ascend the throne in 1944.

The king takes the occasion of the coronation anniversary to sit on the throne and the Royal family pays homage to the King. The event concludes with the Grand Parade of the Kasunanan Palace's Royal Family to go around the city of Surakarta.

Digital Art 2003: Digital Print/Screen/Audio: Award

Final date for Entries: 3rd October 2003
The 10th open exhibition and competition for creativity and new media is celebrating the Original and first ever ‘Digital Art’ exhibition by holding the event in the Asean, reflecting the Global influence of the exhibition, hosted by the British Council and Surabaya Arts Council, Indonesia. UK entry Selectors from the V&A Museum, Middlesex University School of Art and City Lit. Digital Arts Centre.
All the information and entry details on the website at: www.epson.co.uk/dpa
For mailed entry form send A4 International Reply Coupon to: DA2003, LPAM, Centre for Cultural Studies, Gayung Sari 11/55, Surabaya, Java, Indonesia.

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November

Javanese Muscician and Pupeteer

Nov/Dec (dates are still to be finalised)
Dr Joko Susilo is a traditionally trained dalang, shadow puppet master, with a doctorate in ethnomusicology (University of Otago), who has performed and taught Javanese music and participated in experimental, intercultural performances in New Zealand, USA and Europe. As artist in residence at the University of Tasmania from August to December 2003, he will be involved in working with students of performing arts in an experimental production using wayang kulit-shadow puppet - techniques. He will also train a group of musicians in playing the gamelan orchestra. The gamelan will both accompany Joko Susilo in a traditional wayang kulit performance and participate in the experimental theatre production.

If you are interested in hosting Joko Susilo for workshops-masterclasses, in central Javanese wayang kulit and gamelan and/or for a wayang kulit performance, please contact me. Joko will be available at the end of November and during December (schedule still provisional at this stage).
Carmencita Palermo: cpalermo@utas.edu.au
For further information on Soko go to: http://www.gamelan.org/jokosusilo/index.html.

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December

Digital Artx: Digital ASEAN, The ASEAN Art Award 2003

A new exhibition is taking place at the British Council in December, Jakarta focusing on new media and Indonesian arts. The exhibition originated in the UK and for the 10th anniversary is taking place in Indonesia and featuring work by local artists.
Web: http://digital-art-x.netfirms.com, email: dpa@ukgateway.net

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