Indonesian Cultural Events

2005

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Email events to: aiaa@aiaa.org.au

Previous Years

January

Bali Fine Arts Biennale Pre-Summit (January- October)
" Space and Scape"

In an apparent move to put Bali in the front lines of the world's contemporary arts scene, a group of Balinese scholars, artists and writers have pooled their resources to organize the island's first fine arts biennale.

The biennale will comprise two main events, the pre-Summit and the Summit. The pre-Summit will take place from January until October 2005 while the Summit will be held from November to December 2005.

The pre-Summit will be in the form of various constructive, critical events aimed at conceptually enriching the biennale and warming up the public for the upcoming Summit," Bandem noted.

February

Tuju Taksu - Mask Dance Theatre "Passengers of Light 2005"

Saturday 5th Feb, 7pm at Gaya Gallery, Ubud, Bali

Theatre mask performance with video installation - Tuju Taksu is an international group of performers using mask improvisation to create powerful new media.

Jl. Raya Sayan, Ubud, Bali. Phone: +62 361 979252/979253. Email gaya@gayafusion.com, or visit www.gayafusion.com

“IMD for Aceh” A Fundraising Concert by Institut Musik Daya and Habitat for Humanity Indonesia

Friday, 18th February 2005, 19:00 for 19:30, in the Nick Mamahit’s Performance Hall of the Institut Musik Daya

In response to the Tsunami disaster, any funds raised during this event will be donated to Habitat for Humanity Indonesia for building a school and arts community centre to maintain the education for children of Aceh and North Sumatra.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, INSTITUT MUSIK DAYA, INDONESIA Jalan Wijaya IX No.21, Graha Arteri Mas Kav.31 Kebayoran Baru, Jalan Panjang No.68 Jakarta 12160, Kedoya, Jakarta Barat

Ph. +62 21 7209748, Ph. +62 21 58302960 Fax. +62 21 7258963, Fax. +62 21 58308961

Email. imd@attglobal.net

March

Open Day and Press Gathering

2nd March 2005 from 6:00 – 7:30PM
Nick Mamahit Performance Hall, Institut Musik Daya, Jakarta

To help raise public awareness of the need for arts management, an Open Day and Press Gathering is being held at Institut Musik Daya, to inform the media about the past and current activities of the Institute in achieving its objectives since the school moved to its present premises and to introduce the Arts Management Certificate Program.

Institut Musik Daya, founded in 2001 by Tjut Nyak Deviana Daudsjah, is the first music institute respecting international teaching standards in Indonesia. Its purpose is to participate in raising the standards of music in Indonesia, and to diffuse original high-quality music throughout the archipelago. Based in a cheerful and pleasant residence in Kebayoran Baru, a quiet South Jakarta neighborhood, it offers complete facilities and prominent teachers to achieve a successful and enjoyable formation in music practice, theory and performance.

Detailed information on the Arts Management Program is available at Institut Musik Daya Ph. +62 21 7209748 Fax. +62 21 7258963 Email. imd@attglobal.net

VITALITY4LIFE Yoga Healing Retreats in Ubud, Bali

March 12 – 18 Awakening Your Vitality with John Ogilivie

Byron Bay-based Vitality 4 Life is organising monthly Yoga Healing Retreats in Ubud, Bali with top international yoga instructors.

These are the only yoga retreats in Bali that offer in depth weeklong yoga instruction, supported by raw foods and living juices, plus a range of exceptional bodywork and beauty therapy. In a secluded location only minutes from the heart of Ubud, these retreats are designed for beginning to advanced yoga practitioners. With a limit of 13 participants, the retreat offers individual attention in all areas of one’s transformation. A staff of dedicated professionals are available for massage, craniosacral therapy, colonic hydrotherapy and more. The facilities include a sauna, steam, mud baths, whirlpool, yoga studio, swimming pool, a health and raw foods library, and a full beauty salon that uses traditional Balinese as well as European treatments.

Each retreat is unique and reflects the teachers’ particular experience and expertise in a range of yogic practise. The earthly and cultural delights of Bali will be fully utilised for indoor and outdoor activities throughout the week, and instruction in raw foods and living juices are also part of the programme. Come join us for a joyous week of inner and outer healing that will last a lifetime.

For full details on all the retreats please visit www.baliyogaretreat.com or contact Alison Pearl: apearl@mullum.com.au

April

VITALITY4LIFE Yoga Healing Retreats in Ubud, Bali

April 16 – 22 Balance and Bliss with Rachel Zinman

Byron Bay-based Vitality4Life is organising monthly Yoga Healing Retreats in Ubud, Bali with top international yoga instructors.

These are the only yoga retreats in Bali that offer in depth weeklong yoga instruction, supported by raw foods and living juices, plus a range of exceptional bodywork and beauty therapy. In a secluded location only minutes from the heart of Ubud, these retreats are designed for beginning to advanced yoga practitioners. With a limit of 13 participants, the retreat offers individual attention in all areas of one’s transformation. A staff of dedicated professionals are available for massage, craniosacral therapy, colonic hydrotherapy and more. The facilities include a sauna, steam, mud baths, whirlpool, yoga studio, swimming pool, a health and raw foods library, and a full beauty salon that uses traditional Balinese as well as European treatments.

Each retreat is unique and reflects the teachers’ particular experience and expertise in a range of yogic practise. The earthly and cultural delights of Bali will be fully utilised for indoor and outdoor activities throughout the week, and instruction in raw foods and living juices are also part of the programme. Come join us for a joyous week of inner and outer healing that will last a lifetime.

For full details on all the retreats please visit www.baliyogaretreat.com or contact Alison Pearl: apearl@mullum.com.au

Indian Artists Network

Award winning artists from India will be exhibiting their paintings at World Trade Centre, Sudirman, Jakarta, Indonesia from 18th April 2005 till 30th April 2005 (9am till 8pm-all days)Please do not forget to come. This is a collective effort of exhibition in Jakarta by 30 reputed artists from India. We still need sponsors for the success of this exhibition. The sponsors name and logo will be put on all invitation cards that we shall print in Jakarta. Please see the rough design of the invitation card at http://www.indianfineartsnetwork.org/mywings1.asp?artistid=101

Ajit Vahadane Organiser,
Indian Artists Network, Bombay,India
Website:www.indianfinearts.com
Website:www.indianfineartsnetwork.org
Email:admin@indianfinearts.com
Mobile in Bombay:+91-9821656016
"Living with Dignity is the only Fine Art in Life.Everything else is nothing but commercial art for survival"

May

Australian Consortium for "In-Country" Indonesian Studies

Closing date for applications is 1st May 2005, for the August to December semester of 2005.

See August for details. Click here for Application Forms.

"Building the Blue Print of the Indonesian State"

The Perhimpunan Pelajar Indonesia Australia (Indonesian Student’s Association in Australia/PPIA) will organize the 2nd Indonesia Next Conference, to be held in Canberra, May 2005.

The conference will provide a dynamic forum for Indonesian and Australian youth to dialogue the following issues:

Achieving stability and security: what are the threats and how should Indonesia deal with them (especially after the unspeakable Tsunami that hit Aceh and North Sumatera)? What relationships are important and how could they be strengthened?
The future of Islam in Indonesia, where to from here?
Indonesia’s economic development: the national economic development strategy, banking, fiscal policy, monetary policy, state enterprises, small and medium enterprises.
Sectoral development: the future of agriculture, natural resources management, health and education, and forestry and fishery.
Regional development including issues of political and fiscal decentralization, rural poverty, and ethnic conflict.
Domestic politics including examining the political party system, the general election, the parliamentary system and the role of the security services.
Good governance: how to continue the push for institutional and bureaucratic reform.
Media: improving the media’s voice, integrity and professionalism.

The conference will explore ideas from Indonesia, looking across the disciplines to formulate alternative strategies and policies that together form a blueprint for Indonesia’s development. Conference participants will primarily be Indonesian students studying at Australian universities. Also, Australian students of Indonesia and Australian Youth Ambassadors will be invited to present papers and/or participate. The conference will strengthen dialogue and cooperation between thefuture leaders of Indonesia’s private and public sectors, and strengthen their voice in Indonesia’s development.

The conference will invite Hon Alexander Downer (Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australia, Dr. Muhammad Hidayat Nurwahid (Chairman of the People’s Consultative Assembly/MPR), Dr. Bambang Sudibyo, (Indonesia’s National Education Minister) and Dr. Sri Mulyani (Indonesia’s State Minister for the National Development Planning/Bappenas) as the potential keynote guest speakers.

Contact:

HENDRA YUSRAN SIRY
ConvenorVELIX WANGGAI
PPIA General Secretary

Address:
c/o RMAP RSPAS, the Australian National University Canberra 0200, ACT
Telp. 02-61258072 Fax. 02-61254896 Mobile: 0423-725229 e-mail: hendra.siry@anu.edu.au
Website : http://www.ppi-australia.org/

VITALITY4LIFE Yoga Healing Retreats in Ubud, Bali

May 21 – 27 Shiva/Shakti – Hatha Yoga expressed through Tantrism with Steve Hanmer

Byron Bay-based Vitality4Life is organising monthly Yoga Healing Retreats in Ubud, Bali with top international yoga instructors.

These are the only yoga retreats in Bali that offer in depth weeklong yoga instruction, supported by raw foods and living juices, plus a range of exceptional bodywork and beauty therapy. In a secluded location only minutes from the heart of Ubud, these retreats are designed for beginning to advanced yoga practitioners. With a limit of 13 participants, the retreat offers individual attention in all areas of one’s transformation. A staff of dedicated professionals are available for massage, craniosacral therapy, colonic hydrotherapy and more. The facilities include a sauna, steam, mud baths, whirlpool,yoga studio, swimming pool, a health and raw foods library, and a full beauty salon that uses traditional Balinese as well as European treatments.

Each retreat is unique and reflects the teachers’ particular experience and expertise in a range of yogic practise. The earthly and cultural delights of Bali will be fully utilised for indoor and outdoor activities throughout the week, and instruction in raw foods and living juices are also part of the programme. Come join us for a joyous week of inner and outer healing that will last a lifetime.

For full details on all the retreats please visit www.baliyogaretreat.com or contact Alison Pearl: apearl@mullum.com.au

June

VITALITY4LIFE Yoga Healing Retreats in Ubud, Bali

June 18 – 24 Journeying to the Inner Temple with Rose Baudin

Byron Bay-based Vitality4Life is organising monthly Yoga Healing Retreats in Ubud, Bali with topinternational yoga instructors.

These are the only yoga retreats in Bali that offer in depth weeklong yoga instruction, supported by raw foods and living juices, plus a range of exceptional bodywork and beauty therapy. In a secluded location only minutes from the heart of Ubud, these retreats are designed for beginning to advanced yoga practitioners. With a limit of 13 participants, the retreat offers individual attention in all areas of one’s transformation. A staff of dedicated professionals are available for massage, craniosacraltherapy, colonic hydrotherapy and more. The facilities include a sauna, steam, mud baths, whirlpool, yoga studio, swimming pool, a health and raw foods library, and a full beauty salon that uses traditional Balinese as well as European treatments.

Each retreat is unique and reflects the teachers’ particular experience and expertise in a range of yogic practise. The earthly and cultural delights of Bali will be fully utilised for indoor and outdoor activities throughout the week, and instruction in raw foods and living juices are also part of the programme. Come join us for a joyous week of inner and outer healing that will last a lifetime.

For full details on all the retreats please visit www.baliyogaretreat.com or contact Alison Pearl: apearl@mullum.com.au

Inspirasi Indonesia Arts Festival 2005

June to July Byron Bay Community Centre NSW Australia

• Indonesian Film Festival
• Photographic exhibition
• internationally acclaimed Indonesian multi media artist Heri Dono to Byron Bay in July to be a guest speaker at the forthcoming 48 Hours of Visual Arts Festival.
• Wayang Kulit and Performance Art with Heri Dono
• Indonesian Performing Arts Workshops
• Inspirasi Festival Day - featuring Gamelan Gathering, Indonesian Music and Dance, and traditional food
  

Contact Dee 61 2 66855214 or e-mail aiaa@aiaa.org.au ( attention Dee )

July