Indonesian Cultural Events
1999
January 1999
Women Seeing Men - Exhibition
Commencing 1 January 1999
Seniwati Gallery, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
E-mail: seniwati@dps.mega.net.id
IDUL FITRI
19 - 20 January 1999
The end of the Ramadan month of fasting is celebrated in Indonesia with
Mass prayer, feasting and in Jogja, a beautiful procession, including
a rice mountain which is given to the poor by the Sultan.
February 1999
"The Year of Living Dangerously"
26 February - 14 March 1999
Playhouse Theatre Perth Western Australia
Collaboration of Australian and Indonesian artists-
theatre, photography, Javanese Wayang Kulit, music.
by The Black Swan Theatre Company.
Festival of Perth University of Western Australia Nedlands WA 6907
Website: www.festival.uwa.edu.au
Gamelan Swara Naga Concert
12 - 2pm 26 February 1999
On the Lawn outside Student's Assoc Building
University of New England
Phone: 02 6773 6447
Gamelanathon Swara Naga
27 February 1999
Armidale
Phone: 02 6773 6447
March 1999
Festival Kesenian Indonesia I - 1999
5 - 11 March 1999
Institut Seni Indonesia
Jl Parangtritis Km 6 Yogyakarta Indonesia
Phone: 62 274 373659/371 233
Email: bks-seni@yogya.wasantara.net.id
Web site: http://members.tripod.com/~isiyogya/fki.htm
HARI NYEPI -Balinese New Year
18 March 1999
Celebrated with a day of silence and meditation
No machinery of any kind is permitted to be used including transport
Contemporary Indonesian Art from the Queensland Art Gallery Collection
Includes works by Affandi, Nindityo Adipurnomo, Heri Dono, Anusapati,
Dede Eri Supria and Setiawan Sabana
6 March - 20 June 1999
at Queensland Art Gallery Brisbane Queensland Australia
Web site: http://qag.qld.gov.au
Women Imaging Women - Exhibition and conference
Artists from Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam
11 - 31 March 1999
Cultural Centre of the Philippines
E-mail: indigo@kal.upd.edu. Phone/Fax: (632) 437 2371
Gandrik
"Brigade Maling" - Theatre perfomance by reknowned Indonesian satirical theatre group.
24 March 8pm, 25 March 8pm, 26 March 12.30pm, 27 March 8pm,
Alexander Theatre Monash University Melbourne Australia
Bookings Phone:(03) 9905 1111
Musik Pop Workshop
27 March 1999
Tom Plummer and Kate Reitzenstein
PO Box 120 Nth Fremantle WA 6159
Phone: (61) 08 9336 1039
B.E.A.T. International Gamelan Festival
21 - 28 March 1999
at Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand
Phone: 0064 4 471 5369
Exhibition - Geoff Todd
27 March - 5 April 1999
at Benteng Vredeberg (Dutch Fort) Yogyakarta Indonesia
Phone: CaSa CaSinta Gallery Yogyakarta 62 274 381349
Indonesian Gold
Exhibition of gold artifacts from the museum of Jakarta from 7th Century to 20th Century
26 March - 23 May 1999
at Queensland Art Gallery Brisbane Australia
Phone: (61) 07 3840 7161
April 1999
Batari
Cross-cultural drumming group exploring new horizons in Asian music
Moto Niwa and Tom - Taiko - Japanese drum, Francis Gilfedder - suling
at National Folk Festival Canberra ACT Australia
Contact: Moto Niwa at BEMAC Email: bemac@uq.net.au
Warogus
Ron Reeves, Wahyu Roche, Agus Super. Performance and Workshop of original music on
kendang, kecapi, suling, djembe, vocals, serunai, flageolet, kalimba and didgeridoo.
Byron Bay Easter Monday 5 April 7.30 pm at Byron Scout Hall Byron Bay NSW
Workshop 2 - 4 pm Tuesday 6 April at Presbyterian Hall Byron Bay
Phone: Wawan Prahara (61) 02 6685 5554 Judith Shelley (61) 02 6685 7789
Sydney Saturday 10 April 1999 Workshop - 5pm, Performance - 8pm
at Eastside Arts, Paddington Uniting Church, Sydney, NSW.
Phone: Suzan Piper 02 9560 4385.
For furthur information or bookings for August Phone: Jane Birmingham 02 4751 40910
May 1999
Balinese Gamelan Recital
Master of Music Recital by Gary Watson and Sekaa Gong Tirta Sinar
and special guest performance by Bpk I Wayan Gandra
Monday 3 May 1999 at 7.30pm
at Maclauran Hall, Main Quad, University of Sydney
Phone: (61) 02 9351 2923
THIS IS A FREE CONCERT!
Hari Indonesia
Indonesian workshops, activities and performances, organised by six primary schools
Contact: Leonie Wittman Indonesian Consultant K-12
Phone: 61 02 9886 7510 Fax: 61 02 9886 7514
Genggong Concert
Friday 28 May 1999 at 8pm
Sidetrack Theatre Marrickville NSW
Contact: Suzan Piper Phone: 02 9560 4385
Pak Wiryono - Indonesian Ambassador
with Bob Elson, Professor of Asian Studies Griffith University
15 May 1999 at 10.30 am
Northern Theatre II at Nathan Griffith University Campus
Contact Bob Elson at Griffith Univerity Queensland Australia
June 1999
11th Yogyakarta Arts Festival
Yogyakarta Central Java Indonesia
Contact: sapto_r@yogya.wasantara.net.id
AIAA Meeting - Gold Coast
5 June 1999 12 noon lunch (bring a plate), meeting 2pm to 5pm
Information sharing and discussion
Southport Community Centre Lawson St Southport Queensland
All welcome. Contact Judy Phone (02) 6695 7789 or email indoarts@mullum.com.au
Indonesian National Election
7 June 1999
AIAA Meeting - Sydney
10 June 1999 7pm
Information sharing and discussion
Unit 3/8-10 Schwebel St Marrickville NSW Australia
Contact: Kirsty Martin Phone: (61) 02 9554 6020
Garis at Sydney Jazz Festival
14 June 1999, Daytime, Aquashell, Darling Harbour
A nine piece ensemble based in Sydney which blends haunting vocals, complex javanese gamelan and contemporary jazz
Garis Music Productions 1/75 The Boulevarde, Dulwich Hill NSW 2203
Phone/Fax: (02) 9564 0763. Website: http://www.cia.com.au/didi.garis
Drum Dance
16 June 1999 at Fly By Night Fremantle WA
A Night of drumming including Ron Reeves, Repercussions with Marimba Band, Drummer Donna, Dipanjali etc
Contact: Ron Reeves Email: ronrif@hotmail.com
Malam Indonesia - Fundraising Event for OZINDO Project
17 June 1999 at 7pm at Kulcha (above Dome coffeshop) in Fremantle WA
$15/12 includes yummy Indonesian food
Entertainment from Antar Nusa akapella, Indonesian Consulate Angklung Ensemble,Perth Community Gamelan and Ron Reeves and friends along with a chance tomeet the OzIndo crew.
Contact: Robert Letchford Phone: (61)08 9332 3468
Email: r.letchford@student.murdoch.edu.au
Australia Indonesia Relations
25 June 1999
Luncheon Seminar - The Hon Alexander Downer, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mr Paul Kelly International Editor The Australian
Contact : Asialink Phone: (61) 03 9349 1879
Email: l.alpers@asialink.unimelb.edu.au
July 1999
Darwin International Guitar Festival
June 30 to July 10 1999 Venue address: NTU School of Music Darwin Northern Territory Australia
The Festival is a biennial event celebrating the classical guitar masters of the World. Includes an innovative event called Guitars and Gamelan
web site: http://www.ozemail.com.au/~clasguit/
Contact: Adrian Walter School of Music NTU
Ph: +61 (0)8 8946 6540
Email address: paulgrey@ozemail.com.au
Yogya International Gamelan Festival
2 - 4 July 1999
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
Kari
Winter Workshop Series -Bamboo Angklung
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~clasguit/Commencing 10 July at Palwoods Queensland
Contact: (61) 07 5445 0622
International Conference- East Timor towards Self-Determination
15 - 16 July 1999
University of Western Sydney PO Box 555 Campbelltown 2560
Contact: Dr Geoffrey Hull
Phone: (61) 02 9772 9446
Email: g.hull@uws.edu.au
Cultural Landscape
25 July 1999
Festival of SEA culture, including Indonesia, Laos, Vietnam, etc
Queensland Biennial Festival of Music
BEMAC PO Box 7299 East Brisbane Queensland Australia
Phone: Moto Niwa (61) 07 3391 4433
5th International Maluku Studies Conference
Northern Territory University, Darwin, Australia
14-17 July 1999
Hosted by Centre for Southeast Asian Studies & The Faculty of Arts Northern Territory University
Further details including registration, accommodation, fees, etc.to:
email Prof. Chris Healey: c_healey@banks.ntu.edu.au
Ph: (+618) 8946 6725; Fax: (+618) 894 6977
Assoc Prof David Mearns: d_mearns@banks.ntu.edu.au
Ph: (+618) 8946 6765 or Fax: (+618) 8946 6977
Islam in the New Millennium
Scheduled for July 2000 at the The Australian National University
This conference will examine the role of Islam in Southeast Asia and the Middle East
Professor Virginia Hooker in the Faculty of Asian Studies (fax: 02 6249 0745) or
Professor Amin Saikal in the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies Australian National University
(fax: 02 6249 5410)
"Mr Stupid" by Musik Kabau
July - September 1999
Primary School TIE Tour (Vic, SA)
This 50 minute presentaion features 3 performersincluding special guest artist Admiral and has been a great hit with both adults and children throughout Victorian and South Australian schools. Combining dance, music, storytelling and martial arts
Contact: Indija Phone: 0738 446 883, 0414 446 883.
Email: indija@indo.net.id
August
7th Indonesian Wayang Festival
and International Wayang Festival
7 - 14 August 1999
More than 50 performances of Indonesian wayang forms from Indonesia and ASEAN.
Held once every five years over the last 30 years
Wednesday 11 August
One Day Seminar: Traditional Arts Face the Challenges of Gobalization
held at Indonesian Wayang Building near Taman Mini Jakarta
Contact: H.Y. Susmanto
Jl. Kalibesar Timor No 16 Jakarta 11110 Indonesia
Phone: 62 21 692 7289 Fax: 62 21 692 9560
Email: hysusmanto@bi.go.id or wayang@indosat.net.id
Web site: http://www.1-2.co.id/travel/wayang/english/index.html
Indonesian Independence Day
17 August 1945 - 17 August 1999
World Music Work
Yogyakarta Central Java
Email: sapto_r@yogya.wasantara.net.id
Malam Nusantara - Indonesian Independence Day
Saturday 21 August 1999 6pm - 10pm
Indonesian cultural dances, music, comedian, Indonesian food
at Runaway Bay Community Centre
Lae Drive (opposite Runaway Bay Shopping Centre) Gold Coast Queensland
By Indonesian Community Gold Coast, Balinese Community of Queensland, Indonesia Dance Group - Gold Coast, Gamelan Giri Jaya, Dennis Master Electronic
Contact: Vera 61 07 55710198/ Suma 07 55371139
Indonesian Festival 1999
Saturday 14 August 1999 10am to midnight
Indonesian cultural performances, live bands, fashion, Dangdut, R&B DJ and food festival
at Addison Road Community Centre 142 Addison Rd Marrickville NSW
Presented by The Indonesian Association of NSW - Perhimpunan Indonesia NSW
Contact: Iche Soemarjono 61 02 9878 4450/ Tia Warman 02 9718 0686
Taufik Gunawan 02 9580 4416
Dita Sari National Tour:
10 - 22 August
Contact: ASIET National Secretariat
P.O. Box 458, Broadway 2007 Australia
Tel: 02-96901230 Fax: 02-96901381
Homepage: http\\:www.peg.apc.org\~asiet
Email: asiet@peg.apc.org
Antar Nusa Performance
Indonesian Akapella
Celebrating Independance Day and Sister-City Relationship
Wednesday 25 August 1999
Fremantle Town Hall Fremantle WA
Contact: Tom Plummer
Email: tomp@carmen.murdoch.edu.au
First National Folk Week
23 - 29 August 1999
National Festival of Folk Music
Contact: Dieter Bajzek, Administrator Folk Alliance Australia
P.O. Box 217 Heidelberg Vic 3084 Australia
Phone: (61) 02 9878 4450 or 03 9459 8128 Fax: 03 9455 2333
Email: dieter@mail-direct.com.au
Web Page: http://www.folkalliance.org.au
September 1999
20th Conference and Festival of Asian Composers' League
2 - 9 September 1999
in Yogyakarta and Surakarta Indonesia
Contact: Sapto Raharjo
Email: sapto_r@yogya.wasantara.net.id
Organising in a Virtual World
A Public Forum for Community Activists
8 September 1999 - 6-7.30pm
at NSW Labour Council Auditorium, Cnr Goulburn & Dixon Streets Sydney
Contact: Tony Brown Phone: 61 02 6251 7933
or Peter Lewis Phone: 61 02 9286 1623
Milleniart: Celebration of the Origins
Festival of Oral Traditions
9/9/99 - 14/9/99
Sponsored by MSPI - Indonesian Society of Performing Arts
Contact: Sekretariat Panitia Festim MSPI 1999
Jl. Bukit Dago Selatan 53A Bandung 40135
Fax: 62 22 251 4542
E-mail: mspi@indo.net.id
Carnivale Cha Cha
12 September 1999 12 noon - 6pm
Performance by Rampak Indonesia from Byron Bay
Celebrating cultural diversity in the Tweed
Jack Evans Boat Harbour Tweed Heads NSW
Contact: Nadeyn Barbieri at Norpa
Phone:61 02 66 220 300
Email:norpaac@peg.apc.org
Education and Social Action Conference
Contact: Rick Flowers Director Centre for Popular Education
Faculty of Education University of Technology Sydney
Address: PO Box 123 Broadway NSW 2007 Australia
Email: cpe@uts.edu.au
Phone: 61 02 9514 3843 Fax: 61 02 9514 3939
Trepang - an indigenous opera
Celebrates the contact history of YolnguAboriginal people from N.E.Arnhem Land and
Macassan people from South Sulawesi.
16 - 19 September 1999
Performed the Festival of Darwin
Contact: Andrish Saint-Clare
Email: daripa@octa4.net.au
Makassar Art Forum '99
1 - 9 September 1999Festival of Performing Arts, Fine Art Exhibitions (paintings, sculpture, traditional arts, installations and performance art), Photography Exhibition (presenting performing arts events and Makassar during the Colonization period).
Contact: Jl. Thamrin No. 2 Ujungpandang 90013 Indonesia
Phone: (62) 411 325863
Fax: (62) 411 316757
Email: Maf99@indosat.net.id
Indonesia Update
24-25 September 1999 at the The Australian National University
The theme for the 1999 Update is "Indonesian Society in Transition."
Contact: Karen Nulty Phone 02 6249 3794 or
email: indoadmin@indonesia-project.anu.edu.au
website: http://economics.anu.edu/ip/UpdateOnline99.htm
Bali Workshop
Muted Worlds - Divisions, inequalities and tensions in the economic, political
representational landscapes of Balinese society
24 - 26 September 1999
Baldwin Spencer Conference Room The University of Melbourne
Parkville VIC 3052 Australia
Contact: Dr. Thomas Reuter
Phone: 61 3 9344 4502 Fax: 61 3 9349 4218
Email: t.reuter@anthropology.unimelb.edu.au
or Ms Michelle Chin at PT. Duta Jasindo Utama / Deja Vu Gallery & Bookshop
PO Box 363 Ubud Bali 80571 INDONESIA
Phone: 62 361 978225 Fax: 62 361 978224
Mobile: 62 (0)811 388 630
Email: djucass@indosat.net.id
Minang Vocal Workshops -Admiral Dt Rangkayo Mulia Nan Kuniang
Minangkabau Musician/ComposerWorkshop dates in October and November
Admiral would also particularly appreciate creative development
opportunity to collaborate with local artists and musicians.
Please contact Indija at indija@indo.net.id
Phone: 0738 446 883, 0414 446 883.
Third Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art
September 1999 - 26 January 2000
"Beyond The Future" - exhibition, conference and performances
Queensland Art Gallery, South Bank Brisbane Queensland
Phone: (61) 07 3840 7333 (61) 07 3844 8865
Web site: http://www.apt3.net
Toowoomba Festival of Flowers
September 27 1999 -one week festival
Performance by Gamelan Giri Jaya with Guest artist Bpk Wayan Suwitra
Toowoomba Queensland Australia
Contact: Yvonne Kitley Email: kity@glenvaless.qld.edu.au
Asian-Australian Identities: The Asian Diaspora in Australia
27-29 September 1999
at The Australian National University Canberra Australia
The conference will focus on the theatre, film and literature of Asian-Australians.
-including workshop on "Randai Sumatran folk opera activities in Australia."
Contact:Dr Jacqueline Lo and Dr Helen Gilbert, Australian National University.
Asia Fest
Sunday 10 October 1999
Performances by Genggong and Rampak Indonesia
Selected weekends in September, October and November
A celebration of Asian performing arts,
as part of the East Coast Sculpture Show celebrations
Thursday Plantation Pacific Hwy Ballina NSW
Contact: Nadeyn Barbieri at Norpa
Phone: 61 02 66 220 300
Email: norpaac@peg.apc.org
Towards the Third Millennium Australia, Europe and Asia International Symposium
Your participation is invited in the symposium "T", a joint project organized by Asian Studies and European Studies at the University of Sydney.
24, 25, 26 September 1999
Contact: University of Sydney
GARIS and BALAI ENSEMBLE Performance
"ELEVEN OF US" a Carnivale 99 Event
24 - 26 September 99 8pm
A gamelan in a jazz band - Malay martial arts and the Hustle choreographed in the same dance?Sounds like a totally contradictory concept - yet it actually works well.
@ The Seymour Centre Cnr City Road & Cleveland St Sydney
Bookings: 61 02 9364 9400
Rhythms For Peace
Benefit for East Timor
29 September 1999 7pm
Dance and music by East Timorese performers, Guest Speaker - Amrih Widodo
Plus GengGong, Arafura, Guy Strazzullo, Bobby Singh and Tommy and the Neighbourhood
Presented by Arimba Culture Exchange assisted by Australia East Timor Association
at The Harbourside Brasserie Sydney Australia
Contact:Tel/Fax: 61 (02) 9569 9028
October 1999
Victoria Cattoni - Solo Exhibition
at Seniwati Gallery Ubud Bali
E-mail: seniwati@dps.mega.net.id
Minangkabau percussion and voice Workshops
Brisbane 12-13 OctoberLearn Talempong, gandang, rabana, rapai'i rhythms plus Dendang Minang and Indang Islamic line dance songs
Contact: Indija Phone: 0738 446 883, 0414 446 883.
Masterclass in Minang vocal music
5-13 October 1999 in Brisbane
Participation by selection. Open to professional, semi-professionalvocalists or musicians or performers with a special interest
Apply though BEMAC 07 3391 4433
Email Indija N Mahjoeddin: indija@indo.net.au
The Becak Driver
Film, slide and performance presentation
Wednesday 13th, Thursday 14th, Friday 15th October 7.30 pm
At Rex Cramphorn Studio, Centre for Performance Studies,
University of Sydney
Contact: The Cantrills on Tel/Fax: (03) 9380 6416 before October 9,
after which enquiries may be made on Sydney number (02) 9665 5875
Solo Exhibition - Moelyono
Opening - 15 October
Moelyono is an artist from East Java whose work is being exhibited in the Asia Pacific Triennial at Queensland Art Gallery and is presently undertaking an artist residency at Noosa Regional Gallery
Noosa Regional Gallery Noosa Heads Queensland
Contact: Kevin Wilson (07) 544 95339
Moelyono (07) 544 90 401
Christine Clark (07) 38407 160 - work
Email: clarky_c@hotmail.com
Benefit concert for East Timor
October 23rd at 7pm
Central Javanese and Cirebon Gamelan orchestra and dance
Benefit in support of the East Timorese refugees
produced by the Melbourne Community Gamelan
At Music Department of Melbourne University
210 Berkeley St Parkville (just south of Grattan St)Melbourne.
Contact: Danny Yee email: danny@STAFF.CS.USYD.EDU.AU
Benefit Concert for Caritas East Timor
Sunday 24 October
at the Riverstage in the City Botanical Gardens
behind QUT Brisbane Queensland
Contact: Tony Hitzke email: tonyhitzke@yahoo.com.au
Pasanggiri Tembang Sunda DAMAS ke15
25 October 1999
Tembang Sunga Competition
Preliminary Sessions to be held in a disco called Ceaser's Palace
on Jl Asia Africa, Bandung Indonesia
Artists and Musicians for East Timor
29 October 1999 at 7pm
Benefit concert including classical piano, Late Night Jazz and Art Auction
at the Elephant Rock Cafe Currumbin Queensland
Tickets $25 -Proceeds to Medicins Sans Frontiers (winner of the Nobel Peace Prize this week) and East Timor Relief Association.
The musicians: John Colwill, Judith Henley, Nya Murray, Cassandra McLean.
Tickets available from:
Pandanus Art, Pacific Parade, Currumbin, ph;(07) 55344982
Elephant Rock Cafe, Pacific Parade, Currumbin, Ph; (07) 55982133
Cutters Art, Currumbin Creek Rd, Currumbin, Ph;(07) 55346988
November
Indonesian Festival
at Cowra NSW Australia
Neil Smith Australia Indonesia Association
Phone: (61) 02 9635 4186
OzIndo Welome Back
10.30am - 12.30pm 21 November
at First Fleet park Circular Quay Sydney (next to the Museum of Contemporary Art)Entertainment - Mary MacKillop East Timorese Singers,Arafura (Australian/Indonesian female duet on kecapi and Batak vocals), Seorkesnyah dangdut - Indonesian popular music,Forest High Concert Band
Speakers Hon. Kathy Sullivan MP Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign AffairsHon. Laurie Brereton MP, Shadow Minister for Foreign AffairsRev. John Barr, Head Unity and World Missions, Uniting Church
Phone: 61 02 9560 4385
Wayang Kulit in English
7 - 9.30pm 21 November
Dalang- Marc Hoffman, Niyogo from Sanggar Rediwaluyo
at LIA Pengadegan Campus Jakarta
Sponsored by PPIA and Yayasan LIA celebrating 50 years of Ind-USdiplomatic relations and the 40th anniversary of the founding of the(predecessor of the) two organizations.
Story: Kikis Tunggorono, the Tunggorono Border. A dispute between twosmall countries over an insignificant border area threatens to spread tothe major powers
Phone: (62-21) 720-9567 for invitation
Web site: http://gamelan.webindonesia.com/LIA
Benefit for East Timor by Melbourne Community Gamelan
Performance of Central Javanese music, dance and shadow puppetry
on Saturday November 27 7.30pm
at Footscray Community Arts Centre Amphitheatre
45 Moreland St Footscray Melbourne Australia
Phone 61 (03) 9689 5677
OzIndo Welcome Back Luncheon
29 November at 12 noon
at The Parliament House Stranger's Dining Room
Sydney NSW
Puspawarna: Many Kinds of Flowers
presented by Langen Suka (Sydney Gamelan Association)
7.30pm 27 & 28 November
The Performance Space 199 Cleveland St Redfern Sydney
Tickets $24/$12
Bookings:61 (02) 9319 5091
December 1999
Monologue - Painting Exhibition
by I Made Arya Palguna
5 - 19 December
at Galeri Padi Jl Ir. H. Juanda 329 Bandung
Ph: 62 22 2500578/2504229
Email: padi329@indosat.net.id
The Spirit of Crisis
6 December 1999
Bayu Wirawan and Friends
at Auditorium IAIN Sunan Kalijaya Yogyakarta
Ph: 62 274 515212
Email: U_unkm@hotmail.com
The Millenium - New Year's Eve!
World Gaung Gamelan - Global Gamelan Echo
1 December 1999 - 1 Januart 2000
Yogya Gamelan Festival invites gamelan groups all over the world to play "Gangsaran at the stroke of midnight
In Yogya 200 gamelan will play from midnight to 1am
Website:http://www.gamelan.org/AGI/YGF.html
Sacred Rhythm - The Millenium Percussion Festival
31 December 1999 - 3 January 2000
Incl - New Jakarta Ensemble, Stomu Yamash'ta, Rizwam- Muazam Qawwali etc31 Dec - Ogoh ogoh Procession, Mebarung 1000 Artists(Balinese), Cak, Gambuh, bajra and sungu sound
Declaration of Peace and Harmony, Meditation
at Pura Penataran Sasih, Bedulu and Pura Samuan Tiga Bedulu, Bali
Presented by Unesco and the Sacred Bridge Foundation
Email: vtitianb@indosat.net.id
Website: http://www.sacred-rhythm.org
Bali Artventures 2000
Commencing 31 December 1999
4pm - Street Theatre, traditional music, Barong Bgelawang
10pm - Krisdayanti, AB Three, Iis DAhlia, Chrisye, P Project, KLA PRoject
at Garuda Wisanu Kencana Cultural Park
Email: nyoman_nuarta@gwk-bali.com
Website:http://www.gwk.bali.com/index.html
Last Night First Light Festival - Byron Bay
31 December 1999 - 3 January 2000
Street Festival including performance by Rampak Indonesia, 2000 Drums, Street Parade etc
Town Centre Byron Bay
Website:http://www.firstlight.net.au
Electric Angklung
31 December1999 - New Year's Eve!
Concert of Indonesian music - from gamelan to rap!
Featuring "Electric Angklung" by Julius Abyasa
at Bali Cliff Resort, Bali