Int'l school to build playhouse<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The British International School (BIS) is planning a US$5 million
\nperforming arts center, which it says will be the largest and
\nmost-modern in the city.<\/p>\n
The center, to be built on the school's campus in Bintaro,
\nTangerang, will also be open to the public.<\/p>\n
BIS principal Peter Derby-Crook said on Wednesday the project
\nwas in line with the school's focus on the arts and sports.<\/p>\n
\"Performing arts and sports develop a sense of confidence,
\nleadership and teamwork in children,\" he said. \"We already have
\nstate-of-the-art facilities for sports and we will soon complete
\nthe performing arts center.\"<\/p>\n
The center will include a 800-seat theater for large drama
\nworkshops that can be scaled down for smaller productions.
\nDesigned by New Zealand architecture firm Beca, the construction
\nof the center will start next year with a completion target of
\n2006.<\/p>\n
The new facility will join the Jakarta Playhouse in Pasar
\nBaru, the Taman Ismail Marzuki Arts Center Playhouse in Cikini
\nand the Balai Sarbini in Semanggi, all in Central Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Performing arts is an integrated part of the BIS curriculum
\nand students are encouraged to participate early on, starting
\nwith simple role play in theater classes to fully produced plays
\nat secondary level.<\/p>\n
Other facilities at the school include an Olympic-sized
\nswimming pool, soccer fields and a fully equipped science and
\ntechnology center.<\/p>\n
Nindy, 16, who studies drama at the school, said she enjoyed
\nattending BIS because of the diversity of the students.<\/p>\n
\"By studying here, we get to interact and make friends with
\nmany people from different countries and cultures,\" she said.<\/p>\n
BIS was established in 1973 by the British and Australian
\nembassies in Indonesia. The school was previously located in
\nPermata Hijau, South Jakarta, but later moved to its new 18-
\nhectare campus in Bintaro in 1993.<\/p>\n
Currently, there are 950 students enrolled in the school. Some
\n20 percent of them are Indonesians. BIS started to accept
\nIndonesians four years ago.<\/p>\n
The tuition fees for each student are about US$13,000 per
\nyear.<\/p>",
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