Month-long Art Summit Indonesia opens<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The month-long Art Summit Indonesia II 1998
\nopened at Taman Ismail Marzuki Art Center last night.<\/p>\n
The summit will feature 15 groups from eight countries: Alvin
\nLucier and Jin Hi Kim of the U.S., Bremer Tanstheater of Germany,
\nMusicatreize of France, Theo Loevendle of the Netherlands, Diez-
\nDiez Danza SL of Spain, Tsuchitori Toshiyuki and Yukio Waguri of
\nJapan, Kaija Saariaho of Finland and, from Indonesia, Gusmiati
\nSuid, Rendra's Bengkel Teater, Tony Prabowo, Miroto, Suka
\nHardjana and Teater Mandiri.<\/p>\n
Opened by Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare and
\nPoverty Eradication Haryono Suyono, the event will last until
\nOct. 19.<\/p>\n
Each group will perform in either Graha Bhakti Budaya at the
\nart center or Gedung Kesenian Jakarta, both in Central Jakarta,
\nfor two consecutive nights.<\/p>\n
Organized by the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture,
\nthe event is expected to be an international forum for artistic
\nand cultural discourse on contemporary art.<\/p>\n
In light of the ongoing economic crisis, the event takes the
\ntheme Enlightenment in the Crisis.<\/p>\n
The first Art Summit Indonesia was held three years ago, also
\nin Jakarta, in commemoration of Indonesia's 50th Anniversary of
\nIndependence.<\/p>\n
Attending last night's opening ceremony were, among others,
\nEmil Salim, a former cabinet minister and chairman of the
\nsteering committee for the first summit; Minister of Education
\nand Culture Juwono Sudarsono, foreign diplomatic corps and
\nprominent local artists.<\/p>\n
Enlivening the ceremony was traditional Betawi tambourine
\nmusic rebana.<\/p>\n
The opening performance was Api Dalam Sekam (Tinderbox) by the
\nGumarang Sakti dance company led by noted choreographer Gusmiati
\nSuid. Inspired by the economic crisis, the contemporary dance
\ncombined the dynamic pencak silat martial art with gentle
\nJavanese dance movements.<\/p>\n
The event was open amid rumors that some local artists would
\nhold a demonstration because the summit is being held at a time
\nwhen Indonesia is sinking further into crisis.<\/p>\n
\"The summit is actually an important effort by the art
\ncommunity to provide spiritual healing to the ailing society,\"
\nsaid famous theater icon Putu Wijaya. (46)<\/p>",
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