Bantul locals put on culture festival

Bantul locals put on culture festival

YOGYAKARTA: Villagers from the three hamlets of Nitiprayan,
Jomegatan and Gumuk in Ngestiharjo village, Kasihan subdistrict,
Bantul regency, are to hold a four-day cultural festival, titled
Kenduri Seni Desa.

The official opening ceremony is to be held on Saturday from 3
p.m. and will be in the format of a festival along the village
road connecting the three hamlets.

It is also along the same road that some cultural performances
and activities such as music and dance, painting and other forms
of artistic activity will be on display for the public to enjoy.

"We will also hold a carnival involving hundreds of
participants from the three hamlets and from the surrounding
environment and even from outside Yogyakarta. They will present
various artistic attractions," said coordinator of the festival
Ong Harry Wahyu, adding that visiting participants were from
Papua, Bali, South Sumatra and Aceh, and Wonosobo, Central Java.

A special Indonesian-Australian collaborative theater
performance titled Kembalinya Legenda Sawung Galing, involving
noted Indonesian musician Sawung Jabo and Australian art director
Don Mamouney, is also scheduled for the opening ceremony.
-- JP