Carnaval time at fairgrounds

JAKARTA (JP): Performers from Brazil, Australia and Poland are among the attractions of the Jakarta Carnaval at the Jakarta Fairgrounds through next Sunday.

The Jakarta Percussion Festival is also being staged at the same in venue in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, tomorrow and Wednesday.

Australia is represented by the group Tokakros, which joins Jakarta's clowns, Maluku's lenso dancers and performers from West Java and Lampung. Debus trance performers from Banten, West Java, who stab themselves without bleeding, are another attraction.

Polish performers and Brazil's Samba dancers are scheduled from July 9 to July 13, along with representatives of the Asmat in Irian Jaya, and cheerleaders and marching bands of Jakarta. (anr)