Children to enjoy storytelling festival

Children to enjoy storytelling festival

JAKARTA: The fifth storytelling festival will take place
between July 17 and July 20 at the Bentara Budaya building in
Central Jakarta.

The festival will commemorate the upcoming National Children's
Day on July 23.

The opening of the festival will be attended by State Minister
for Tourism and Culture I Gde Ardika.

Organized by Kelompok Pencinta Bacaan Anak (KPBA), which is an
organization for children's book lovers, the festival will
feature American storyteller Margaret MacDonald and British
Ambassador to Indonesia Richard Gozney.

Local artist Maudy Koesnaedy and puppeteer Sujiwo Tejo will
also entertain children at the festival, which has been held
since 1998.

Dr. Murti Bunanta, founder and president of KPBA, said the
event is held "to tell, express, communicate, create, have fun
and be united in story". -- JP