Dialog in art summit

Dialog in art summit

JAKARTA (JP): The second art summit is not only about dance,
music and theater performances. It also includes a two-day dialog
to update participants about current developments and trends in
the art world.

Organized by the art summit committee, the dialog, which is
scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday at the Hotel Alia on Jl.
Cikini Raya, Central Jakarta, will feature internationally
renowned figures discussing the problems of multiculturalism and
exploration of local sources.

Scheduled to be opened by Minister of Education and Culture
Juwono Sudarsono, the first day's speakers will include composer
Alvin Lucier of the Wesleyan University, Connecticut,U.S.A.;
Japanese expert on music Yuji Takahashi; Sal Murgianto of the
Jakarta Art Institute on dance; art critic Rustom Barrucha from
India; Janet Lansdale from the University of Surrey, England; and
Japanese choreographer and dancer Yukio Waguri.

On the second day the dialog will feature music scholar Dieter
Mack; Saini KM from the Ministry of Education and Culture;
Chinese Opera Institute director Chua Soo Pong; Sal Murgianto and
Bakdi Sumanto of the Yogyakarta-based Gadjah Mada University.

People interested in participating can contact the organizing
committee on 021 572 3160 or 021 572 5046. (ste)