German cultural festival to be held

German cultural festival to be held

JAKARTA (JP): Encapsulating the essence of German culture, the
Goethe-Institute, the German Embassy, Germany's office for
academic exchange and the telecommunication company, Siemens, are
holding a 15-day festival of German culture in Jakarta, starting
today.

German ambassador to Indonesia, Dr. Heinrich Seemann, said in
a statement yesterday that the festival zeroed in on eclectic
subjects originating from both Germany and Indonesia.

Seemann said the subjects varied from a seminar on Islam dan
Barat, to Asian and European experts focusing discussions on the
law, to Erika Mayer's sculpture exhibition.

He said the festival will also present film screenings of
Garin Nugroho's award-winning Surat untuk Bidadari and Dagmar
Hirtz's Moondance (to be shown at Erasmus Huis) as well as Hans-
Christiane Schmid's Nach 5 in Urwald (at Gedung Film Baru).

There will be contemporary and traditional German music,
including German pianist Michael Leuschner's piano recital at the
Jakarta Art Building, as well as other musical events taking
place at different locations in Jakarta, he said.

Interesting facets of the festival include promotion of 17
English cost-free study-programs for foreign students, and a
joint session discussion on future translations of language and
literature, he said. (02)