Indonesian Arts Festival 2005

Indonesian Arts Festival 2005

BANDUNG: Seven art colleges in Indonesia will participate in the fourth
Indonesian Arts Festival, scheduled to take place on Nov. 24
through Nov. 27, 2005, at Bandung's Indonesian Arts College
(STSI-Bandung) on Jl. Buahbatu, Bandung.

The seven colleges are the Indonesian Arts Institute (ISI) of
Yogyakarta, ISI-Denpasar, the Indonesian Arts College (STSI) of
Surakarta, STIS-Padang Panjang, STSI-Surabaya, STSI-Bandung and
the Jakarta Arts Institute (IKJ).

Arthur S. Nalan, the festival's chief organizer and rector of
STSI-Bandung, said recently that no fewer than 40 participants
would present their creations and hold an exhibition during the
event.

"We also plan to organize a seminar at the end of the festival
under the theme of arts and the environment, with arts observers
Ignas Kleiden and Bambang Sugiharto as keynote speakers," added
Nalan.

Each of the participating colleges will introduce a different
angle in its artistic piece: STSI-Padang Panjang, for instance,
will present the dance of soul and the song of heaven in a
fantasy land called Mentawai.

ISI-Denpasar is ready with its Randeng Mawisya dance,
portraying a widow with an awful magic aura. In addition, the
institute will display its fine art and photographic works,
themed a Waterfall Bunch.

Unlike the other colleges, IKJ will be screening short films
produced by its students, each with a running time of 11 minutes
to 20 minutes. --JP