TMII to hold festival

TMII to hold festival

JAKARTA (JP): Taman Mini Indonesia Indah is to hold a Wayang
Golek (wooden puppet) Puppeteer Festival from Aug. 9 to Aug. 12.

Taman Mini public relations chief, Purno Wijaya, said here on
Wednesday that the festival, which will be participated in by
eight puppeteers from Jakarta, Bogor, Sukabumi and Purwakarta,
was organized in conjunction with the celebration of the 56th
anniversary of Indonesian independence.

He said that the festival was aimed at improving the
puppeteers' creativity in performing the Wayang Golek, which was
popular among the general public.

To open the festival, Taman Mini has organized an all-night
performance of Wayang Golek by puppeteer RH Tjetjep Supriyadi, in
cooperation with the Panca Kowara Group of Purwakarta, Central
Java.

At the end of the festival, Taman Mini will announce three
prize winners and present them with trophies and cash prizes.