Ujungpandang prepares for art festival
Ujungpandang prepares for art festival
JAKARTA (JP): Traditional performances by the Sulawesi natives
of Makassar, Mak Coppong and Mak Cammana, along with choreography
by Korea-born Sehn Hea-Ha will feature at the opening of the
Makassar Art Forum '99 in Ujungpandang on Sunday.
The forum will also feature various performances, including
performing arts, a fine arts exhibition, a cultural exhibition,
and an international film festival.
A photography exhibition, Makassar Tempo Doeloe, or the Olden
Makassar, is also listed in the art forum, which will be opened
by Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Marzuki Usman.
Around 200 local and foreign artists and critics are scheduled
to take part in the event, which will run until Sept. 12 and take
place at three venues: the Ford Rotterdam fortress, the South
Sulawesi Cultural Park and the Societet de Harmonie Art Center.
Two theatrical performances will be featured every night from
Sept. 6 until Sept. 12 at the art center.
The theatrical performances will feature various groups, among
others, Teater Sanggar Merah Putih from Makassar, Teater Tetas
from Jakarta and Teater Api from Surabaya. Artist Alan Whykes
from Australia will also stage a monologue.
The art forum will also be attended by critics. From theater,
there will be Akhudiat of Surabaya; Butet Kartaredjasa, Agus
Noor, Indra Tranggono of Yogyakarta; Elizabeth Morrell and Lauren
Bain of Australia; and Michael Bodden of Canada.
Six dance performances will be staged every night at the Ford
Rotterdam fortress from Sept. 6 until Sept. 99.
The dances will be presented by, among others, foreign
participants Erica Rebollar, Carol McDowell, Eko Supriyanto, Sen
Hea-Ha and local participants, such as Ery Mefri of Padang, West
Sumatra, Tetet Srie WD of Jakarta, Ida Wibowo and Bimo Wiwohatmo
of Yogyakarta, Rudy Rukamarata of Jakarta and traditional dancers
from Ujungpandang.
Music lovers can enjoy the works of various musicians,
including Ben Pasaribu of Medan, Chaerul Slamet of Yogyakarta,
Dian Agp of Jakarta, from Sept. 10 to Sept. 12.
The international film festival is organized from Sept. 5 to
Sept. 12 presenting films from Japan, the Netherlands, Germany,
Russia, Canada, China, Italy, Vietnam, Czech, Korea, New Zealand,
Yugoslavia, Berlia, Poland, and France.
The film festival, which will also screen noted films Kuldesak
and Daun Diatas Bantal (A Leaf on A Pillow), will also include
discussions featuring Indonesian talented filmmakers such as
Garin Nugroho, Riri Riza, Mira Lesmana and actress Christine
Hakim.
Fine arts exhibition, from Sept. 5 to Sept. 12, will feature
the works of various artists, such as Mangatas Pasaribu from
Medan, Putut Pramono from Solo, and Tisna Sanjaya, Isa Perkasa,
Ucok Siregar from Bandung. (ste)