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2018 Asian Games open in Jakarta
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo officially opened on Saturday night Asia’s biggest sporting event at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, in a dazzling ceremony that showcased the nation’s traditional cultures. “On behalf of the Indonesian people, we are proud and we are honored to welcome our special guests from 45 countries. With the 18th Asian Games, we, the nations of Asia, want to show [the world] that we are brothers, we are united and we want to reach our goals,” said the President, who entered the venue riding a motorcycle. “By saying bismillahhirohmanirrohim [in the name of God, the most gracious and merciful], I declare that the 18th Asian Games are open.” Witnessed by around 40,000 spectators inside Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, the ceremony opened with 2,200 high school dancers from 18 senior high schools across the capital who enchanted the audience with the Saman dance, a traditional dance from Aceh, the westernmost province in the country. Welcomed by the dancers, thousands of athletes from 45 National Olympic Committee (NOC) contingents then started to walk into the arena in front of a grandiose stage designed to resemble a mountain. Each contingent was led by a representative that...
The Arrangements of the Soul in The Universe
The Arrangements of the Soul in the UniverseA Group Exhibition of Middle Eastern ArtistsCurated by Mo RedaOpening: Saturday, 28 July 2018, 7 PMLanggeng Art FoundationJl Suryadiningratan 37 Yogyakarta, IndonesiaExhibition Dates:28 July – 28 August 2018 “The Arrangements of the Soul in the Universe” is an exhibition bringing together works by 14 artists reflecting on contemporary Middle Eastern socio- geopolitical issues and the placement of those issues in a larger global context. Artist/Curator Mo Reda (Netherlands/Kuwait) presents the exhibition entitled “The Arrangements of the Soul in the Universe ” at Langgeng Art Foundation in Indonesia as a result of a curator residency at the Foundation. The exhibition is the first curated exhibition in Southeast Asia to present works of emerging and established contemporary artists from the Middle East and will be on show between 28 July and 28 August 2018. The exhibition has also received support from Barjeel Art Foundation (Sharjah, UAE) to present video artworks by Adel Abidin, Larissa Sansour, Lawrence Abu Hamdan, and Youssef Nabil. In this exhibition, Mo Reda attempts to define a new narrative and notion of art having their origins in the Middle East while reflecting on contemporary issues within the art fields. In this sense,...
Traditional craftworks in Japan will be official licensed official goods through the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020.
Traditional crafts of Japan (230 items of traditional crafts Certified by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry / Traditional craftwork certified by Government agencies of prefectures and municipalities / Regional special products reflecting Japanese technology, culture and tradition) will commercialize and sell in Tokyo 2020 for official license commercialization. As a specialized licensee of traditional craft items, we cooperate with “47CLUB Co., Ltd.” (headquarters location: Tokyo) and establish “traditional craft room” within the Tokyo 2020 Licensing Office.And, they will do all the work together together with the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee, related to the product license agreement and the commercialization procedure. Organization and Manufacturers of Japanese Traditional Crafts and the regional specialty products manufacturers who request to commercialize official licenses will propose desired items and sales plans to Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee. After that, the secretariat will discuss the conditions of commercialization and sales plans.The finished product will be sold through the distribution channel of the business, the distribution channel of the Tokyo 2020 Licensing Office secretariat of traditional crafts, the Tokyo 2020 Official Shop,...
180+ Authors, Artists and activists descend on Bali for UWRF’s 15th year as SOUTHEAST ASIA’s leading festival of words and Ideas
Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2018 Place: Ubud, Bali – INDONESIA. Date : 24th-28th Oct 2018, 180+ AUTHORS, ARTISTS AND ACTIVISTS DESCEND ON BALI FOR UWRF’S 15TH YEAR AS SOUTHEAST ASIA’S LEADING FESTIVAL OF WORDS AND IDEAS 15 years ago, when Indonesia was suffering after the Bali bombing in 2002 and the lingering Asian financial crisis, the firstUbud Writers & Readers Festival (UWRF) drew tourists back to the island by showcasing the nation’s diverse beauty through literature and art. Since then, the UWRF has evolved into Indonesia’s biggest platform for its writers and artists, and one of the world’s best-loved literary events. From Indonesia to Japan, Nigeria to Pakistan, Spain to Vietnam, more than 180 authors, artists and activists from across the archipelago and 30 other countries have converged in Ubud for the Festival’s milestone year. Over the next five days, the UWRF will deliver more than 200 events across 30 venues, spanning open-air panel discussions, in conversations, special events, live music, poetry slams, Indonesian film screenings, cultural tours, book launches, art exhibitions and more. The Main Program’s 70 one-on-one and panel discussions promise a world of extraordinary stories, diverse perspectives and deep dives into the...
International Mask Festival Ubud 2016
Tourism has two impacts anywhere in the world, positive as well as negative impacts. One impact is a growing economy, but also a deterioration of art culture if there is no any support from preservation programs of art culture in the society. Since 1996, Mr. Agung Rai and Arma Foundation in Ubud opened this foundation with the mission to preserve art culture independently. This year ARMA Foundation fully supports this festival and is committed to establish the International Mask Festival (IMF) Ubud 2016 together with Yogyakarta, Solo, and Malang. It is a pilot project that is funded by some generous private companies. We hope this IMF will continue to become an annual festival which will be financially supported by the government and private sectors. IMF is a foundation of art and cultural mask preservation that indeed needs to be protected in order to be able to educate the younger generation and to give appreciation for the masters of mask makers. This festival will definitely get old local masters of masks and young talented dancers involved in this event in order to enhance the relation between these two generations. This way the two generations can learn from each other and...
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