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Wednesday, 02 July 2008 |
 IMAGE: indieguerillas, 'Miss Mendut', Acrylic on canvas, 100x150cm, 2008
The contemporary culture of Indonesia, Australia’s most populous neighbour, will be celebrated and explored at a unique one-day event on Friday July 18.
Popularly known for batik textiles and wayang performances, artists in Indonesia today explore issues as diverse as any in the world - politics, society, new media communications - and do it with a vigour and bravura that is rarely matched.
Indonesia Calling is a free public forum on Indonesian arts today, with a focus on visual arts, film and literature in the morning, with the afternoon sessions exploring performance. The day will kick off with a performance of soulful Javanese songs by Australian/Indonesian singer, Ria Soemardjo, and closes with participants having the opportunity to take off their shoes and learn the basics of Javanese dance, led by performer-academic Amrih Widodo.
INDONESIA CALLING @ Carrillo Gantner Lecture Theatre, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, University of Melbourne. Friday July 18, 9:15am - 5pm. Registrations by Monday July 14:
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