Anniversary festival begins
July 6th, 2007
This year’s Jakarta Anniversary Festival (JAF), which opened Friday, celebrates the 480th anniversary of the capital.
The theme of the 2007 festival is: “My Jakarta, Your Jakarta, Our Jakarta”, cultural and museum agency head Aurora Frida Tambunan said Monday.
“The event is educational, recreational and entertaining for both Jakartans and visitors from other regions,” she said.
The opening of JAF 2007 on Friday was highlighted by a musical performance featuring the Skolastika Ansambel led by Marusya Nainggolan.
Poems were read by three women from different backgrounds — namely Aurora, Titiek Fauzi Bowo (wife of the deputy governor) and Fiona Hoggart (the cultural attache of the Australian Embassy).
The opening also included a Betawi comedy show, dance performances from Java and Kalimantan, a performance by the Sax Appeal Quartet from Italy and a solo play by Teater Mandiri’s founder Putu Wijaya titled Seratus Menit (A hundred minutes).
The festival began June 8 at the Jakarta Arts Building and will continue until June 29.
Further information is available at www.gedungkesenianjakarta.com or at the culture and museum agency, tel. 5263236.
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
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