Indonesia with its nearly 250 million inhabitants on 18 000 tropical islands and its breathtaking diversity of cultures and traditions is the third largest democracy and one of the fastest developing countries in the world. This is our motive and a great chance to present the manifold recent culture of the vivid Indonesian capital as well as cultural interconnections between the seemingly distant
Indonesian culture and Germany to a broad audience. Therefore in the summer of 2011, from Saturday 25th of June to Sunday 3rd July, we will present the Jakarta Berlin Arts Festival to Berlin. In collaboration with a variety of partners and supporters we would like to initiate a dialogue between the multifaceted contemporary art scene of the capital of the world's largest Muslim country and the local scene in Berlin. We will concentrate on those genres that we expect to be most revealing in this context: contemporary music, theatre, dance, film, and literature in its most recent urban "Jakarta style". The art scenes of the two capitals can be seen as representatives of and central contributors to recent artistic developments in the respective country - they are melting pots constantly combining, blending, and creating. Program:
During the seven days scheduled, we are intending to stage the first European performances of outstanding theatre, dance, music and performance productions from Jakarta. These will be part of the evening programme and take place at different locations in Berlin (partly open air). Indonesian-German co-productions will comprise a significant part. Indonesian feature films and documentaries as well as small-scale readings of contemporary Indonesian authors in dialogue with Berlin authors and artists will also be part of the daily programme. In addition, there will be a day-programme with lectures, panels, and workshops on contemporary Indonesian and German arts and their centuries-old interconnections. Partner and Sponsors:
The Jakarta-Berlin Arts Festival is intended as an event easily accessible for a broad public that nevertheless presents high-quality cultural events. Thanks to excellent contacts to artists and cultural institutions in both cities and years of professional experience with art projects and international mass events we have the best expectations regarding the success of the festival - provided that we receive the necessary support of institutions and partners. (The underlying idea of our project is the plan to reverse things the following year and to initiate a similar festival in Indonesia: a Berlin - Jakarta Arts Festival in Jakarta.) It goes without saying that we want to keep the project within realistic bounds. But the great interest that has already been expressed by potential partners in both cities leads us to the assumption that the festival will have future impact on co-operations and events far beyond the original programme. It is time to make the treasures of the multicultural contemporary art scene of Jakarta accessible for Berlin, and via Berlin also for Europe. Jakarta and Berlin 2010
Advisory Board Jakarta Berlin Arts Festival
(curatory/Kuratorium)
