MATA Project – An Audio-visual Collaboration of Indonesian and Italian Music Artists
On May 23, 2019, a collaboration group between Italian and Indonesian musicians and artists named MATA Project held their first...
Arts/Entertainment
Mark your Calendar for Bali International Indigenous Film Festival
There will be 25 filmmakers flying to Bali on 10th May for the largest and most culturally diverse gathering of indigenous...
Kinderland Music Ignites
“Music is the universal language of mankind.” ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow “Some believe that babies in their mother’s womb can...
The Dark Night – Bali
Life in Bali revolves around ceremonies, and one of the major highlights in the Balinese Calendar is Nyepi, the Day...
Top 10 Most Expensive Indonesian Paintings
Four artists (Raden Saleh, Hendra Gunawan, Sindudarsono Sudjojono and Lee Man Fong) produced most of the top 10 most expensive...
The Last Wild Men of Borneo: Fantastic Visions in the Realm of the Imagination
Carl Hoffman’s The Last Wild Men of Borneo consists of the stories of two very different men who had practically...
Unique Artworks in Cirebon: Through a Glass Brightly
Pity the casual tourist seeking the offbeat attraction, the singular artefact, the exceptional craftwork. In Bali – no problem. Signs...
Borobudur Under the Full Moon Captured by Caroline and Hughes Dubois
High above the Parisian skyline in the traditional student quarter of Paris, the Dubois studio and apartment is flooded by...
Rob Pearce: An Artist’ Day
Rob Pearce came to Indonesia in 1990 as an English teacher and has since then become a sought-after, internationally recognised...
Meet the Exiles – Jakarta’s Favourite Expat Band
You can find this group of enthusiastic amateur musicians representing six countries playing for fun at venues around Jakarta most...
Jakarta After Dark
Jakarta is city of stark juxtapositions at every turn. The heralding mosques suggest a conservative lifestyle, but this is contrasted...
Jazz Junkie
by Andy McCulloch The first weekend of March has become one I look forward to since moving to Indonesia....
Add Respect to the Repertoire
The concert was already underway in Malang when the VIP guests arrived an hour late with a large entourage. A...
Li Cunxin, The Ballet Star Who Could Never Really Leave the Stage
Chinese-Australian dancer Li Cunxin has been enjoying his long yet productive retirement for years, and he has chosen to trade...
Classic Indonesian Films – What to Watch
Makbul Mubarak, a film director and lecturer at Multimedia Nusantara University, shares his perspective on Indonesia’s golden ages in film...
Art Deco in Indonesia
The term “Art Deco” was named after the unique and modern visual style exhibited in Paris in 1925 during the...
Jakarta Biennale to Showcase Creative Spirit of the Soul
This year’s Jakarta Biennale is set to open on Saturday at Gudang Sarinah Ekosistem in South Jakarta and will adopt...
Pizza e Birra Ended ?Oktoberfest e Birra 2017? with a BANG!
After a month filled with authentic German delicacies, a surreal amount of beer, and fun games, Pizza e Birra ended...
Will Indonesia Run Dry?
For most of 2017, distributors of imported alcohol have been met quietly with resistance by various ministries and the government...
When Indonesia and Japan Take Centre Stage
Indonesia and Japan are solidifying their bilateral relationship by co-producing a theatre show, directed by Japanese theatre maestro Tadashi Suzuki....
Rockefeller and the Demise of Ibu Pertiwi
It was towards the end of my tour at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta when, in 1969, West Papua became...