Tuesday’s arts and culture events in Jakarta
Theater
Sie Jin Kwie exposed to defamation
By Teater Koma
March 4 – 26, 2011, 7.30 PM
Graha Bhakti Budaya, Taman Ismail Marzuki. Jalan Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta
HTM Weekdays : Rp 50,000 – Rp 150,000
HTM Weekend : Rp 75,000 – 200,000
Script by Tiokengjian dan Lokoanchung
Directed and adaptation by N. Riantarno
A mixture of drama, Chinese opera, potehi puppet, marionette menak, wayang wong and wayang tavip, held in conjunction with Teater Koma’s 34th anniversary.
Synopsis: The palace is in turmoil. The Emperor is slowly becoming a fool. Loyal servants are being banished. A corrupt minister and his wife harbor a secret grudge. A devious plot is devised. A princess loses her life. As a result, a hero falls into a deadly trap. Amidst the uproar, a war challenge comes from a foreign country. The Tang dynasty is at wits end because the one general that can lead them is awaiting his death sentence. Now, who under the heavens can save the life of Sie Jin Kwie from an impending execution ?
Film screening
The Goethe Institute in Jakarta is hosting its Screendocs! Regular, a documentary film screening followed by discussion.
March 8, 2011, 6.30 PM
GoetheHaus, Jalan Sam Ratulangi No. 9-15, Menteng, Jakarta. 021-23550208, kultur@jakarta.goethe.org
Free admission
Bade Tan Reuda
Director: Lexy Junior H. Rambadeta
23 minutes long, in Bahasa Indonesia, English subtitles available
Hamdi And Maria
Director: Timor Britva (Israel)
20 minutes long, in Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia subtitles available
Stranger in Motherland
Director: Muhammad Abu Zarka
19 minutes long, in Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia subtitles available
Discussion: Civilian rights in lands of conflicts (in Bahasa Indonesia)
Speaker: Saiful Haq (Secretary General of the Institute for Welfare Democracy) and Fatimah Zuhra (Aceh conflict victim)
Moderator: Lexy Junior H Rambadeta (documentary film director)
