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ExhibitionAn exhibition entitled “Plaited Arts from the Borneo Rainforest” will be displayed as part of the launching of a book of the same title from March 27 to April 6 at the Bentara Budaya Jakarta in Central Jakarta
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An exhibition entitled “Plaited Arts from the Borneo Rainforest” will be displayed as part of the launching of a book of the same title from March 27 to April 6 at the Bentara Budaya Jakarta in Central Jakarta.
The book was written by 20 experts on Kalimantan crafts from 10 different countries. They worked on a joint comprehensive survey on the variety of plaited baskets.
Plaited crafts have been the main form of creative expression of the Kalimantan inhabitants, making use of the rattan plants that grow all over the huge island. It is an intricate, complicated, ingenious and esthetic craft rich with iconography and is the profound proof of the local skill that has been passed down for generations.
The Kalimantan people have made plaited crafts also from using bamboo and pandan leaves. Plaited rattan crafts include other functional items like hats and carpet.
Music
One of the most successful singers to emerge from the Disney music camp, Demi Lovato, will perform in a concert entitled “A Special Night With Demi Lovato” at Istora Senayan in Central Jakarta in the evening of March 24.
Lovato is an American singer-songwriter and actress who also takes part in an anti-bullying campaign. She is involved in philanthropic activities for various social and environmental causes.
Lovato’s debut studio album, Don’t Forget, was released in 2008 and followed by her second album, Here We Go Again, released in 2009. Her third studio album, Unbroken, was released in 2011. She is currently working on her fourth studio album. In 2012, Lovato was hired as a judge on the second season of the American version of The X Factor.
The concert is promoted by Big Daddy Entertainment Group, with ticket prices starting from Rp 475,000 (US$49). Visit bigdaddy.co.id for more information.
Theater
Emak Production, a theater troupe set up and consisting of mothers, will present a play entitled Markonah at Taman Ismail Marzuki arts center in Central Jakarta on April 9 and 10 at 7.30 p.m.
The play tells the story of Markonah, who is loyally waiting for her husband to come home despite the many disturbances and trials that she experiences. The group hopes the story will inspire Indonesian women.
The play was written by Asmara GT, director of a number of Indonesian TV drama series, and directed by Eka D. Sitorus.
The cast for the play is dominated by women. Among them are Sabrina Piscalia, Lolita Agustine, Karina Ranau, Siska Padrelya and Sri Hardini. Epy Kusnandar, an award winning actor, will be the only actor in the play.
