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J+ Online: Tracing the history of gamelan
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Recalling the history of the gamelan
The “Gamelan artist-in-residence” program organized by the Indonesian Embassy in London and the Culture and Education Ministry will see Indonesian gamelan instructor Prasadiyanto share his skills and knowledge at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) in Glasgow, Scotland, from March to June.
Besides Prasadiyanto, who is from the Indonesian Arts Institute (ISI) Surakarta, Central Java, other gamelan instructors will also be in the UK to teach gamelan at universities across the country.
This makes me recall the wonderful sounds of gamelan music streaming out of a corner room at my university over seven years ago.
Classic Indonesian literature to be made into soap operas, films
State publisher Balai Pustaka (BP) has announced it will partner with MNC Pictures production house to create sinetron (soap operas) and films based on classic Indonesian literature.
Antara reported that 12 classic literature titles were ready to be made into soap operas or films. Layar Terkembang (Set Sail), a novel by Sutan Takdir Alisyahbana, is said to be the first work to be adapted into a soap opera.
“Coinciding with its 100th birthday, I am very proud that Balai Pustaka will adapt the classic Indonesian literature collections into formats that are very popular with the Indonesian public,” Balai Pustaka president director Saiful Bahri said.
Newly opened Hooters Jakarta boasts family-friendly sports bar concept
American restaurant chain Hooters, known for its sexy waitresses, officially opened its first outlet in Kemang, South Jakarta, on March 24.
Hooters Jakarta general manager Sherry Suradji told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday that the Jakarta version offered a similar sports bar concept to the US flagship chain. “We provide sports match screenings,” she said, adding they served American food with a local twist, such as burgers and chicken with rendang sauce.
24-hour Big Bad Wolf book sale to return this month
The Big Bad Wolf (BBW) book sale is set to return to the Indonesia Convention Exhibition (ICE) in BSD, South Tangerang, from April 21 to May 2.
Organizer PT Jaya Ritel Indonesia president director Uli Silalahi said the event would be open for 24 hours a day beginning on the opening day at 8 a.m.
Kompas.com reported that the book sale would occupy 19,000 square meters at the ICE and feature five million books, including one million books in Indonesian.
Uli said there would be 60 cashiers this year around to avoid long queues. There were only 32 cashiers at last year’s event. She also said the books would be sold at a minimum discount of 60 percent.
