A SERIES with the 44th BAF this year, the Bali Provincial Culture Service also holds a Bali World Cultural Celebration I. This event is filled with art performances and cultural dialogue with selected cultural speakers
In connection with the implementation of the 44th Bali Arts Festival (BAF) this year, the Bali Provincial Government through the Department of Culture also presents the First Bali World Culture Celebration (BWCC) which will take place on June 14-25, 2022 (offline and online).
BWCC is a cultural appreciation activity in an effort to make Bali a world cultural center. The splendor of Balinese culture has now received world recognition so that through the entrance of culture, the competitiveness of Bali and Indonesia can be at stake.
Bali World Culture Celebration (BWCC) which is held for the first time carries the theme “Danu Kerthi: Resilience and Harmony.” In addition to art performances, there are also three series of Cultural Dialogues with selected and internationally reputed speakers, with the theme “Water as a Source of Innovation and Creation of Performing Arts”; “Contemporary Balinese Gamelan”; and “Balinese Gamelan on Global Stage”.
In total, there are 20 art communities from Bali (Indonesia) and abroad who participate in this cultural event. Among them, there are from the United States, the Netherlands, Belgium, China, Japan, France, Spain and Taiwan.
This activity take place in the Padma Room of the Bali Provincial Culture Service, Bali Art Center and the Bajra Sandhi Monument, Renon. For information, the following is the schedule of the activities. (Sorry if there is a typo in writing the date or time. Please refer to the 44th BAF Official Handbook issued by the Bali Provincial Culture Service, here).
Date: June 14
Time: 19:00 Local Time
Venue: In front of the Bajra Sandhi Balinese People’s Struggle Monument
Gamelan Belaluan Sadmerta, Roras Ensemble and Jes Gemelan Fusion (JGF) performances–online and offline
Date: June 15
Time: 19:00 Local Time
Venue: Bali Provincial Culture Service YouTube Channel and Bali Art Center
Event: Moonlight Gamelan (Japan)–online
Time: 20:20 Local Time
Venue: Bali Provincial Culture Service YouTube Channel and Bali Art Center
Event: Gamelan Swara Shanti (Netherlands) and Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jiangxi Province (PRC)—online
Date: June 16
Time: 10:00 Local Time
Venue: Padma Room, Bali Provincial Culture Service and online at Zoom Meeting
Event: Cultural Dialogue—Water as Source of Innovation and Creation of Performing Arts
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Wayan Rai S. MA (Indonesia), Prof. Dr. Lisa Gold (USA) and Prof. Dr. Made Hood (Taiwan), Moderator: I Wayan Juniartha (Indonesia)
Time: 19:00 Local Time
Venue: Bali Provincial Culture Service YouTube Channel and Bali Art Center
Event: Galak Tika Gamelan Performance (USA)—online
Date: June 17
Time: 19:00 Local Time
Venue: Bali Provincial Culture Service YouTube Channel and Bali Art Center
Event: Performances of Shackled Spirits Collage of the Holy Cross (USA) and Makaradhwaja Art Studio (Bali-Indonesia)—online
Date: June 18
Time: 19:00 Local Time
Venue: Bali Provincial Culture Service YouTube Channel and Bali Art Center
Event: Gita Lestari Gamelan Performance, National Taiwan University (NTU–Taiwan) — online
Date: June 19
Time: 10:00 Local Time
Venue: Padma Room, Bali Provincial Culture Service and online at Zoom Meeting
Event: Cultural Dialogue “Contemporary Balinese Gamelan”
Speakers: Prof. Dr. Michael Tenzer (Canada), Prof. Dr. I Wayan Dibia (Indonesia) and Wayan Gde Yudana (Indonesia)
Moderator: Dr. I Wayan Sudirana
Time: 19:00 Local Time
Venue: Bali Provincial Culture Service YouTube Channel and Bali Art Center
Event: Barasvara Gamelan Performance (Spain, Barcelona)—online
Date: June 20
Time: 19:00 Local Time
Venue: Bali Provincial Culture Service YouTube Channel and Bali Art Center
Event: Gamelan Puspa Warna (Paris, France) Mr. Theo Merigeu—online
Date: June 21
Time: 19:00 Local Time
Venue: Bali Provincial Culture Service YouTube Channel and Bali Art Center
Event: Bintang Wahyu Gamelan Performance–Brigham Young University (USA)—Prof. Jeremy Grimshaw—online
Date: June 22
Time: 19:00 Local Time
Location: Bali Province Disbud YouTube Channel and Bali Province Cultural Park
Event: Sekar Japan Gamelan Performance (Tokyo, Japan)—online
Time: 20:20 Local Time
Venue: Bali Provincial Culture Service YouTube Channel and Bali Art Center
Event: Tunas Mekar Gamelan Performance, Colorado (USA)—online
Date: June 23
Time: 19:00 Local Time
Venue: Bali Provincial Culture Service YouTube Channel and Bali Art Center
Event: Performance of Jack Quartet (NYC, Brian Baumbush) in collaboration with Makaradhwaja Art Studio (Dr. Swasti Bandem)–online
Date: June 24
Time: 10:00 Local Time
Venue: Padma Room Disbud Bali Province
Event: Cultural Dialogue “Balinese Gamelan on Global Stage
Speaker: Prof. Dr. I Made Bandem, MA (Indonesia), Jody Diamond (USA), Prof. Dr. Shin Nakagawa (Japan)
Moderator: Dr. I Nyoman Astita, MA
Time: 19:00 Local Time
Venue: Bali Provincial Culture Service YouTube Channel and Bali Art Center
Event: Geinoh Yamashirogumi Gamelan Performance (Japan)-online
Date: June 25
Time: 19:00 Local Time
Venue: Ksiraarnawa Building, Bali Art Center
Event: Bee Dance Performance by Andhika Annisa (Bali Indonesia) and Kareth Schaffer (Berlin, Germany)–offline
