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Stories from our Cultural Engagement activities

Date
17 September 2021 - 17:16

"Dance Dialogue" - Ballet.ID x Marc Brew Company

Mariska Febriyani and Marc Brew collaborated in a digital arts residency for 8 weeks to explore the concept of space and restrictions, reflecting to the pandemic.

 DJ Hassan, a dancer from Corali, pictured while holding a spaghetti spoon in front of his face -- thumb and fore finger of his left hand mimicking the half rounded shape of the spoon head, and his right hand holding the spoon's handle, with his left eye peeking through the spoon hole.
Date
17 September 2021 - 16:29

"Digital Dance Toolkit" - Corali x Gigi Art of Dance

"Ways to Inspire and Connect Across Continents through Lockdown" - a story from the collaboration, written by Sarah Archdeacon, Artistic Director of Corali.

A screenshot from Care Krisis Visual Vernacular workshop. There are six collaborators on the screen, one mentor from Zoo Co, one sign language interpreter, and four actors from Komunitas Sakatoya.
Date
10 September 2021 - 14:34

"Care Krisis" - Zoo Co x Komunitas Sakatoya

CareKrisis lets two theatre companies explore the ecological impact of aging populations, contemplating concerns about care for the environment vs. the need of social care for elderly people

Foto pemandangan pantai di waktu senja dengan struktur-struktur seperti rakit.
Date
06 September 2021 - 09:25

"Museum of Arrival" - Impermanence x Heru Joni Putra x Irfan Setiawan

We came up with a concept called “The Museum of Arrival”. We shared stories about what it meant “to arrive” (“tiba”) based on our own thoughts, experiences and collective memories.

3D Illustration of a totem flying above the clouds. It has three eyes, a silver metallic torso, and seven striped limbs -- two limbs spread to each side of its body. Totem also has silver hair and two antenna.
Date
26 August 2021 - 12:03

"Totemon Rising" - No Bounds Festival x Yes No Wave

This project brought No Bounds Festival and Yes No Wave Music into a wonderfully close working relationship. We both learned a great deal about each others methodology, culture and structure

One of CERITRANS participants photographed from behind, wearing a white unitard, next to them is a film crew holding a film slate.
Date
18 August 2021 - 17:13

CERITRANS: Trans Stories Transcending Borders - InterSastra x Khairani Barokka

Trans Stories Transcending Borders is a collaborative arts project for trans women in the greater Jakarta area to share their stories through prose, poetry, and filmed performances.

Muktito Adhitya of Prabumi is recording the sound of the tropical forest in West Kalimantan. Muktito is standing while holding a recording.
Date
12 August 2021 - 14:47

"Seimbang/Balance" - Hilang Child x Prabumi x Ninda Felina

Seimbang/Balance is a 5-part collaborative journey using field recordings and music, sonically exploring humanity and culture’s relationship with the natural world and our footprints.

Tags
Independent music
a painting / an illustration of Butong and next to him there's a character holding a mask.
Date
11 August 2021 - 15:20

The Career Journey of Sukri Budi Dharma "Butong", Disabled Artist Chosen to Join Disability Art Learning Residencies in UK, 2019

Butong loves the art world since he was small where he used to draw. Back then, Butong would read Pos Kota, a newspaper media who provided rubric or a comic pages.

A photo of Faisal Rusdi wearing a black shirt sitting in the middle of two paintings.
Date
09 August 2021 - 10:55

Faisal Rusdi - Between Cerebral Palsy, Art, and Independence Living

Faisal Rusdi, an Indonesian disabled artist, has changed people's perception of disabilities. Although he has been facing barriers since early ages, he never gave up to reach independence.

Tags
Arts and Disability
Image Description: This mozaic is consisted of eleven images recording the creative process conducted by Indonesian artists while drawing the mural as well as the musical aspect presented in the project's documentary video.
Date
06 August 2021 - 09:52

"Netas / Incubate" - Jogja Disability Arts x Disability Murals UK

How can disabled artists run a creative process both individually and collectively during this pandemic? Find out about the exploration through the Netas/Incubate project.

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