Indonesia Menari
Indonesia Menari or ''Indonesia Dance'' is a collective dance movement or festival that is held every year in the month of November. It is arranged by Galeri Indonesia Kaya of Bakti Budaya Djarum Foundation. It was first held in 2012. The dance festival held simultaneously at many locations in Indonesia. It aims to introduce people to traditional Indonesian dances, to encourage more people, especially those of the young generation to learn traditional dances of Indonesia and to be proud of Indonesian culture. Usually performed in the form of mass dance with choreography that combines several traditional and modern dance. The event is also enlivened by the presence of art workers who also danced together in the festivity of the event in each venue. See also *Dance in Indonesia *List of festivals in Indonesia Below is a list of festivals in Indonesia. The list is divided based on their respective calendar. Changing date * Indonesia Menari *Caci, Flores *Festival Baleo, Lembata * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea. Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state and the 14th-largest country by area, at . With over 275 million people, Indonesia is the world's fourth-most populous country and the most populous Muslim-majority country. Java, the world's most populous island, is home to more than half of the country's population. Indonesia is a presidential republic with an elected legislature. It has 38 provinces, of which nine have special status. The country's capital, Jakarta, is the world's second-most populous urban area. Indonesia shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and the eastern part of Malaysia, as well as maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Australia, Palau, and India ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dance In Indonesia
Dance in Indonesia ( id, Tarian Indonesia) reflects the country's diversity of ethnicities and cultures. There are more than 1,300 ethnic groups in Indonesia. Austronesian roots and Melanesian tribal forms are visible, and influences ranging from neighboring Asian and even western styles through colonization. Each ethnic group has its own dances: there are more than 3,000 original dance forms in Indonesia. The old traditions of dance and drama are being preserved in the many dance schools which flourish not only in the courts but also in the modern, government-run or supervised art academies. For classification purposes, the dances of Indonesia can be divided according to several aspects. In the historical aspect it can be divided into three eras; the prehistoric-tribal era, the Hindu-Buddhist era, and the era of Islam. According to its patrons, it can be divided into two genres; court dance and folk dance. In its tradition, Indonesian dances can be divided into two types; t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Festivals In Indonesia
Below is a list of festivals in Indonesia. The list is divided based on their respective calendar. Changing date * Indonesia Menari *Caci, Flores *Festival Baleo, Lembata * NgayogJazz, Yogyakarta *Gawai Dayak, West Kalimantan *Indonesian Film Festival, Jakarta * Jakarta Fashion & Food Festival, Jakarta * Jazz Goes to Campus, University of Indonesia, Depok *Jember Fashion Carnival, Jember *Lombok Full Moon Festival, Gili Trawangan (every full moon) *Makepung, Bali * Nihon no Matsuri, Telkom Institute of Technology * Pacu jawi, Tanah Datar Regency, West Sumatra *Q! Film Festival * Tiwah, Central Kalimantan *Tomohon International Flower Festival, Tomohon, North Sulawesi Gregorian calendar *January **Festival Manulude, Sangihe Talaud, North Sulawesi **Maudu Lompoa, Takalar *February ** Bau Nyale Putri Mandalika, Kuta Beach, Lombok (between February and March) **Pasola, 4 villages in West Sumba (between February and March) *March ** Bali Spirit Festival, Bali (March) **Jakarta Int ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Indonesian Culture
The culture of Indonesia has been shaped by long interaction between original indigenous customs and multiple foreign influences. Indonesia is centrally-located along ancient trading routes between the Far East, South Asia and the Middle East, resulting in many cultural practices being strongly influenced by a multitude of eastern religions, religions, including Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, and Islam, all strong in the major trading cities. The result is a complex cultural mixture, often different from the original indigenous cultures. Examples of the fusion of Islam with Hinduism include Javanese Abangan belief. Balinese dances have stories about ancient Buddhist and Hindu Monarchy, kingdoms, while Islamic art forms and architecture are present in Sumatra, especially in the Minangkabau people, Minangkabau and Aceh regions. Traditional art, music and sport are combined in a martial art form called Pencak Silat. The Western world has influenced Indonesia in sci ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Festivals In Indonesia
Below is a list of festivals in Indonesia. The list is divided based on their respective calendar. Changing date * Indonesia Menari * Caci, Flores *Festival Baleo, Lembata * NgayogJazz, Yogyakarta *Gawai Dayak, West Kalimantan * Indonesian Film Festival, Jakarta * Jakarta Fashion & Food Festival, Jakarta * Jazz Goes to Campus, University of Indonesia, Depok *Jember Fashion Carnival, Jember *Lombok Full Moon Festival, Gili Trawangan (every full moon) *Makepung, Bali * Nihon no Matsuri, Telkom Institute of Technology * Pacu jawi, Tanah Datar Regency, West Sumatra *Q! Film Festival * Tiwah, Central Kalimantan *Tomohon International Flower Festival, Tomohon, North Sulawesi Gregorian calendar *January **Festival Manulude, Sangihe Talaud, North Sulawesi **Maudu Lompoa, Takalar *February ** Bau Nyale Putri Mandalika, Kuta Beach, Lombok (between February and March) ** Pasola, 4 villages in West Sumba (between February and March) *March ** Bali Spirit Festival, Bali (March) **J ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tourist Attractions In Jakarta
Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring (other), touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tour (other), tours. The World Tourism Organization defines tourism more generally, in terms which go "beyond the common perception of tourism as being limited to holiday activity only", as people "travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure and not less than 24 hours, business and other purposes". Tourism can be Domestic tourism, domestic (within the traveller's own country) or International tourism, international, and international tourism has both incoming and outgoing implications on a country's balance of payments. Tourism numbers declined as a result of a strong economic slowdown (the late-2000s recession) between the second half of 2008 and the end of 2009, and in consequence of t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |