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The
Show Must Go On
New from Nusa Dua Festival
‘The
show must go on.’ This expression is
suitable for the Nusa Dua Festival. This
seventh annual festival took place on schedule
from 22-28 August 2003. “Even if Indonesia
is agitated by the terrorist’s bomb
on 5 August, we will still carry out the
festival,” said Ir. I Made Mandra,M.Sc
to Bali Travel News lately.
As
the resort organizer of Nusa Dua tourism,
Mandra who also as Head Director of BTDC
(Bali Tourism Development Corporation),
is even trying to seek a new penetration
within this festival. Through this festival,
BTDC tends to promote the locals arts internationally
to the world. For this effort, his ally
holds IPAM (Indonesian Performing Arts Marts)
that ordinarily is organized by the Minister
of Tourism and Culture. “The problems
arise within the overseas participants.
We are anxious by the lack of foreign audience
and participants in this festival. We’ll
see whether they influenced or not of post-bombing
of JW Marriot Hotel,” said Mandra pessimistically.
This year NDF 2003 is quite simple in program.
From the previous year, the hotel in BTDC
area are all totally involved, but at present,
the hotel’s participation only appears
in Peed Agung (Grandiose Parade) and other
hotel activities. None of the competition
are available like in the the previous year,
however the performing arts are still in
high quality standard.
New
Penetration
If the year before the NDF was focussed
on performance and exhibition while the
only merrily show was of Peed Agung as the
opening carnival, then for this year execution
is differently then before. It will emerge
from the material and activities of this
seventh annual event.
According to the Chief Organizer NDF, Drs.
I.GK.Purnaya, MSc, his side already implements
new penetration to increase the festival
quality.
Explaining that the NDF will transform to
become one prestigious arts and culture
event within the international sight. “To
obtain the prestigious value, we corporate
with National Education Department and Tourism
and Culture Department,” he said while
asserting through IPAM, direct companionship
in arts will appear within the sellers and
buyers.
From the companionship, a commitment will
occur within both allies in the form of
show exhibition contract or partnership,
whether inside the country or abroad. Meanwhile,
the partnership with the National Education
Department is in the form traditional sports
game in NDF. The registered participants
already reached 30 provinces/regencies from
all Indonesia. “We collaborated also
with Udayana University in performing the
cultural seminar that was followed by the
participants from 21 countries,” he
explains.
The other fresh obsession is the East Indonesian
Encoridor participation from Eastern of
Indonesia. The golf tournament will be executed
to promote the eastern Indonesia tourism.
This tournament followed by 125 golfers
and performed at Nusa Dua Golf Yard. The
committee also prepared for exhibition stand.
The exhibition stand turnover increased
from 53 last year to become 67 this year.
“That’s refers to the participant
level increasing for 2003,” he said
while asserted 17 provinces/regencies already
bought the exhibition stands.
Purnaya who is also Operational Director
of BTDC expected that the hotels and guides
ask their guest to visit NDF at the BTDC
complex. Besides watching a spectacular
arts event and traditional sports, they
can also enjoy the excellent exhibition
products from various areas of Indonesian
archipelago. Take a visit to the Seventh
Nusa Dua Festival. See for a complete schedule
on page 17. (BTN/013)
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