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Bali
Arts Festival Enlivened by Kites
There
is something new in the Parade Opening of
the 26th Bali Arts Festival (PKB) 2004.
It does not only present varied dances,
but the parade this year will also be enlivened
with parades of various kinds of kites.
They are ‘janggan’, ‘bebean’,
‘pecukan’ and ‘creation’
styles that will be put into procession
on parade. It is scheduled that
Layang-layang Pelangi Bali Troupe will close
the parade by flying kites in the Puputan
Margarana Square.
The
Parade Section Head, I Gusti Ngurah Ardjana,
on Sunday (9/5) said that the kite procession
will be enlivened by Adi Merdangga (traditional
marching band) arranged by Museum Nyoman
Gunarsa Klungkung. “It is a new theme
for PKB this year. Having been put into
procession, the kites will be flown at Puputan
Margarana Square so that it can be seen
by invitees and public spectators,”
he said.
It was observed that this year’s parade
was adjusted to the theme of PKB namely
“Utterance of Nature”. Each regency
will present its typical art performance.
The parade participants at this time will
not make a display in front of the invitees
(the president and
other provincial officials of Bali wide),
except for that of arrangement of ISI Denpasar.
ISI will perform great gamelan composition.
In the parade, each regency and town in
Bali will present its own arts specialty.
They will certainly present monumental works
of their great artists. Like Tabanan Regency
presents Kebyar Duduk
Dance and Oleg Tamulilingan of Maria, a
great artist from Tabanan. Buleleng presents
Kebyar Legong and Teruna Jaya of Pan Wandres
and Gede Manik. Gianyar Regency performs
the composition of Swasti Bandem with her
monumental work entitled “Sekar Jagat,”
“Manukrawa Dance” of Prof. Wayan
Dibia and “Satria Brasta’ of
Nyoman Cerita. Badung performs Legong Kraton
Dance of Lotering. Meanwhile, Denpasar performs
Margapati Dance of Nyoman Kaler. Karangasem
Regency presents its typical arts namely
Gebug Ende, Klungkung Regency presents Barong
Dance, while Bangli presents Baris Juntal
dance. The regency in the western part of
Bali, Jemberana, presents “Makepung”
(Bull Races) dance of Ketut Swentra.
Participants from outside Bali that have
already confirmed their participation are
Thailand, Jeju (South Korea) and Japan,
and provinces beyond Bali are East Nusa
Tenggara (NTT) and Jakarta. The Bali Arts
Festival has as a theme Utterance of Nature:
Peace, Beauty and Diversity will take place
on the 19 June - 17 July.
International
Helicopter Model
 SERANGAN
- Participants from Taipei and Hong Kong
dominated the open championship of the Bali
International Helicopter Model 2004, at
Serangan Island last Saturday (8/5). Every
participant performed a two-round flight.
The result of the first flight was Wu Pao
Jung (Taipei) achieving 259.0 points, followed
by Wang Shang Jia (Taipei) 255.0 points,
Franco Lee Sui Wah (Hong Kong) 254.5, Garry
Watson (Australia) 253.5 points and Chen
A Chin (Taipei) 253.0. Meanwhile, on the
second round participants from Hong Kong
achieved the first to third winners. They
were Michael Leung (270,0), Hung Ki Chung
(256,0), Franco Lee Sui Wah (252,5). The
fourth position was occupied by Wang Shah
Jia (Taipei) 250,0 and Garry Watson (Australia)
248,5.
The position of the Indonesian participants
is still far behind the foreign ones. Indonesia
put players like Erick Limanhadi, Benny
Limanhadi, Dimas Satrio, Erlangga Satriagung,
Yuyus Bekoming K, Yudi Dwi Ardian, Karisma
Kamdani and Herman Wibowo.
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