Tuesday, November 3, 2009

A Note About Bali Art Festival

Artistic life in Bali is recorded from the first ingrained in each of the joints of Balinese life. Art, so integrated in every breath of Balinese life until now and who knows how long. Clearly, the existence of art and culture in Bali proved to spread perfume all over the world. Bali so famous throughout the world.


One of the great event that as an "umbrella" creativity of the Balinese art is one of Bali Art Festival (PKB). In the execution of every year, there is usually a central theme and sub theme that permeates the entire implementation. Usually held a variety of arts events, ranging from arts & cultural workshops, performances, seminars, parades and art of others. Participants are not restricted from Bali only. Not only other provinces in Indonesia who participated, even the participants also came from countries such as Thailand, China, South Korea, Japan, the United States, and others.

One of the interesting spectacle of this artist during a party rally was held is the art which is usually performed during the opening ceremony. What a frenzy of drummers, dancers and spectators crowd on the square bellows field Margarana Renon (Bajra Sandhi Monument Complex). Indeed, art is nicely mixed would be a great magnet in attracting people to come and participate. To scope of Bali, the role of campus organizations such as the ISI (Institut Seni Indonesia) so important. As an art institution, the ISI has been recognized emotion is very great role in supplying the people and the art products for Bali or national level. And it was recognized also by the activist art from other parts of the world. Amazingly, until they send their representatives to study at ISI Denpasar.

In addition to the parade of art, in this PKB, usually every night as scheduled, there are a variety of arts performances centered at Art Center Denpasar. Denpasar Cultural Park for nearly two decades to witness the grand event exhibited art and culture there.

Stigma Abiding

There are several important notes that we should bear by local governments and the whole range of bali related. That image of PKB from year to year there is something that is difficult to change, namely, the impression that PKB is like a night market! Which often leaves issues such as congestion, garbage piling up, sellers of goods and services that are not orderly and the convenience and security of visitors . PKB impression is so strong the night market when seeing so many traders trying to earn a livelihood both within and outside the area of Art Center. Indeed, as the writer's observation of last year through the mass media, the traders had tried disciplined by placing them in los-los supplied. However, there are still piles of traders at some point. One idea to dilute the concentration of visitors and traders with shelter expanded parking lot, in some traditional villages such as Banjar Workshop, Sumerta Kelod, Around  Nusa Indahstreet , etc., have been conducted with the utmost Pekraman Village and Sekehe Teruna. But still, do not solve the problem. One idea that never came out and worth a try is to rotate the implementation of PKB provinces to districts spread in Bali. With notes, financing is still from the province and the center while the district / city just as the organizer only. This is worth a try to imitate the implementation Porda (regional sports week) that rotate into the district to the district / city. Or if mapped, its implementation could be "attacked" for example, Buleleng District join with another district nearby, Bangli, Klungkung, Karangasem can join to become the host. Badung, Gianyar, Tabanan, Denpasar combined. Kalu a problem that this is done is between the district of Jembrana and Buleleng, which is quite far with the other districts in Bali. However, this can be tricked by specializing the implementation of this round of PKB in these two districts. This means that, at one time, in the two districts are held separately.

Advantages

In quantity and quality of performing arts and the race will be a balanced competition between one district to district / city another. The economic side, there will be equitable distribution of money, not just stacked in Denpasar only. And most importantly, how government and community efforts to respect and consider the fate of the artist. Do not just satisfied when transporting these artists with cattle trucks and low paid. There should be allocation of sufficient funds in an effort to consider the life of the artist-an artist who is willing to do "ngayah" ongoing for a celebration of art and preserve the art itself.

HOPE

May the Bali Art Festival every year can run well, smoothly and orderly, and work better than the previous years.

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