Bali News

Committee of 32nd Pesta Kesenian Bali (PKB) – Bali Art Festival – will limit number of participant outside Bali or in other word from several areas in Indonesia with maximum 11 provinces.

That limitation is made considering that most of regencies/cities and provincial government in Indonesia interesting to take part in enliven PKB festival that will be held for one month, starting from June 12 to July 10 2010, said head of Cultural Agency of Bali Province, Dr. Ida Bagus Sudhawa in Denpasar, on Friday.

He asserted, “Domestic art delegation still be given the opportunity but the number will be limited.”

Besides contingents come from varied areas in Indonesia, foreign cultural team would also participate in this festival.

Until today it had recorded that art group from seven countries will join the party for artists in the island of God.

Ida Bagus Sudhawa explained that the limitation of participants outside Bali, especially for small industry and household crafts exhibition as one of PKB five agendas due to the limited space.

For cultural parade, he said, the time is very limited. The same with performance session, it needs schedule arrangement so it would not collide with local artist performance.

Sekaa – cultural group – in Bali are eight regencies and one city since a long time had prepared everything to perform in PKB stage.

For one month the festival will fill with one hundred and eighty performances involve at least 15.000 best artists from eight regencies and one city in Bali.

The performance is one of the five annual cultural activities agenda proposed by Bali cultural observer, Prof. Dr. Ida Bagus Mantra in 1978.

“The other fourth activities covers cultural parade, competition, gathering as well as small industry and household craft exhibition,” said Ida Bagus Subhawa.

News by Antara Bali