BWW Preview: JAKARTA THEATRE FESTIVAL 2016 by Jakarta Arts Council

43th Festival Teater Jakarta (Jakarta Theatre Festival / FTJ) is organized by the Jakarta Arts Council - Theatre Committee and fully supported by the Jakarta Tourism & Culture Department and Indonesian Creative Economy Agency. FTJ 2016 will be held on November 21 to December 9 2016 in Teater Kecil, Taman Ismail Marzuki. With the main theme "Transisi" (transition) - which is written in the style of computer programming language "TRANS//>

Transition also means a change from the competition-style theatre festival that was held before, to become really festive, in the sense of a varied lively festival atmosphere forms, events and competition. Besides competition, FTJ 2016 also features theatre groups outside FTJ products, both traditional and modern repertoire.

Sixteen finalists will appear in the Main Wing, while the invitation of theater groups will perform at the Classical Wing, Perspective Wing, and Guest Wing. FTJ 2016 also presents a number of workshops, public discussions, archives exhibition, actors' cafe, and the art market. In short, FTJ 2016 will develop to build and strengthen the international character, so that the theatre become a main attraction of the city itself.

Here are the details of FTJ 2016:

OPENING
Monday, November 21, 2016
7 PM
Teater Kecil Plaza, Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM)
Performances:
Collaboration performance "T.T.T" (to the tit)
Director: Yustiansyah (Jakarta)
Dramaturg: Taufik Dervish (Bandung)
Music: Ensamble Tikoro (Bandung)
Installation and video mapping: Jonas Sestakresna (Denpasar)

PRODUCTION PERFORMANCES
PERSPECTIVE WING - MAIN WING - GUEST WING - CLASSICAL WING
November 21 to December 9, 2016
Teater Kecil, Teater Luwes, Galeri Cipta II, Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM); and other locations in Jakarta
Performances:
Collaboration project "T.T.T" (to the tit): Yustiansyah (Jakarta), Taufik Darwis (Bandung), Ensamble Tikoro (Bandung), Jonas Sestakresna (Denpasar)
Sanggar Kummis (South Jakarta)
Teater Mantera (North Jakarta)
Mutiara Utara Bintang Lima (North Jakarta)
Lab Study Teater (North Jakarta)
Teater Semut UNSADA (East Jakarta)
Teater Ranggon Sastra (East Jakarta)
Teater Magma 50 (East Jakarta)
Kembali Satu (K_1) (West Jakarta)
Tema Gunadarma (South Jakarta)
Teater eL Na'ma (South Jakarta)
Teater Hijau Lima Satu (South Jakarta)
Study Teater 24 (West Jakarta)
Teater Alamat (West Jakarta)
Teater Petra (Central Jakarta)
Teater Gumilar (Central Jakarta)
Teater Poros (Central Jakarta)
Artery (Jakarta)
Jaring Project (Yogyakarta)
Padepokan Seni Madura (Madura)
Sena Didi Mime Indonesia (Jakarta)
Ita Saputra (Jakarta)
Puja Betawi (Jakarta)
Sandiwara Sunda Miss Tjitjih (Jakarta)
Wayang Orang Bharata (Jakarta)
MuDA (Japan)

KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION
CREATION BIOGRAPHY - PUBLIC DISCUSSION - WORKSHOPS - CURATORIAL READING
November 21 to December 9, 2016
Teater Kecil Lobby, Teater Kecil, Galeri Cipta II, Kineforum, Pleno Room - DKJ, Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM)

CROSS-MEDIA PRODUCTION
ARCHIVE EXHIBITION - ART MARKET - ACTORS' CAFE
November 21 to December 9, 2016
Teater Kecil Lobby, Teater Kecil Plaza, Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM)

For more information, head to http://ftj.or.id/ or their social media: Facebook: Festival Teater Jakarta, Instagram: @ftjkita and Twitter: @ftjkita

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