From July 16th to 20th, 2009, Gunadharma field in the area of Borobudur temple, Magelang, Central Java was so extravaganza. Various traditional dances from Indonesia and some foreign countries were greatly performed in the Borobudur International Festival as a part of Cultural preservation and Indonesian tourism promotion.
Borobudur Temple was chosen as the place to hold the Borobudur International Festival 2009 because it is just determined as the world heritage. The Indonesian Minister of Culture and Tourism, Jero Wacik, said that “if a place does not have any culture at all, then it will not be an interesting place. As if in Borobudur, if there is no temple, no tourists will be interested to give a visit”. It is quoted as he officially opened the Borobudur International Festival 2009.
On the other way around, if the culture is not promoted, then it will give no implication to the society. By having Borobudur International Festival 2009, Jero Wacik also hopes that it can give a great implication to the surrounding people live near Borobudur.
14 representations came from 14 different countries in the opening of Borobudur International Festival 2009. Among the 14, 10 countries were directly represented by their Ambassadors: Portugal, Cambodia, Afghanistan, Russia, Croatia, Lebanon, Nigeria, Rumania, Suriname and Saudi Arabia. The other 4 countries, Poland, Somalia, Brunei and Bulgaria, were represented by their Ambassadors’ representatives. Jero Wacik also added that such festival will be held in every 5 years. If it is to be held annually, it might indeed lose the spirit.
Meaningful Dances
This event was held in 5 days non-stop. Each day, the event was filled by the performances of local and foreign attractions as well as music performances. On the first day, Thailand performed their traditional dance which told about the excitement of a couple colorful birds. Besides that, India also performed a traditional dance symbolizing the excitement of a couple in love.
Meanwhile, Indonesia as the host performed various dances and traditional music from Aceh, Java and up tp Papua. For example, Goembira Remaja dance is performed to illustrate the excitement of female teenagers from Aceh. The interesting thing is that the dance movements are so full of energy and get faster in every movement.
Besides that, a prominent Indonesian Traditional Herbal and Cosmetics company, PT. Mustika Ratu Tbk, also took part in the Borobudur International Festival 2009. This cosmetic company consistently invents the Royal heritage products and gave a full support to the event. It is expected that the event will increase the image of Borobudur as the nation’s world heritage.
Through Alam Sumber Kesehatan dance, created by Dr. BRA Mooryati Soedibyo, the history of nation’s culture of the traditional health and beauty care is nicely described.
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Borobudur Temple was chosen as the place to hold the Borobudur International Festival 2009 because it is just determined as the world heritage. The Indonesian Minister of Culture and Tourism, Jero Wacik, said that “if a place does not have any culture at all, then it will not be an interesting place. As if in Borobudur, if there is no temple, no tourists will be interested to give a visit”. It is quoted as he officially opened the Borobudur International Festival 2009.
On the other way around, if the culture is not promoted, then it will give no implication to the society. By having Borobudur International Festival 2009, Jero Wacik also hopes that it can give a great implication to the surrounding people live near Borobudur.14 representations came from 14 different countries in the opening of Borobudur International Festival 2009. Among the 14, 10 countries were directly represented by their Ambassadors: Portugal, Cambodia, Afghanistan, Russia, Croatia, Lebanon, Nigeria, Rumania, Suriname and Saudi Arabia. The other 4 countries, Poland, Somalia, Brunei and Bulgaria, were represented by their Ambassadors’ representatives. Jero Wacik also added that such festival will be held in every 5 years. If it is to be held annually, it might indeed lose the spirit.
Meaningful Dances
This event was held in 5 days non-stop. Each day, the event was filled by the performances of local and foreign attractions as well as music performances. On the first day, Thailand performed their traditional dance which told about the excitement of a couple colorful birds. Besides that, India also performed a traditional dance symbolizing the excitement of a couple in love.
Meanwhile, Indonesia as the host performed various dances and traditional music from Aceh, Java and up tp Papua. For example, Goembira Remaja dance is performed to illustrate the excitement of female teenagers from Aceh. The interesting thing is that the dance movements are so full of energy and get faster in every movement.Besides that, a prominent Indonesian Traditional Herbal and Cosmetics company, PT. Mustika Ratu Tbk, also took part in the Borobudur International Festival 2009. This cosmetic company consistently invents the Royal heritage products and gave a full support to the event. It is expected that the event will increase the image of Borobudur as the nation’s world heritage.
Through Alam Sumber Kesehatan dance, created by Dr. BRA Mooryati Soedibyo, the history of nation’s culture of the traditional health and beauty care is nicely described.
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