Merayakan Gamelan di London (Liputan untuk Majalah Tempo)

Tulisan kedua sebagai kontributor majalah Tempo. Seputar Festival Gamelan Internasional di London, 7-10 September.  Kali ini 9 halaman di rubrik Layar!, edisi 2-8 Oktober 2017.

Alhamdulillah.

Setan Jawa: A Silent Movie with Live Gamelan Orchestra, directed by Garin Nugroho

Setan Jawa: A Silent Movie with Live Gamelan Orchestra.

Sunday, 10 September 2017, 7pm-9pm

Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ.

ADMISSION FREE BUT TICKETED.

"If a single word could sum up the world première of Setan Jawa, it would be ‘bewitching’… Setan Jawa drew much applause from its enraptured audience; it is a shame that it showed for just one night only." Australian Book Review

Indonesian film director Garin Nugroho’s latest masterpiece is a silent dance film in black and white, accompanied live by the exquisite gamelan compositions of Rahayu Supanggah. The film is set at the beginning of the 20th century, and is a Javanese take on the classic Faustian legend of a pact made with the devil (setan) in order to gain riches and love.

Inspired by the classic horror film Nosferatu and the rich imagery of Javanese mythology, Setan Jawa is a silent film of lavish and arresting imagery directed by Indonesia's most internationally praised director. The stunning score has been created during an extensive and insightful period of exchange between Australian and Indonesian musicians, with theatrical heavy-hitter Grandage joining forces with Supanggah, best known in Melbourne for scoring Robert Wilson's majestic I La Galigo.

This event marks the culmination of the 5-day London Gamelan Festival.

Book your free tickets here: http://www.cadoganhall.com/event/setan-jawa-170910/

Performance sponsored by Ministry of Education And Culture of the Republic of Indonesia.

Reviews:

RealTime: http://www.realtimearts.net/article/issue137/12539

Limelight: http://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/features/iain-grandage-scoring-javanese-faust-legend

Australian Book Review: https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/abr-arts/arts/3942-satan-jawa-melbourne-symphony-orchestra

Artsequator: https://artsequator.com/garin-nugroho-satan-jawa-review-asiatopa/

Tulisan (dan Wawancara) Perdana sebagai Kontributor Majalah Tempo (29 Agustus 2016)

Our schedule is out: London Indonesian Film Screenings 2015 , 2-4 October 2015

London Indonesian Film Screenings 2015

The 2015 London Indonesian Film Screenings will presents a selection of some of the most exciting films to come out of Indonesia in recent years.

Indonesian film has experienced a remarkable revitalisation in the years since the fall of the New Order regime in 1998. In 2006 SOAS was delighted to host the first ever series of London Indonesian Film Screenings. Since then we have continued to play occasional Indonesian films open to the public. In 2013 we hosted a five day series of film screenings and a two day academic workshop devoted to Indonesian cinema. Now, in 2015, we will be holding the third such event, with an exciting range of film screenings again coupled with an academic workshop. The event will coincide with the annual Indonesia Kontemporer.

The 2015 London Indonesian Film Screenings presents a selection of some of the most exciting films to come out of Indonesia in recent years. The films touch on issues of reconciliation, love, diversity, and the Indonesian film tradition itself. We start off by screening the recent awarding winning Tabula Rasa, a film about about food and diversity which is sure to get everyone’s taste buds tingling. Selamat Pagi, Malam is a melancholic imaging of the Jakarta metropolis by one of Indonesia’s most promising director’s Lucky Kuswandi. Layu Sebelum Berkembangis a fascinating documentary looking at the education system in contemporary Indonesia. Sunday’s films present a range of long and short documentary films, together with two great feature films. We start off with a film about football and reconciliation, Cahaya dari Timur, set against the conflict in Ambon of the early years of the 21st century. This is followed by four short films by Tonny Trimarsanto. Bastian Meiresonne’s documentary on Indonesian action cinema,Garuda Power, is a great film with lots of unseen and archive footage.

To coincide with the film screenings the CSEAS and Centre for Film Studies is also organising a two-day Workshop on Indonesian Cinema, on 3-4 October, also to be held at SOAS. While an academic conference, all those interested in Indonesian film - academics, students and members of the public - are encouraged to attend.  

These events are supported by the Centre for South East Asian Studies and Centre for Film Studies at SOAS as well as by the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in London. Special thanks should also be given to a number of individuals who have helped enormously in the planning of this event. Tonny Trimarsanto, Sheila Timothy of LIFELIKE Pictures, Katrin Schons at the Goethe institute, Sunny Soon and Indri, PT Kepompong Gendut, Bastian Meiresonne, Jane Savory and  Nenna Chuku for giving so much administrative support, Jonah Foran, who designed the poster, and the AV team at SOAS for their technical support.

Ben Murtagh, Ekky Imanjaya, Eric Sasono and Tito Imanda
Co-organisers London Indonesian Film Screenings 2015

Forthcoming Events

Tabula Rasa

2 October 2015, Russell Square: College Buildings, Khalili Lecture Theatre, 7:00 PM - 8:50 PM

Workshop on Indonesian Cinema

Dr Ben Murtagh (SOAS, University of London) and Ekky Imanjaya (University of East Anglia)

3 October 2015, Russell Square: College Buildings, L67, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Selamat Pagi Malam - In the Absence of the Sun

3 October 2015, Russell Square: College Buildings, Khalili Lecture Theatre, 5:15 PM - 6:50 PM

Layu Sebelum Berkembang - ‘Die before blossom’

3 October 2015, Russell Square: College Buildings, Khalili Lecture Theatre, 7:00 PM - 8:40 PM

Cahaya dari Timur: Beta Maluku - The Light from the East We are Moluccans

4 October 2015, Russell Square: College Buildings, Khalili Lecture Theatre, 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Four Short films by Tonny Trimarsanto

4 October 2015, Russell Square: College Buildings, Khalili Lecture Theatre, 3:45 PM - 4:55 PM

Garuda Power – The Spirit Within

4 October 2015, Russell Square: College Buildings, Khalili Lecture Theatre, 5:05 PM - 4:25 PM

Our schedule is out: London Indonesian Film Screenings 2015 , 2-4 October 2015  https://www.soas.ac.uk/cseas/events/london-indonesian-film-screenings-2015/  

Mengurus Perpanjangan Paspor di KBRI London dalam setengah hari

Bagaimana caranya perpanjangan paspor selama di Inggris, padahal kita tidak tinggal di London?

1)      Jangan foto apapun untuk biometric. KBRI  London hanya menerima yang latar belakangnya warna merah. Dan ini sesuatu yang langka di Inggris. Nanti saja fotonya di sekitar KBRI London, ada langganan toko tak jauh dari sana (Tanya petugasnya).

2)      Datang sepagi mungkin ke KBRI. Setelah rehat makan siang mereka tidak mau terima dan hanya menerima orang yang mengambil paspor saja. Paspor yang hampir habis masanya juga dibawa.

3)      Siap-siap beli pre-paid self-address envelope (Special Delivery). Jadi tidak perlu menunggu seharian, karena proses lebih dari sehari. Amplop ini bisa dibeli di kantor pos, dan ada juga di sekitar KBRI. Kalau mau nunggu, biasanya 1 hari jadi. Masukkan hari ini sebelum makan siang, selesai besoknya diambil setelah makan siang.

4) bayarnya pakai postal order di kantor pos.

5) ini penting juga:  makan siang di kantin KBRI. enak dan murah banget. dengan 4,50 pounds, bisa makan masakan Indonesia sepuasnya. 

6) jangan lupa cek hari libur, hari KBRI tutup. Mereka libur di hari libur nasional DAN Inggris.

Demikian sekilat info. detil: http://www.indonesianembassy.org.uk/consular/consular_wni_perpanjangan_passport.html

Oh ya, just in case belum pernah ke KBRI London, berikut alamatnya:

Indonesian Embassy
38 Grosvenor Square
London W1K 2HW

Tel. (020) 7499 7661
Fax. (020)7491 4993

email: kbri@btconnect.com

Tube terdekat: Bond Street (Jubilee Line).