AL-Azhar JHS goes to International Folk Festival 'Sun and Stone'

PHOTO OF SMP AL-AZHAR JAKARTA

INTERNATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL "SUN AND STONE"

ON 11th-16th JULY 2008

SMP Al-Azhar went to beautiful city in Kavala-Greece for International Folklore Festival. They're very nice group and they performed with live music, 19 dances, showed 7 number of dances. The audiences in Kavala appreciated their performances, such as Ngarojeng dance, Saman dance, Giring-giring dance, etc.

Sanggar Pravitasari goes to International Kucukcekmece Festival, Turkey

SANGGAR PRAVITASARI, FROM JAKARTA-INDONESIA

"INTERNATIONAL KUCUKCEKMECE 'LAKE' FESTIVAL" IN KUCUKCEKMECE,TURKEY

11-17 JULY 2008

The representative from Indonesian Embassy in Turkey, Mr. Hidayat Atjeh, met the group in festival.

Meetings (Jakarta, January, 16 2009)

Meeting:

Left to Right : Mr. Said Rachmat (President CIOFF Indonesia), Mr. Agum Gumelar (CIOFF Indonesia Advisor), Madame Linda Agum Gumelar (Director of CITRA) , Mr. Jean Roche (CIOFF Reperesentative for UNESCO) and Mrs. Linda Halim ( Member of CITRA)

Studio Tari Indra goes to SISLI Culture and Art Festival and Competition, Turkey

"STUDIO TARI INDRA " from Bandung, West Java

Juli 2008 - CIOFF Indonesia sent Studio Tari Indra to SISLI Culture and Art Festival and Competition, in Sisli-Turkey. Studio Tari Indra got the First Place in that Festival.

Serbian Group for 5th Asian and Oceanian Children International Folklore Festival.
Jakarta, Juli 2008

Governor's Reception - Asian and Oceania Children International Folklore Festival 2008

Governor's Reception

Asian and Oceanian Children International Folklore Festival

Jakarta, Juli 2008

About Us

CIOFF is a group of national representative’s of non-profit local art festivals organizations. As a non-government organization, CIOFF is the authorized consultative for UNESCO.

The CIOFF main office is located in France, Confelens, Charente Department which was founded in August 10, 1970 where according to the French law, in particular the law resolution in July 1st 1901 that forming associations are the common people’s right.Indonesia became a member of CIOFF in 2003 due to our many art clubs all over the nation and Indonesia’s many participation in CIOFF festivals all over the world since 1980, and Mr. Said Rachmat sits as the President of National Section in CIOFF Indonesia.

In each country, CIOFF has a national section, where each section has national sectors from each province of a country, and work together in maintaining our nation’s character. In accordance with their mission, in every activity that CIOFF Indonesia holds, all types of art organizations, musicians, dancers, poets, vocalists and theater plays come together and create authentic and contemporary performances.

All this time CIOFF Indonesia has collaborated with many art clubs, schools (from elementary to universities), local art clubs and our nation’s art and culture lovers, especially people from the provinces they represent.