Hit the dancefloor with Above & Beyond (Friday night)
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English trance trio Above & Beyond have long been listed amongst the top disc spinners in the world on DJ Magazine’s Top 100 DJ Pool, from #6 in 2007 to #27 in this year’s survey. If you’ve been to a club in any of the intervening 12 years, you’ve no doubt heard some of their hypnotic dance floor hits such as “We’re All We Need” or “Sun & Moon”. There sound will be a perfect match for Colosseum’s high-octane sound and light systems.
Find fine art at an affordable price at Art Market Jakarta
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With hundreds of original artworks from dozens of artists and over 40 traders, the goal of Art Market Jakarta is to help art lovers find something they can both love and afford. The eighth edition of the Art Market is taking place at Kuningan City mall this weekend and will also feature free workshops, talk shows, food music and more. For more info.
Get into the holiday spirit with a Christmas Hymn Charity Concert (Saturday afternoon)
If you celebrate Christmas and want to get into the holiday spirit while supporting a good cause, you can consider checking out “Joy to the World”, a Christmas hymn concert being put on by the Amadeus Symphony Orchestra and featuring the GMI Jakarta Pusat Singers as well as other choirs. It’s taking place this Saturday at 4pm at Aula Simfonia Jakarta. For more info.
Open your eyes to “The Girl Who Saved My Life” (Saturday afternoon)
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In observance of the #16Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence campaign, The Embassy of Sweden in Jakarta together with UN Women will be screening ‘The Girl Who Saved My Life’, a film by director Hogir Hirori who traveled from Sweden to his homeland of Iraqi Kurdistan to recount the fates of the over 1.4 million people fleeing ISIS. The screening, followed by a discussion on women, peace and security will take place at the Swedish Residence on Saturday from 3:30pm-6pm.
If you haven’t already, check out the last weekend of Jakarta Biennale
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If you haven’t had a chance to check out one of the capital’s best art festivals, be sure to hit up the Jakarta Biannale before it’s last day on Sunday. This year’s edition takes on the theme of JIWA (which most directly translates as soul but also encompasses ideas of artistic energy and spirit) and features works from many of Indonesia’s most accomplished and rising artists, as well as creators from 50 other countries. For more info go to the Jakarta Biennale website.
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