Get embraced by the beats of world #1 DJ Armin van Buuren (Friday night)
If you know anything about house and trance music, then you already know who Armin van Buuren is. He has been ranked the No. 1 DJ in the world by DJ Mag five times and been nominated for a Grammy Award for his hit single “This Is What It Feels Like”.
The legendary Dutch DJ is playing Jakarta Friday night as part of his “Armin Only Embrace” world tour, and although the big draw is, of course, a solo set by Mr. van Buuren, there will also be live performances from many of the artists he collaborated with on his latest album, “Embrace,” such as Mr. Probz, Kensington, Eric Vloeimans, Cimo Fränkel, Betsie Larkin, Angel Taylor and BullySongs.
The action starts at JIExpo Kemayoran at 6pm. For more info and tickets
Get spirited away watching Hayao Miyazaki’s masterspiece “Spirited Away” on the big screen (Starts Sat)
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If you’re a big fan of visionary animator Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli and his classic films such as “Princess Mononoke” and “My Neighbor Totoro” then you probably already heard the fantastic news that a festival of his films is coming to Indonesia that will allow you to watch all of his brilliant work on the big screen. For the first week of every month from April to September of this year, a different Miyazaki masterpiece will be screened at XXI Cinemas across Indonesia including plenty in Jakarta (as will as a huge Ghibli art exhibition coming in August– yay!)
“The World Of Ghibli” kicks off this Saturday with screenings of “Spirited Away”, the 2001 fantasy about a 10-year-old Japanese girl who gets trapped in the spirit world that won Miyazaki an Oscar for Best Animated Picture. To find our where and when it’s playing and also buy tickets you can go to ghibli.karciscus.com and for more info you can go to worldofghibli.id.
Hear lyricists get real at Poetry Jam: Confessions (Saturday)
The latest edition of popular poetry open mic event Unmasked is taking place at theSafehouse in Mega Kuningan this Saturday and feature the tantalizing theme of confessions. A number of notable local poets including Yacko, Ciel Duke, Bintang Adamas and Sarah Jane will be there as well as Unmasked’s own Pangeran Siahaan and the usual gang and well as an opening acoustic performance by Dara Puspita. Get there by 3:30 because the show starts at 4pm sharp!
It’s part of theSafehouse’s 3rd Anniversary events which also includes cool music and visual art events on Friday and Saturday nights. For more info check out the Facebook event page.
Catch TWO great dance performances centered around strong women at Galeri Indonesia Kaya (Sat & Sun)
As usual, Galeri Indonesia Kaya will be hosting two impressive performances this weekend. On Saturday afternoon, it’s “Kukusan Paon”, a performance put on by KITAPOLENG about the position and power of Balinese women.
On Sunday afternoon you can catch “Rendezvous” by Solodancestudio, a contemporary dance and musical performance depicting the complicated relationship between two women.
Also, as usual, both of these performances are free to the public, but to be assured a seat you need to save a spot using Galeri Indonesia Kaya’s online reservation system – they go quick so try to reserve as soon as possible to not be disappointed!
Get local artisanal goods at a rooftop pop-up market in Kemang
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Regular old pop-up markets don’t impress you anymore? How about this one that’s taking place on a rooftop in Kemang with artisan crafts all made in Indonesia? Excellent, I’m glad you’re impressed.
Get a quick crash course in Slow Fashion (Sunday)
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In conjunction with the Goethe Institute’s Slow Fashion Lab exhibition, Handmade Fabric Day at Museum Textil in Tanah Abang aims to offer the public a different kind of experience regarding several slow fashion practices in Indonesia today, such as freestyle weaving, hand stamping, and eco-printing. By inviting four artists/designers from Jakarta and Bandung, the public has the opportunity not only to learn about slow fashion in general, but more importantly to see how interesting it has become in the hands of these artists/designers through live demonstrations with Q&A’s. Some of the final results and products using these techniques will also be available for sale. For more info.
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