Art of the Earth and of Graves
By Arahmaiani
Internationally ranking festivals of performance art are seldom held. But such a festival becomes something special when it is staged in a village and the participating artists come from the provinces, the city, and abroad and are supported by activists, clergy, and bureaucrats. Such an event was offered at the end of April this year in the village of Gemblangan, in the special district of Yogyakarta. The festival "Pembaharuan Spiritual", Perfurbance #3 (which could translate as "Spiritual Renewal", Perfurbance #3 – Performance Art Urban Festival) invited participants from the United States, Canada, France, Australia, Japan, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Burma, and such Indonesian cities as Bandung, Surabaya, Solo, Jakarta, and Yogyakarta.
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