To commemorate its anniversary which falls on October 7th, Yogyakarta, cultural heart of Java, will be decorated with vibrant celebrations of the Jogja Java Carnival which will take place along the Mangkubumi and Malioboro Streets on 22nd October 2011.
Entering its fourth edition, this year
the festival take on a new shape as it also involves competitions open
to the general public.
Jogja Java Carnival will present a one
of a kind festivity in the form of a night carnival that elaborates
composition, shapes, colors, technology, music, and lightings which will
decorate the city vibrantly and dazzle spectators.
The exuberant scene of the festival
combined with the exceptional performance of Yogyakarta’s and
Indonesia’s finest artists will definitely be the highlight of the
carnival.
Preceded with a series of activities
such as a Night Ride, the Jogja Mozaik Parade and Villages Festival that
have already been ongoing since October 6th, the Jogja Java Carnival 2011 has purposely chosen the theme: “Magniworld”, presenting the magnificence of the world to the heart of this cultural city.
Emphasizing this theme, the carnival
will feature 8 monuments of the world, such as: the Statue of Liberty,
the Great Pyramid and Sphinx of Egypt, the Forbidden City of China, the
Sleeping Buddha statue, the leaning Tower of Pisa, the Acropolis, and
the Trojan Horse. The appearance of the 8 replica of the world
monuments will be symbolic for Yogyakarta similarly as a cultural
capital of the world.
With the tagline: “celebration of cultural unity “delegations from Jakarta, Semarang, Solo, Bandung, and foreign countries such as Singapore, Japan and England are
among some of the participants of the event. The performance from the
Solo Batik Carnival and Jember Fashion Carnival will also take part in
the carnival.
Certain performances at certain venues
will be charged varying from IDR150,000, IDR200,000, IDR250,000 and
IDR500,000. Tickets or performances can be obtained at Fort Vrederrburgh,
Alun-alun Utara or northern square, and a number of other points in
Yogyakarta. However, the main carnival along the Mangkubumi and
Malioboro streets remains free of charge.
Detailed information are available at the event official website: http://www.jogjajavacarnival.com/
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