US AND RI DIALOGUE THROUGH THE ARTS

Excerpt from article by Sri Wahyuni , The Jakarta Post , Yogyakarta | Sat, 02/27/2010 12:36 PM | Lifestyle

Indonesia is a place where art and culture are central to people`s life, says Philip Bither, the American curator of the Minneapolis-based Walker Art Center when recently visiting the archipelago. Bither belonged to a group of 10 US influential performing art presenters who just concluded a nine-day tour across Indonesia on Sunday in Bali, opening up an opportunity for future cooperation between artists and performers of both countries.