Arts

Bringing the coal industry and the oligarchs into focus

Book clubs and creative communities have headed online where they provide Jakartans with vital connections and solace during the pandemic

Javanese traditional musicians are among the many artists and performers struggling to survive, or qualify for government payments under COVID restrictions

Art and activism combine to drive the discourse about female sexuality on Instagram

Textiles from Java

An exhibition of wall-hangings and mixed-media depicts the experiences of European Dutch and Eurasian people in Indonesia during the Japanese Occupation, the Revolution and after

Drawing upon the Theatre of the Oppressed, villagers with disabilities have an opportunity to express themselves

An interview with Ian Wilson, by Andy Fuller

Identity and Pleasure: The Politics of Indonesian Screen Culture invites us to embark on a visual journey of difficult episodes in Indonesian history

A small museum in Java is preserving a storytelling tradition, and the thoughts and feelings behind it

Reflections on contemporary Indonesia and Australia-Indonesia relations at the AsiaTOPA festival

Indonesian performances at the AsiaTOPA festival opened up ‘creative conversations’ between Australians and Indonesians

Reviewing the history behind and themes in Hanung Bramantyo's Kartini

Contemporary Indonesian painter Mahdi Abdullah exhibits Acehnese culture in Melbourne 

Indonesia’s foremost theatre director, the internationally acclaimed Iswadi Pratama, staged an extraordinary eight productions in 2016

The Fighting Art of Pencak Silat and Its Music reveals the multitude of martial arts practices and celebrations

Natali Pearson reviews two powerful dance works by Eko Supriyanto currently touring internationally