Bandung
+ Performance Art Community
Bandung
is an important site in Indonesian contemporary art scene.
Performance art is a part of its developing phenomena. As a genre it
attracts artists to perform and has become a kind of style in
contemporary Bandung. In other hand, some youngest generation choose
it as a way not only to express them selves but also to build their
carrier. While many art events have included performance art, the
real challenge is still standing, that performance artists should be
able to organize their selves in order to develop their works and
gain public.
B+PAC is an organization for performance artists and organizers, and supported performance activities in Bandung. Although performance art activities in Bandung are always been based on independency of the artists or organizers, and a mutual cooperation among them, B+PAC supported by become a database, publishing, promoting and build networking.
Objective
Networking
Promoting and publishing
Supporting performance art activities
Data base of performance art
Mission
B+PAC develops networking with others performance art communities both national and International.
B+PAC supporting performance activities in Bandung, and supported performance artists.
B+PAC promoting knowledge about performance art.
B+PAC promoting performance art development in Bandung.
Founding
B+PAC
based on mutual cooperation among the performance art communities and
their benefactors.
B+PAC
established on June 30, 2003 at RUMAH NUSANTARA Bandung.
Director :
Yoyoyogasmana
Program
Manager : Heru Hikayat
Documentation
& research staffs : Frino Bariarciarnur:
Nandang Gawe
Contact:
Jl. Sentosa 91 B KPAD Bandung 40153 , Indonesia
Ph
:+62 ?22 ?201 4380
Mob:
+62 ?815 7204 1386 (Yoyo)
yoyogasmana@yahoo.com
setiaphari@yahoo.com
(Heru Hikayat)
B+PAC
activities
Performance
Art Lectures
20 September, 2003, at senior high school 3 and 5 Bandung, and STDI campus.
22 September, 2003 at UNIKOM campus Bandung.
23 September, 2003 at Indonesian Education University (UPI), STISI Campus, Parahyangan Catholic
University and National Institute of Technology, Bandung.
25 September, 2003, at Pasundan University, Bandung.
It
was a part of the B+PAC mission to promoting knowledge about
performance art, and publication strategy for the BaPAF#2. Under
cooperation with several campuses, involved artists and art critics,
the lecturers attracted curiosity from the lectures participant.
BaPAF
#2 (Bandung Performance Art Festival)
26-28 September 2003
(At
The Landraad and public spaces around Bandung)
The
first BaPAF was held by The Barak Gallery in 2000, involved more than
15 artists. After B+PAC established, it became obligation to make the
second one as a stage for the Bandung performance artists. BaPAF
involved particularly artists from youngest generation while the ones
from previous generation got involved in the lectures program. More
than 42 artists with various expression and ideas made the festival
became a busy and passionate event. Form this festival people started
to notice there are some young people will to start their carrier as
artist with performance art while others use performance art as a way
to express their youth spirit. All those things focused at The
Landraad, and old building that become an important heritage for
Indonesian history as it used to be a court house where former
Indonesian leaders defended them selves in front of Dutchfs
colonial court.
Discussion
gperformance art development in Bandungh
29 September 2003 at The Landraad
a part of BaPAF program, the discussion tried to analyze performance art
in Bandung art scene. Its progression, development and changes after been
practiced for years was discussed by the participants. In the other hand,
the discussion also an effort to gathered artists and theorists in an activity
to have better understanding about performance art and itfs significant.
Performance
Activities from some communities
gDANCE ON FIREh, October, 8 , 2003 at UPI campus Bandung
gSHOW TIMEh, December 13 , 2004 at STDI campus Bandung
gSTOP VIOLENCEh, January, 10, 2004 at STSI campus Bandung
gLOVE IS ARTh, February 14, 2004 at UNISBA campus Bandung
gIN CONFIRMATIONh, March, 2004 at ITB campus Bandung
gBLUE PRINTh, March, 2004 at ITENAS campus Bandung
Bandung
has the oldest art academy, the fine art department of Bandung
Institute of Technology (ITB). Along with the arts department of
Indonesian Education University and the State Art Institute, in
Bandung as well as in some big cities in Indonesia, private colleges
increase their education program especially for the graphic,
industrial and interior design. More and more young people get
interested to study these fields. While they studying their major
studies seem that they always have devotion in arts. Then performance
art is a special choice among others more gestablishh choices
such as painting and photography. The B+PAC and its activities
encourage them to organized special event for performance in their
campuses.
Performance
Art and Lecture in Parahyangan University (Unpar)
gWhatfre
You Doing; Wherefre You Going?h
25 - 26 February 2004
The
Architecture Student Union of Unpar held an art festival. The
festival exhibit art works from the students and lecturers. They
invited B+PAC to presented performance art and a lecture to fulfill
their willing to have better understanding about contemporary art.
The lecture showed that they knew about multi-media performances that
increase these days while they wanted to know more about the history
of performance art. Then the performance from three artists gave them
more clear view, even an entertaining spectacle in their campus.
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