Arts

Sukarno's dedication to the arts and obsession with creating a nationalist ideal live on in luxury hotels he built in the 1960s

Makassar International Writers Festival and its ripple effects

An essay introducing Ki Purbo Asmoro’s original wayang tale Tamba Tĕka, Lara Lunga (Remedy Shows Up, Malady Gives Up)

An anonymous Javanese text written in response to the flu epidemic of 1918-19, offers its audiences eerily familiar lessons for surviving a pandemic

The replacement of dangdut with TikTok dances in the 2024 elections heralds a massive demographic shift in Indonesian political campaigning and beyond

Self-education and lived experience of the impacts of climate change, are driving a grassroots environmental movement

At Earhouse Songwriting Club music is not only about the performer or performance, but also about the audience and the act of listening

Forty years of theatre coverage in Inside Indonesia

Inside Indonesia and the People’s Culture

Indonesia has a plan to boost the economy through large-scale arts, cultural and sporting events, but are they ready?

Though characterised by autocracy and authoritarianism, political dissent found a place in the cinema of the Sukarno and Suharto eras

Film festivals, streaming and creative freedom

Recent documentaries have highlighted the agency of women in tackling the local and global environmental challenges of our time 

Promoting gender equality and social inclusion in film education will shape the future of Indonesia’s film industry for the better

AJAR works with filmmakers, human rights workers, educators and survivors to tell stories on film that aim to raise awareness, bring healing and push for change

The production and strategic planning behind films looking to effect social change in Indonesia is slowly reaching a new level of sophistication

Festival film, streaming, dan kebebasan berkreasi

Mempromosikan kesetaraan gender dan inklusi sosial dalam pendidikan film akan membentuk masa depan industri film Indonesia yang lebih baik