JAKARTA (indo.com): Travelers to Jakarta will have a special treat when various forms of arts and cultural performances are presented for 30 days in June, 2002.

The JakArt@2002 working committee together with regional Administration of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta will once again hold the JakArt@2002 international festival of Arts, culture and education the whole month of June 2002 in Jakarta.

JakArt said in a statement that last year's festival that transformed Jakarta into a giant stage presenting approximately 350 art performances, will be back during 30 days all through the month of June 2002 with art activities in the frame of the 475th anniversary of Jakarta.

It said that this year's JakArt@2002 will maintains its specific characteristic of celebrating the pluralism of art and the freedom of expression with the Jakarta community and its surroundings, while focusing on educational activities colored with art for the people. "The festival's activities are expected to bring some cheer in the life of the people of Jakarta who recently suffered several disasters," it said.

The festival will also be the forum of artistic cooperation between various cultures and various disciplines in the aspect of science, exchange of art and the fostering of friendship among artist on a national as well as on an international scale. The festival also will be a forum of empowering the people so that they may partake in the responsibility to spread the culture and the art of the city where they live.

JakArt@2002 will hold performances in the major areas of Jakarta, located in various offices, theatres, parks, schools, in the yards of houses of worship, and also in various strategic locations on the fringe of Jakarta. There will be a variety of activities such as music, drama, sculptures, painting, dances, "art happenings", architecture, film etc. At this occasion a number of international and national artist have stated their willingness to appear on these Jakarta cultural stages, including Monas Festival, Kemang Street Festival, Teater Bunga, Teater Esok, Teater Abu, Sena Didi Mime, Talago Buni (Sumatera Barat), Parang Maya (Kutai), Interregous Dialogue, Carrousel Dance (Moskow), Yuji Takahashi (Japan), Daphne Zepos (France/Greece), photo exhibition "Homeless World"…"play the music of Sting" by Christ of Lauer and Jens Thomas (Germany), video music collaboration Germany and Indonesia artist and traditional art performances from many parts of regions Indonesia.