Masquerade!
Date: 2011-11-26
Time: 09:00 a.m
Place: village of Tejakula, 40 kilometers east of Buleleng's capital of Singaraja, Buleleng
Catagory: Festivals
North Bali to Host World Mask Festival November 23-26, 2011
Bali's region of Buleleng will play host to the World Mask Festival to be held November 23-26, 2011.
Home to its own unique mask tradition of the Wayang Wong centered in
the village of Tejakula, 40 kilometers east of Buleleng's capital of
Singaraja, Buleleng has the backing of the International Mask Arts &
Culture Organization (IMACO) in hosting the event expecting to attract
300 foreign participants representing 56 countrie.
In anticipation of a gathering or world mask performers, the
government is preparing the Gedung Budaya located near the former port
of Buleleng at a cost of Rp. 3 billion (US$333,000) with work targeted
to be completed by September.
Su-Hyun Kwan of IMACO, one of the founders of the World Mask
Festival, visited Buleleng on Wednesday, March 9, 2011, to personally
inspect the preparations for the November event. He told the press that
Buleleng was a natural choice for the festival given Tejakula's special
connection with mask dancing.