Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, has a diverse cultures containing a mixture of Javanese, Malay, Chinese,Arab, Indian and European cultures. Taman Ismail Marzuki (Jakarta Art Centre) situated at Jalan Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta, is the cultural hub of the city, and is housed in a huge complex consisting Jakarta Art Institute, Jakarta Planetarium, six modern theatres for performing arts, exhibition hall, gallery, archive building, and cinema. It is named after famous Indonesian composer Ismail Marzuki and holds various cultural performances like; dance, drama, music, reading poetry, painting, sculpture and art exhibitions, and film festivals. Indonesian and foreign traditional as well as contemporary art forms are performed here. For tourists who are interested in traditional and contemporary arts, this is the place to visit. Visitors can stay in luxury at serviced apartments like Somerset Grand Citra Jakarta, a serviced apartments Jakarta with facilities of a hotel, centrally located in proximity to all key attractions.
Jakarta Art Centre or TIM is dedicated to the preservation and advancement of arts and culture of Indonesia in its various forms. The arts institute located here is the only local college entirely devoted to the teaching of performing and visual arts and is one of the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia.
The state-of-the-art theatres and cinemas, and traditional auditoriums, hold various exhibitions, plays, musical and poetry recitals, dance performances, regional folk art and drama coming from the various regions of Indonesia. Information about these activities is available at all hotels.
Restaurants and bars here provide basic but tasty food and drink from all over Indonesia. The patrons here are an assortment of the young, trendy, keen-to-be-seen set and bohemian artistes discussing latest trends.
Among other cultural activities, the Taman Ismail Marzuki centre holds traditional and classical art performances including wayang dance and drama, gamelan music, and wayang kulit, as well as modern plays and concerts.
So, the Taman Ismail Marzuki- Jakarta Art Centre is a mirror reflecting the Indonesian culture in its various forms, where, tourists can get a glimpse of the Indonesian cultural heritage during their short stay in Jakarta.
Nigel Walters is a travel writer, who writes under the pen name, Fritzjames Stephen. His content is based on the myriad of experiences and indulgences that the world has to offer travellers across all walks of life.
