Tag: History
Guitar, Music, Faith, and Brotherhood
Religion today is believed to be a political tool used to dominate and to determine who’s right and who’s wrong. Unlike today, religion in ancient time was practiced as guidance for humanity ...
Namarina Youth Dance “SoulSphere of Jakarta”: The 360° Art performance
Since joining Sacred Bridge I have experienced a lot within the arts and for around one year I have been learning about the various art forms that can represent the 21st century ...
Africa: Rhythm of the Earth
by Serrano Sianturi Translated by Ferdi Zebua African Music is one of the richest in the world and acclaimed for its influence in other music on other parts of the world, until ...
In the Search for Renaissance Men
Renaissance, derived from the French word that means ‘rebirth’, was an age of ideas and culture taking place in Europe between the 14th and 17th century. According to Renaissance and Reformation (2007), ...
The bicentennial celebration of Bogor Botanical Garden
LTTW, Jakarta. Visual work entitled 'Sakala Loka' by Adikara Rachman ...
Art Through the Two Eras of Indonesia, A Look at Dunia Dalam Berita
Indonesia’s political history can be summed up in three eras; Old Order, New Order, and Reformation. The date was 21 May 1998 when President Soeharto stepped down from power and the New ...
Contrary To Popular Belief, Oktoberfest Is Not About Drinking Beer
[Jakarta, LTTW] As the mayor of Munich shout o zapft is! (the keg is tapped) in front of the enthusiastic crowd, Oktoberfest was therefore started with a mighty cheer. After a period ...
Hay-on-Wye: “The Village of Books” that Runs With The Modern World
People spend their summer holiday in many ways: from visiting festivals or amusement parks with families and friends, to simply staying at home and binge watch on Netflix. But if you wish ...
George Romero’s zombies will make Americans reflect on racial violence long after his death
Erin C. Cassese, West Virginia University“What’s your zombie apocalypse survival plan?” The question invites the liveliest discussions of the semester. I teach a course on social movements in fiction and film at ...
Harmonium in the Western World
The creation of a musical instrument is usually based on the limits of ability, on the presence of response towards a certain technological challenge upon a particular society’s culture and era, or ...
100 Minorities Who Changed The World in the 20th Century
1. Ali, Muhammad A former American boxer and three-time World Heavyweight Champion, who is widely considered one of the greatest heavyweight championship boxers. In 1967, Ali refused to be conscripted into the ...
The Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens Church’s Demolition:
Too costly to keep up, too worthy to destroy? (GESTÉ, REUTERS, THENYTIMES) The residents of Geste, a village in western France, had recently witnessed the final phase of the “deconstruction” of its ...
The Church and Afro-American Music
Recently, the Americans commemorated two major events. First was the 50th Anniversary of the famous Martin Luther King Jr’s speech “I Have a Dream”, and the 40th Anniversary of Hip Hop. These ...
It’s a Fact: Museums Are as Big as Sports and Entertainment!
[BBC, LTTW, LONDON] At 6.7 million, the British Museum is set for record attendance in 2013, up 20% on 2012 and beating 2008's previous record of six million, according to a recent ...
Water of Life
by Pattraditya P. Just a few years back, I used to drink alcoholic beverages without knowing much of anything. Going to the bar at the time was pretty much about hanging out ...
In razing its modernist buildings, Iran is erasing its past Western influence
Asma Mehan, Politecnico di Torino Hassan Rouhani’s re-election as Iran’s president has rekindled hope for liberals in the country. During his first term, Iran began edging closer to the West, and his ...
The Krakatoa Sunsets
[Jakarta, LTTW] Krakatoa was one of the super volcanoes of the world in the same line with other “giants”, The Yellowstone & the Long Valley caldera in US, The Aira caldera in ...
How Fashion Adapted to Climate Change – In the Little Ice Age
One could say the consequences of the planet’s warming climate can be seen on fashion week runways and the shelves of Anthropologie and H&M. Silhouettes shrink as midriffs and backs open. Sheer ...
Maritime Museum
[Jakarta, LTTW] “Never forget the history.” That was what Soekarno, the First President of Indonesia, used to say. Yet recently—in the first month of the 2018—two historical buildings in Jakarta, Indonesia have ...
56 Years of GRAMMY Winners: Who is the ‘King Among Kings?’
by Aryo Adhianto (GRAMMY.ORG, LOS ANGELES) With 4 big wins, including Best Album and Best Record of the Year, Daft Punk championed the 56th Grammy Awards ceremony on Sunday, January 26. The ...
Rai: When Art is (no longer) a Movement
by Agung Waskito This music was born in the middle of the Algerian people’s deterioration due to French colonialism (1841- 1962), which was followed by the rising & falling process in reaching ...
Electronic Music: Then, Now, and Later
by Aryo Adhianto Translation by Ferdi Zebua As a music genre whose age has exceeded a century, electronic music of course have accumulated a warehouse of context regarding human civilization history and ...