Borobudur Writers and Cultural Festival explained
Borobudur Writers and Cultural Festival (BWCF) is an annual meet for fiction and nonfiction writers, content creators, culture activist dan and inter religion with theme to stimulate the participants to realize the uniqueness and richness of various literary, artistic and religious thoughts in the archipelago. The opening of this international scale event was held in 2012 and took place in Yogyakarta, and Borobudur Magelang for the other event. BWCF Participants consists of writers, writers, musicians, dancers, artists, reporters, historians, sociologists, archaeologists, philologists, anthropologists, scientists, humanists and theologians. For two full days, participants were invited to discuss, attend symposiums, attend workshop classes, attend book launches, read temple relief tours, yoga and meditation classes in the courtyard of the Borobudur Temple, watching film screenings, and watching art performances at Aksobya Square. At the end of the event, BWCF handed over Sang Hyang Kamahayanikan Award to leaders, individuals or groups, who were seen as having a major contribution in the field of arts - culture and humanities in the community.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Important figures
Founder
- Seno Joko Suyono
- Imam Muhtarom
- Mudji Sutrisno, S.J
- Yoke Darmawan
Advisors
- Prof. Dr. Toeti Heraty
- Prof. Dr. Oman Fathurahman
- Dr. Hudaya Kandahjaya
- Dr. Agus Widiatmoko
Permanent curator and BWCF manager
- Mudji Sutrisno SJ
- Seno Joko Suyono
- Imam Muhtahrom
- Yessy Apriati
Organizer
- Samana Foundation, 2012-2016
- BWCF Society, 2017-now[6]
Theme
Year | Theme |
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2012 | Archipelago's Memory and Imagination: The Great Deliberation of Silat Writers and Archipelago History[7] |
2013 | Backflow: Spice Memory and Bahari Nusantara[8] |
2014 | Ratu Adil: Power and Rebellion in the Archipelago[9] |
2015 | Mountains and mythology in the archipelago[10] |
2016 | Celebrating 200 Years of Serat Centhini[11] |
2017 | Gandawyuha and the Search for Religiosity of Religions in the Archipelago[12] |
2018 | Traveling & Diary, Rereading Foreign Visitors Daily Records of the Archipelago[13] [14] | |
Sang Hyang Kamahayanikan Award
BWCF awarded Sang Hyang Kamahayanikan Award to:
Year | Recipient's name | Dedication |
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2012 | SH Mintardja[15] | Pioneer of genre silat Literature |
1013 | AB Lapian[16] | Historian, for his research on the world of maritime affairs in Indonesia |
2014 | Peter Carey[17] | Historian who writes history of Pangeran Diponegoro Java's war |
2015 | Hadi Sidomulyo (Nigel Bullough)[18] | Historian who have studied and reveal the names of villages in the Nagarakretagama |
2016 | Halilintar Latief[19] | Empowering the monk community in South Sulawesi |
Kartono Kamajaya | Historian who translate and Latinized the Serat Centhini |
2017 | Prof. Dr. Noerhadi Magetsari[20] | Conducting research, writing a book about Borobudur studies which departed from Sutra studies, the most comprehensive study that has emerged from Indonesian academic circles |
2018 | Dr. Tan Ta Sen[21] | Researcher from Singapore who are dedicated to finding out Zheng He trips in the Southeast Asia Region including the Archipelago. Dr Tan Ta Sen also founded the Cheng Ho museum and open it to the public | |
See also
External links
Notes and References
- News: 22 November Borobudur Writers and Cultural Festival in Yogyakarta and Magelang . 19 November 2018 . Kedaulatan Rakyat . 17 February 2019.
- Web site: THE 7TH BOROBUDUR WRITERS AND CULTURAL FESTIVAL 2018 . 31 October 2019 . Spektakel.id . 24 March 2019 . 21 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190221224547/http://www.spektakel.id/detail.php?id=560 . dead .
- News: Spiritualitas Warnai Borobudur Writers and Cultural Festival 2018 . 25 November 2018 . 24 March 2019.
- News: Eroticism and Religiosity in BWCF . 23 September 2016 . 24 March 2019.
- Web site: 5th Borobudur Writers And Cultural Festival . 24 March 2019.
- Web site: Buddhazine. Traveling & Diary, Membaca Ulang Catatan Harian Pelawat Asing ke Nusantara. 22 February 2019. 22 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190222160446/http://buddhazine.com/traveling-diary-membaca-ulang-catatan-harian-pelawat-asing-ke-nusantara/. dead.
- Web site: Jateng Antaranews. Peluncuran Empat Novel Meriahkan BWCF 2012. 21 February 2019.
- Web site: Jogja Tribun News. 250 Penulis Hadiri Borobudur Writers & Cultural Festival 2013. 21 February 2019.
- Web site: Detik. Borobudur Writers and Cultural Festival Kembali Digelar. 21 February 2019.
- Web site: Detik. Borobudur Writers and Cultural Festival 2015 Digelar 12-14 November. 21 February 2019.
- Web site: Kabar24 Bisnis. Asosiasi Penulis Profesional Akan dirintis di BWCF 2016. 21 February 2019.
- Web site: Djarum Foundation. Borobudur Writers and Cultural Festival Tahun 2017. 21 February 2019.
- Web site: Kompas. Kata Mereka tentang Nusantara. 21 February 2019.
- Web site: Pesona Travel. Borobudur Writer and Culture Festival 2018, Bedah Catatan Perjalanan. 21 February 2019.
- Web site: Jateng Antaranews. Singgih Hadi Mintardja Bermahkota "Sang Hyang Kamahayanikan". 21 February 2019.
- Web site: Antara Jateng. "Sang Hyang Kamahayanikan" untuk Sejarawan Bahari. 21 February 2019.
- Web site: Nasional Tempo. Peter Carey Penulis Diponegoro Raih Penghargaan. 21 February 2019.
- Web site: Times Indonesia. BWCF Gelari Hadi Sidomulyo Sang Hyang Kamahayanikan Award. 21 February 2019. 21 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190221224359/https://m.timesindonesia.co.id/read/108473/20151114/211011/bwcf-gelari-hadi-sidomulyo-sang-hyang-kamahayanikan-award/_MURL_. dead.
- Web site: Bernas. Mengenal Penghargaan Sanghyang Kamahayanikan dan 2 Tokoh yang Mendapatkannya. 21 February 2019.
- Web site: Koran Jakarta. Mahakarya yang Membumikan Gandawyuha. 21 February 2019.
- Web site: Indonesia Travel. Yuk, Gali Inspirasi di Borobudur Writers and Cultural Festival 2018. 21 February 2019.