In December, Yo-Yo Ma brought the Bach Project to Jakarta, Indonesia, exploring the power of sustainable creative industries and how culture can build a future in harmony with nature.
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Performing the complete Bach solo cello suites at the Jakarta International Expo Theatre’s Arena Pekan Raya Jkt.
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Encore with singer Dira Sugandi.
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In partnership with the World Wildlife Fund for Nature, a morning of conversation and music dedicated to exploring how one of the world’s most polluted cities is acting to restore its threatened mangrove ecosystems.
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T’angan, an interactive exhibition on Indonesian textile traditions and how they can counteract the effects of the fast fashion movement, hosted by sustainable fashion enterprise SukkhaCitta.
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Dance performance outside the Museum Bank Indonesia as part of the t’angan exhibition.
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Textile workshops with artists from Gesikharjo village in Western Java.
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A bridge to the future: Jakarta’s cultural community will adopt 200 trees, which WWF-Indonesia will plant within the Ciliwung watershed on behalf of the Bach Project.
Learn more about the Bach Project here.
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