May 23th, Bima Anggara performed as storyteller in opening ceremony of 1st Asia & Oceania-Regional IBBY Congress in Bali, Indonesia. Thanks to Dr Murti Bunanta, Inabby and KPBA who invited Bima.
Bima peformed in front of congress's participants from around 20 countries. Bima performed after Made Taro (one of senior and great Indonesia storyteller) and then followed by Laras a Baliness girl. While others told Baliness stories, Bima told a West Java story. Those stories represented that Indonesia is a multi races country with rich cultures. Here are some pictures of Bima's performance:
The Jakarta Post newspaper wrote:
The 67-year-old children’s literature expert, who is also the president of the Indonesian Board on Books for Young People, is currently leading the inaugural Asia-Oceania regional congress of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) attended by 110 participants from 20 countries across Asia, Oceania, Europe and the US from May 23-26 in Bali. The IBBY is a non-profit organization with the mission to promote international understanding through children’s books. Murti established the Indonesian section of the IBBY (INABBY) in 1990.
During the congress opening, Bali-based children’s author and storyteller, Taro, will narrate stories along with the younger generation of teen storytellers, Bima Anggara from Jakarta and Sri Ayu Pradnya Larasari from Bali.
Bali, Indonesia 2013
