11/01/2017 DISCOVER INDONESIA
DISCOVER INDONESIA, LTR’s November showcase provides an insight into this extraordinary country in SE Asia. With 0ver 17,000 islands, it is the largest archipelago in the world and is the world’s 4th largest in terms of population with over 250 million residents while the island of JAVA is the world’s most populated with 940 persons per square kilometer’. ( Jakarta, the capital city holds the world’s largest shopping mall on 5500 hectares of land.). It has hundreds of ethnic groups, multiple languages and multiple cultures. Indonesia has a tropical landscape worth discovering.
Abdul Kadir Jailani
Consul General of INDONESIA in New York
Abdul Kadir Jailani is Consul General of INDONESIA in New York. Previously he served as Dir., Eco. & Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Counsellor at the Permanent Mission at the UN. New York; First Sec. at the Permanent Mission of INDONESIA to the UN, the WTO; Third Sec.of INDONESIA at the Hague.
JANIS BRENNER
Dancer/Choreographer, Artistic Director/ Janis Brenner & Dancers, NYC
JANIS BRENNER: award-winning dancer/choreographer. Artistic Director/ Janis Brenner & Dancers, NYC. Honors: NY Dance & Performance Award (“Bessie”), NY Foundation for the Arts Fellowship,The Fund for US Artists; UNESCO. Associations:Murray Louis Dance Co. ,1977-84, with Rudolf Nureyev, Placido Domingo, Dave Brubeck, Joseph Papp, Bat Sheva Dance Co., Israel, Alwin Nikolais. Faculty, The Juilliard School since 2009.
Catherine Heald
Pres.& CEO/ REMOTE LANDS
Catherine Heald is Pres.& CEO/ REMOTE LANDS, foremost ultra-luxe bespoke travel designer focused exclusively on Asia. Peter Nosal, Asia-Pacific Manager, formerly Contrib. Ed., Conde Nast Traveller
Gabby Sappington
Pres., WORLD MUSIC INSTITUTE, New York
Gabby Sappington, Pres., WORLD MUSIC INSTITUTE, New York. Affiliations have included: BMG Entertainment International; SONY Classical; Make-A-Wish Foundation, New York & Western, New York. Education: Masters Degree, Sociology & Economic Science, Univ. of Vienna, Austria.
Victoria (Tori) Lo Mellin
President, GAMELAN DHARMA SWARA, New York
Victoria (Tori) Lo Mellin, President, GAMELAN DHARMA SWARA, New York, 2017. Dancer, Instructor, Musician since 2007. Previously associated with Boston’s GAMEL GALEK TIKA, led by Evan Ziporyn, co-founder Bang On A Can All Stars. BA, School of Music, Wellesley College.
Fefe Anggono
Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. Founder, Taste of Surabaya, New York. Director, General Manager: Indonesia Food Bazaar, New York; Coordinator, Indonesia Food Festival, New York
Lutfi Kurniawan
Director of Indonesian Film Forum New York
Lutfi Kurniawan, Director of Indonesian Film Forum New York.
Elizabeth S.Lapadula
Founder, KOPI KOPI Indonesian Restaurant, New York
Elizabeth S.Lapadula/ w Top Chef Henry Alexie Bloem. Founder, KOPI KOPI Indonesian Restaurant, New York. New York Ambassador/ ICA ( Indonesian Chef Assn. ), Leading restaurant for Indonesian coffees, i.e.,Alpukat. ( Avocado Expresso smoothies ) voted in top 10 coffee drinks by USA Today. Specialty dishes include Rijstaffel. ( Dutch Rice Table ),Rendang,Balinese Salmon and Geprek.
My Café /Kopi Kopi: 68 West 3rd St.,NY
212-777.7283
Jazz Souisay
Founder, BALI KITCHEN, NY
Jazz Souisay, Founder, BALI KITCHEN, 126 East 4th St., NY/ 301- 221. 8537
