Archive for October 19th, 2007
SURABAYA - Festival Cak Durasim (FCD) VIII akan dihelat pada 10-17 November di Taman Budaya Jawa Timur (TBJT), Jalan Gentengkali. Beragam performing art akan ditampilkan dalam festival tahunan yang dimulai sejak 1999 tersebut. Di antaranya, tari tradisional dan kontemporer, teater, serta pembacaan puisi.
Penampil datang dari seluruh Provinsi Jatim. Di antaranya, Ponorogo, Tulungagung, Pacitan, dan Sidoarjo. Kota-kota lain di Indonesia seperti Bandung, Jakarta, Padang Panjang, dan Madiun juga ikut mengirimkan wakil. FCD tahun ini juga dimeriahkan penampilan empat taman budaya dari luar Jawa. “Bukan hanya dari perorangan dan taman budaya lho. Dinas Kebudayaan Jakarta dan Dinas Pariwisata Bandung ikut meramaikan juga,” ujar Arif Rofiq, penanggung jawab teknis FCD.
FCD juga menampilkan Kabaret Does, kelompok teater dari Suriname. Penata tari Miroto dari Jogjakarta unjuk kreasi. Penonton juga bakal disuguhi penampilan Teater Komunitas, gabungan aktor-aktor teater Surabaya. Mereka disutradarai Jujuk Prabowo, sutradara Teater Gandrik, Jogjakarta.(nar)
Source: Jawa Pos Online
October 19th, 2007
Jakarta - It is feared that an eruption of the Kelut volcano in East Java in Indonesia may be imminent. Tens of thousands of people have been advised to leave the area, but many are refusing to heed the warnings.
Kelut has become less active over the last 24 hours, but experts view this as an ominous sign. When the volcano last erupted in 1990, killing 34 people, the eruption was heralded by a period of inactivity.
The greatest danger during an eruption is thought to be a pyroclastic flow: a fast moving, super-heated cloud of gas, ash and rocks.
Source: http://www.radionetherlands.nl/
October 19th, 2007
Indonesian scientists have warned that an eruption is imminent at a smouldering volcano on Java island despite an apparent slowdown in seismic activity.
Mount Kelut in East Java was put on top alert on Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of about 116,000 people from the plains surrounding the peak.
One of the scientists monitoring activity, Kristanto, says there has been a reduction in volcanic activity over the last few hours, but that could in fact mean a dangerous situation ahead of an eruption.
He says a similar slowdown occurred three days ahead of Mount Kelut’s eruption in 1990, when 34 people were killed.
The volcanologist also says the temperature of water in the volcano’s 15-metre deep crater has reached nearly 38 degrees Celsius.
He says it was 40 degrees before the 1990 eruption.
Source: http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/
October 19th, 2007