From May 8-May 13, 2004, the Network of Culture and Media presents
its first international residency featuring poet and free speech activist
Goenawan Mohamad of Indonesia and playwright and journalist
Shahid Nadeem of Pakistan.

Three events will be held at three locations around Los Angeles from
Saturday May 8th through Wednesday May 13th, 2004.

All events are free and open to the public.
Info Line: 310 407-3529

Schedule

Saturday, May 8
2 - 9 PM
Art and Ideas from Indonesia and Pakistan
An outdoor festival of plays, poetry, live music, discussions, film screening, and more

The day includes the English version premiere of Shahid Nadeem’s latest play 'Bulha', about the great Sufi spiritual leader whose irreverent philosophy gets him into trouble with the powers-that-be, and Goenawan Mohamad’s poetic epic 'The King’s Witch', which turns a classic Indonesian fable inside out.

Performed by: Naila Azad, Page Leong, Natsuko Ohama, Sunkrish Bala,
Yawar Charlie, Avner Garbi, Kavi Raz, Ali Khan, Shishir Kurup, Subash Kundanmal, Sunil Malhotra, Peter James Smith, Iqbal Theba, and Omi Vaidya

Location:

Sierra Quad, California State University, Northridge (CSUN)
Parking available in structure B5, off Darby Avenue, on the CSUN Campus
www.csun.edu/maps/cm1.html

Regional fare by Annapurna Cuisine and Indo Café will be available.
Tea compliments of Tea India

Program

2:00 PM - live music by Rajinder Singh Rattan

3:00 PM - English language premiere of "Bulah" by Shahid Nadeem

4:30 PM - Post-play discussion of Bulah and Sufism with Shahid Nadeem,
moderated by Amir Hussain

5:15 PM - Talk on current issues of artist mobility across borders and the mission of the Network of Culture and Media

5:30 PM - Reading of Goenawan Mohamad's work "The King's Witch"

6:30 PM - Interview with Goenawan Mohamad

7:30 PM - Screening of "Mujahid: The Holy warrior", a film by Shahid Nadeem

9:00 PM - End of festival


Wednesday, May 12
7 - 9 PM
The Role of Democracy in South and Southeast Asia

A distinguished panel considers the meaning of democracy and the future of self-rule. Mr. Nadeem and Mr. Mohamad will be joined by noted authors Dr. Jack Miles (God, A Biography), Dr. Mehran Kamrava (Democracy in the Balance), Dr. Nikki Keddie (Modern Iran) and Dr. Karen Leonard (Muslims in the U.S.). Amir Hussain of the CSUN Religious Studies Department will moderate.

Location:

the George and Sakaye Aratani Central Hall
Japanese American National Museum
369 East First Street, LA, CA
www.janm.org/general/map.html


Thursday, May 13
7 - 9 PM
ART + IMMEDIACY: The Interweaving Roles of Art and Journalism

A public discussion with Goenawan Mohamad and Shahid Nadeem, moderated by Steven Leigh Morris, theater editor of the LA Weekly. Mr. Mohamad and Mr. Nadeem will share their experiences as working artists, social commentators and journalists both in and outside their home countries.

Location:

Angels Gate Cultural Center, Bldg. H
3601 South Gaffey Street
San Pedro, CA
www.angelsgateart.org

This series is supported in part by a grant from the CITY OF LOS ANGELES CULTURAL AFFAIRS DEPT., the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy, and by CSUN's Religious Studies Department, Office of Student Development and International Programs, College of Humanities, and the Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars.