Balinese arts troupe to visit Japan
June 3rd, 2008
Denpasar, Bali (ANTARA News) - A 13-member Balinese arts troupe is slated to leave for Japan on Sept 3 for a three-week long mission.
“They will conduct a series of art performances in a number of Japanese cities from Sept 3 to 20,” I Nyoman Budi Artha, chief of the Pusaka Sakti Batuan dance gallery in Gianyar, said on Monday.
A travel agent which had so far dealt with Japanese tourists to Bali would sponsor the mission, he said.
“The Balinese arts troupe`s mission is aimed at entertaining the Japanese people as well as at promoting Bali`s tourism in Japan,” he said.
The arts troupe was the winner of the third prize of the Batuan Art Festival (BAF) held at Batuan village in Gianyar district, Bali, from May 29 to June 2, he said.
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Source: ANTARA News
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