The Power of Culture

The golden jubilee of the Bandung conference in Indonesia on 24 April was the platform used to launch a new Chinese objective, namely that of assuming the mantle of leadership of the developing countries on the international stage.

After three years of appearances at popular and well-respected festivals in America and Europe, last month the Orquesta de la Papaya was finally able to fulfil its fondest wish: from 2 to 17 April the orchestra was able to put on a series of concerts in five Central American countries.

It’s called the Bottleboy and is just a small, brightly-coloured cap that fits on practically every bottle but it’s what makes empty plastic water bottles easier to recycle. This invention is the brainchild of the Walking Chair developers’ collective in Austria.

Rotterdam’s Wereldmuseum recently gave a special collection of wajang shadow puppets to the Wajang Museum in Jakarta on long-term loan.

Six years ago on March 21, the first World Poetry Day was held. UNESCO hopes that this initiative will encourage ‘the reading and writing of poetry throughout the world’. Every year, this day is used to draw people’s attention to, and recognise the importance of, regional, national and international movements in the world of poetry.