The Solo
Batik Carnival (SBC) is an annual carnival held in Solo City (Surakarta
City), Indonesia.
The first
Solo Batik Carnival was held on April 13, 2008 along the main street of Solo
City, Slamet Riyadi Street.
The second
Solo Batik Carnival was held on June 28, 2009 along the same route, Slamet
Riyadi Street. The second carnival used the theme "Topeng/Mask The
carnival featured around 300 performers incorporating masks into their acts,
which took place along the 4 kilometers route through the city.
The carnival
presented three styles of traditional masks, which are associated with
particular mythological characters. The Panji masks represent a king or a queen
along with gentleness and beauty, the Kelana masks represent knights or evil
giants and the Gecul masks represent punakawan or royal servants.
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