Games, dancing and singing bringing people together in Indonesia


FILE PHOTO: Akihiko Akira, left, the founder of Komunitas Bermain, ot Playing Community, gives directions to participants during a gathering in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, July 11, 2025. - AP

JAKARTA: Two men held rubber bands apart at chest height while a woman hopped over them from one side to the other, earning applause and boisterous encouragement from others marveling at her leaps.

They were among more than 250 people from the Jakarta, Indonesia, area who recently joined weekly activities organised by Komunitas Bermain, meaning Playing Community in English, in Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, the city's main arena.

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