Indonesian Dance Festival (IDF) is the Jakarta International Performing Arts Festival held in Jakarta every 2 years. IDF was established in 1992, initiated by a group of Indonesian dance artists: Dr. Sal Murgiyanto, Nungki Kusumastuti, S.Sn., M.Sos, Melina Surja Dewi S.Pd,M.Si, Maria Darmaningsih S.Sn,M.Ed., Dedy Lutan S.Sn., Tom Ibnur S.Sn., supported by Prof. IDF was established with the purpose
of providing a forum for young and talented choreographers and dancers to showcase their work. Therefore IDF is a meeting place where national and international choreographers and dancers from different cultural backgrounds gather to show, to rehearse, to create, and to exchange ideas. Choreographers from various levels, national as well as international have performed their works at IDF, such as Martinus Miroto, Gusmiati Suid, Kim Maeja (Korea), Mugiyono Kasido, Eko Supriyanto, Boi G. Kusumo, Ku Ming-Shen (Taiwan), Min Tanaka (Jepang), Takiko Iwabuchi (Jepang), Arco Renz (Belgia) , Cezerine Barry (Australia), Jerome Bel (Perancis), Janis Brenner (Amerika Serikat), Yamada Un (Jepang), and many more.
