Perjalanam Tubuh Java
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| Kostenfrei |
| Duration: 20 min |
| 3rd floor, Ground Floor, Schlüter Courtyard, Treppenhalle, EG |
| Belongs to: 24h OPEN |
Rianto and Cahwati are the protagonists of the Perjalanan Tubuh Java installation that fills the room. The piece is alive with the transitions and transformations that the body experiences through dance. The musician Cahwati accompanies the performance with mantras that react to the movements and stimulate new ones. The performance is interpreted live for the opening of the East Wing.
Cast
Born in the village of Kaliori, Banyumas in 1981, Rianto was trained from when he was a small child in classic Javanese dance and Central Javanese folk dance. Since 2003 Rianto has lived between Indonesia and Tokyo, Japan, where he founded the Dewandaru Dance Company for the purpose of introducing Javanese dance art to Japan. He has collaborated with a string of international choreographers, performance-makers and companies.
At the start of 2017, Rianto joined up with the company of Akram Khan, to take over Akram’s role in the feminist reworking of the Mahabharata, Until The Lions, with which he went on tour in 2017. Rianto’s highly praised solo work SoftMachine: Under the direction of Choy Ka Fai, Rianto continues to perform throughout the whole of Europe and in the Asia Pacific space.
At present, Rianto is starting a new research phase on non-binary traditions and transgender performance in the Indonesian archipelago. This research will develop into an exhibition, a publication and a new work for the stage.
Cahwati was born on 24 August 1982 in Banyumas. Since 2000 she has collaborated in numerous dance, music and theatre productions. She worked with Slamet Gundono (in Wayang Suket), Garin Nugroho (in Opera Jawa, Selendang Merah, Nyai, Pager Bumi and Satan Jawa, who toured in the Netherlands, France, Melbourne, Jakarta and Solo). With Goenawan Mohamad, Tony Prabowo and Melati Suryodarmo (in the operas Sysiphus, Macbeth and Gandari with tours in Jakarta, Belgium and Frankfurt). She took part in the productions of the Deddy Luthan Dance Company and Sen Hea Ha’ (stagings in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Singapore and Austria). She appeared as a dancer for Eko Supriyanto, Didik Nini Thowok, Fajar Satriadi and other artists.