Opportunities to see performances in Yogyakarta
Lonely Planet says
"If Jakarta is Java's financial and industrial powerhouse,
Yogyakarta is its soul……………..is where the Javanese language
is at its purest, Java's arts at their brightest and its traditions
at their most visible."
In the biggest village in the world, there are many
opportunities every day to see Indonesian arts performed. Some are
listed below, but please note that these performances are not part
of the ACICIS program, and will cost participants extra.
 The
Sultan's Palace, or Kraton, founded by Prince Mangkubumi in
1775, has performances each week, including the Ramayana Ballet,
Gamelan & Wayang Golek performances. Only the best dancers may perform
here and are recruited by the Sultan's wife. No performances are
held at the Kraton during Ramadan. http://kraton.yogya.indo.net.id/
The Sono Budoyo Museum of Archaeology (founded in 1935)
has Wayang Kulit performances every night at 8 to 10pm.
Sasono Hinggil, in the South Palace Square,
has all-night Wayang Kulit every 2nd Saturday 21:00-05:30.
Prambanan Ramayana Ballet. World famous performances
almost every night (Wayang Orang). Outdoors in the dry, indoors
in the wet. http://www.borobudurpark.com/ramayana.php
RRI Auditorium Ketoprak 8-12pm, first Saturday
of the month.
Agastya Art Institute (Training school for
dalang) for Wayang Golek (wooden puppet) and Wayang Kulit performances.
Yogyakarta International Gamelan festival in
July http://www.gayam16.net/YGF/
or http://www.egamelan.com/
THR amusement park on Jl Brig Jen Katamso
often has wayang orang or dangdut.
SMKI (Sekolah Menengah Karawitan Indonesia)
A high school for students who want to learn dance and gamelan.
It has practice sessions open to the public.
Krido Beksa Wirama in Dalem Tejokusuman on
Jl KH Wahid Hasyim, is a dance school focussed on classical Jogjakarta
dance. There is a Ramayana ballet here twice a week.
Purawisata open air theatre, daily Ramayana
at 8pm.
Nitour has wayang golek twice a week in the
morning.
All night Wayang Kulit at Parangkusumo beach
happen irregularly, but are very interesting because of the carnival
atmosphere.
Dalem Pujokusuman has dance 3 times a week
Private gamelan organisations or teachers, such as:
- University gamelan clubs (ISI - every day, UGM - twice
a week, UNY - once a week).
- Sanggar Saraswati, Balinese Students Association gamelan
club.
- Gamelan Kiai Kanjeng (Islamic gamelan group). Has become
a very popular group conducted by Emha Ainun Najib, a famous Indonesian
poet. http://www.pustakacipta.com/kiaikanjeng.htm
- Yayasan Sanggar Tari Kembang Sore Pusat, (dance).
- Vishnu Wardhana, dance teacher and dalang, Jl Suryodiningrat
13.
Wayang Kulit makers:
- Pak Ledjar, Jl Mataram DN I/370.
- Pak Warno, Jl Bantul, 8km south of Yogya.
- Molejosoehardjo, Jl S Parman.
Solo (65km northeast of Yogyakarta, one hour
by train)
- Sriwedari Theatre (nightly Wayang Orang or Ketoprak).
- RRI Auditorium (all night wayang kulit or wayang orang).
- STSI (Sekolah Tinggi Seni Indonesia - dance practice
most days).
- SMKI (high school for the arts - dance practice most
days).
- Kraton Surakarta (dance practice - Sunday).
- Taman Budaya (Wayang Kulit).
Gamelan.org.uk
There is also lots of good information on performances
in the Yogyakarta area on the website http://www.gamelan.org.uk
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