Directions For more information visit www.artiuk.com Indonesian Embassy in London - UK handicrafts food stalls workshops music & dance exhibitions puppet shows films KONTEMPORER 2011 INDONESIA Saturday, 15 October 2011 10am – 5pm at SOAS, University of London celebrating Indonesian contemporary art in the UK Russell Square / Goodge Street organised by in co-operation with Free admission Programme SOAS, University of London Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
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kontemporer 2011indonesia
Saturday, 15 October 2011 10am – 5pm at SOAS, University of London
celebrating Indonesian contemporary art in the UK
Russell Square / Goodge Street
organised byin co-operation with
Centre of South East Asian Studies, SOASChair: Dr Carol G.S. Tan
Free admission
Programme
SOAS, University of LondonThornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
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Message from the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia, UK
The Indonesian Embassy welcomes the initiative of ARTi UK to organise this important celebration of Indonesian arts and culture in London. This incredible wealth of Indonesian cultural heritage has been translated into a variety of enchanting and beautiful music and performing arts, some of which will be
performed at the Indonesia Kontemporer 2011.
From my experience as Ambassador to the UK, one effective way to promote Indonesia is by utilising our cultural heritage and organising good arts and cultural events all around the United Kingdom.
In retrospect, the good people of the UK are no strangers to the exquisite nature of Indonesian arts and culture. This appreciation has been rooted from two centuries ago when Sir Thomas Stamford
Raffles first set foot in Java in 1811. Sir Raffles was an important figure for his contributions in introducing Indonesia to the UK and subsequently to the world. He wrote a classic book “the History of Java”; re-discovered the Borobudur and Prambanan temples; established the botanical garden in
Bogor, West Java, modelled after the Kew Gardens in London; and, as an amateur biologist, discovered the largest carnivorous flower in the world, which was named after him, Rafflesia arnoldii. He also
brought the first set of gamelan, a Javanese traditional musical instrument, to the United Kingdom.
Sir Raffles’ efforts to introduce Indonesia into the British society had become a milestone that marked a close historical relationship between the two nations in subsequent centuries and eras. In 2011, the Indonesian Embassy has used this landmark moment to celebrate the bi-centennial historical
relationship between Indonesia and the United Kingdom by profiling Indonesia more in the UK through a very rich calendar of events, such as investment and trade promotion activities, seminars and forums to update people on socio-political progress in Indonesia. The Embassy has also put an
emphasis on having more arts and cultural performances in many cities in the UK.
Therefore, Indonesia Kontemporer 2011 is a very good event and a window of opportunity that complements the Embassy’s programme in promoting a taste of Indonesia’s rich arts and cultural
heritage to our friends in London.
Once again, let me commend and thank the organisers for this important endeavour.
Yuri O. Thamrin
Note from SOAS Centre of South Asian Studies Chair
CSEAS is pleased to launch Indonesia Kontemporer at SOAS and congratulates ARTi UK on bringing together the very best of Indonesian contemporary art and performance in the United Kingdom. The mission of CSEAS is to further knowledge of Southeast Asia through scholarly seminars, workshops,
public lectures and community events such as Indonesia Kontemporer. If you wish to be on our mailing list please contact the Centres & Programmes on [email protected]
We wish you an enjoyable and stimulating day at Indonesia Kontemporer and see you again at another CSEAS event.
Dr Carol Tan
2 Introductions
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Matthew Isaac Cohen Dalang (Puppeteer)Matthew was born in the US and educated at Harvard and Yale. He lived in Indonesia for more than seven years, study-ing the performing arts. He studied puppetry as a Fulbright scholar at STSI Solo and holds a certificate in puppetry from Ganasidi, the national wayang (puppetry) association. He has performed as a dalang (solo puppeteer) with gamelan groups in North America, Europe and Southeast Asia for more than 20 years. In 2009, he was awarded the title of ‘Ki Ngabehi’ from the Royal Court of Kacirebonan in West Java and received his stage name Kanda Buwana, meaning ‘He Who Tells Stories about the World’.
A Dalang in Search of Wayang is a solo interactive perfor-
Aris Daryono ComposerAris is a London-based composer, Javanese gamelan musician and teacher. He gained his Master's in Composition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and recently completed his PhD in Composition at the University of York, specialis-ing in Composition for gamelan, western instruments and electronics. His compositions, which reflect his background as a Javanese gamelan musician and his knowledge of western classical music, blend these elements to express his musical identity. In May 2011, Aris presented a performance of his compositions for gamelan, flute, string quartet, and computer at the Brunei Gallery, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.
mance which premiered at the Festival of Asian Theatre in Thessaloniki, Greece in February 2011. Inspired in equal measure by the contemporary wayang of Ki Slamet Gundono, the modern wayang tradition of Cirebon, the ‘puppet plays’ of Iranian playwright and film director Bahram Beyazai, Pirandello, Samuel Beckett and Forced Entertainment, the play casts the solo performer in the dual role of puppeteer and clown, struggling as a London-based American scholar-practitioner to achieve a Javanese wayang in the absence of the customary accoutrements of performance or a Javanese audience. kandabuwana.wordpress.com
Simple Mind (Aris Daryono, 2010)Saron 1: Robert Campion; Saron 2: Aris Daryono
The main idea of this piece is the imbal-imbalan technique (interlocking rhythm) between two of the gamelan instruments, saron 1 and saron 2. The imbal-imbalan between these instruments is very common in Javanese traditional repertoire, where it supports lively pieces such as Srepeg and Sapak. www.gogamelan.com
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Noel Dyrenforth Batik ArtistBorn in London in 1936, Noel has studied drawing, textiles and ceramic sculpture at Central School of Art, Goldsmiths College and University of London. Working with batik technique since 1962, he has been exhibiting and teaching worldwide for nearly five decades, and has written three influential books on his pioneering techniques. His work can be found in museums and private collections including the Victoria and Albert Museum and National Museum of Art, Australia.
4 About the Artists
Sally Dean Performance Artist, Choreographer, Playwright and TeacherOver the past decade, Sally has performed in venues across Java, London, Prague, as well as New York, San Francisco and Seattle. Sally's perfor-mance work is informed by her eclectic background and training in Amerta Movement (created by Javanese performer Suprapto Suryodarmo), somatic-based movement (Skinner Releasing Technique™), site-based performance, playwriting, Butoh, and body-based theatre. Her recent two years living in Java continue to inspire her artistic process, teaching and performance making. Sally has taught dance and theatre practices at leading universities such as Laban, Central School of Speech and Drama, Institut Seni Indonesia (ISI) - the Indonesian Arts Institute in Surakarta, Java, and Byam Shaw School of Art. She is the founding director of her own performing arts company and the Kolaborasi project.
Gatot BW SculptorBorn in Malang, Indonesia, Gatot studied in IKJ (Art Institute of Jakarta) and left to begin his professional career as an artist, developing a central theme of 'Metamorphosis'. He continued to work and study in Jakarta under the guidance of famous Indonesian artist and writer Jim Supangkat, a leading member of the dynamic new movement in Indonesian art and sculpture. Gatot's work draws on a wide range of traditions and influences.
Gatot will bring from Devon, where he now resides, two of his bronze sculptures: Sinta and Meditasi.www.penbryngallery.co.uk
Inspired by Eszter Tari's paintings and the movement practices of Javanese performer Suprapto Suryodarmo (Amerta Movement), Sally's structured movement improvisation creates a highly visceral and sculptural landscape of poetic imagery and dream-like narratives playing on the edge of the magical and ritualistic.
Costume design by Sandra Arroniz and Carolina Rieckhof. www.sallydean.com www.kolaborasi.org
Noel has just returned from The World Batik Conference in Jakarta where he exhibited his work and spoke to the delegation about his personal involvement and travels. The spirit of his work is underpinned by the discipline of the essential technique. Integrity and sensibilities are constantly being reappraised to enrich the expression. www.noel-dyrenforth.com
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Melanie Knowles Balinese dancerMelanie has studied and performed an eclectic mix of dance genres from flamenco to tribal style belly dance. In 1993, she was fortunate to receive the Shansi Memorial Fellowship which took her to Yogyakarta, Central Java, where she studied Balinese dance intensively and the contemporary Javanese choreography of Didik Nini Thowok. She then went on to study and perform Balinese dance in Honolulu, Hawaii, with Emiko Susilo and in San Francisco, California with Gamelan Sekar Jaya. In Spring 2001, she began dancing with Ni Madé Pujawati and has performed with the Lila Bhawa dance troupe at various venues across the UK including London Symphony Orches-tra’s Jerwood Hall at St Luke’s and the Royal Opera House. Utilising Balinese masked dance, Melanie played the title role in Euripides’ Hippolytos, which toured the East Coast of the United States during the Spring of 2004. She holds an MA in Dance Studies from the University of Surrey, Guildford. Her dissertation, which explores female dance roles and the manner in which women are represented in Balinese dance, was awarded a mark of distinction. Melanie’s performance of the virtuoso solo Kebyar Duduk was met with enthusiasm during Gamelan Lila Cita & Lila Bhawa’s 2006 Bali tour.
Kreasi Baru (new creations) workshopMelanie will introduce workshop participants to the fundamentals of Balinese Dance, focusing on the asymmetry of the basic positions which are often in contrast to the concept of balance within traditional choreography. She will introduce several mudras (hand gestures) used in Indian dance (Bharata Natyam and Odissi), which will be used in a short movement phrase taken from a piece of fu-sion choreography she co-created with Bhamini Sarin. This choreography exemplifies kreasi baru, new compositions rooted in traditional dance.
www.lilacita.com/2005/09/lila-bhawa
5Jagat Gamelan Contemporary Youth Music GroupJagat Gamelan is a group of up to 12 London-based young people who create their own compositions by mixing gamelan instruments and modern instruments to produce a unique fresh sound. Tutored by composer Aris Daryono, Jagat Gamelan will perform pure traditional Javanese gamelan with a fast tempo, representing the dynamic life of the young generation.
They will play two songs: • 1. Lancaran Kothek going to Sampak Dhendeng Kentheng• 2. E E Wong Donya www.artiuk.com/jagatgamelan
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The Southbank Gamelan Players Music Ensemble The Southbank Gamelan Players, ensemble-in-residence at the Southbank Centre, founded by Alec Roth in 1987, have established an international reputation both for their performances of traditional Javanese music, and for their championing of new music for gamelan. Most of the players have undertaken extensive study in Java, and the group works closely with dancers, puppeteers and composers from Indonesia, Europe and the USA. Several members of the Southbank Gamelan Players are also members of Good Vibrations, a registered charity
MrSamnJess Acoustic duoMrSamnJess is made up of Jessica and Giri, two Indonesian currently studying in the UK. Gifted with musical talents, they have been performing at various university and cultural events. Their musical style ranges from pop to rock to jazz. As representatives of the Indonesian pop music scene at Indonesia Kontemporer, they hope to introduce this musical genre to a UK audience while of course entertaining their fellow Indonesians with familiar tunes.
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Ester Tari Painter and Art InstructorEster is a Hungarian contemporary painter who takes inspiration from Javanese batik. Her research earned her the DLA title (PhD equivalent) from the Doctoral School of the Faculty of Music and Visual Arts, University of Pécs (UP), Hungary. Ester later taught as a Visiting Professor of Visual Art at Sebelas Maret University, Indonesia. She has had solo exhibitions of paintings in Hungary, Spain and Indonesia. Her art is housed in the Indonesian National Gallery, the Oei Hong Djien Museum of Modern and Contemporary Indonesian Art, and the Sultanate of
that helps prisoners, secure hospital patients, ex-prisoners and others in the community develop crucial life and work skills through participating in intensive gamelan courses.
A cokekan (chamber ensemble) gamelan, consisting of seven members of the Southbank Gamelan Players will play a selection of pieces from the traditional repertoire of the Central Javanese city of Solo, celebrated for its gamelan tradition. The group will play in the gadhon or small ensemble style, focusing on the softer elaborating instruments. www.good-vibrations.org.uk www.sbgp.org.uk
Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat. She travels extensively, spending a great deal of time in Indonesia.
“I have been working on an oil painting series inspired by Javanese batik, creating colourful and intricate networks which are placed above one another as intertwining planes. In the case of the Factor-Organic series, figural elements appear in this painterly abstract world. Some of them depict different types of Indonesian women by mirroring their situations.” eszter-tari.webs.com
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Textile Techniques Specialists in fine handmade textilesTextile Techniques have been buying from the same villages and family businesses, much like their own, in Indonesia and Thailand for over 25 years. They specialise in trading beautiful handmade batik tulis and sarongs; wall hangings; silk scarves; unusual clothes; silver jewellery from the hill tribes; embroideries; weavings such as ikat; batik quilts; woodblocks; tjaps and tjantings; batik equipment; shadow puppets and all sorts of amazing handmade textiles. www.textiletechniques.co.uk
Ni Kadek Yulia Puspasari Dancer & ChoreographerUnfortunately it was not possible for Kadek to attend in person as she was unable to obtain a visa.Kadek, who began studying Indonesian dance at the tender age of six, went on to graduate from the Institiut Seni Indonesia (ISI) - the Indonesian Arts Institute in Surakarta, Java. She resides in France where she choreographs and performs Balinese, Javanese, as well as contemporary dance. In 2002, she worked as choreographer in Indonesian festivals throughout the archipelago and internationally. Kadek's choreography also featured in Garin Nugroho's Opera Jawa, a critically acclaimed art house film which has won numerous accolades in the film festival circuit.
Kadek will present her solo choreography Metro, Boulot, Dodo:• In the metro, go to work, come back home, and go to sleep.• In the metro, it's a trip through imagination.• Between his culture and mine, becoming a new tradition.
Traditional dances from Bali and Java, and Jathilan folk dance come face to face with western culture to become a dance piece that explores the body from different perspectives, between mythology and the contemporary world. Music composed and played by Jean Desaire and Christophe Moure. www.kadekdance.com
Other ExhibitionsCita Tenun Indonesian (CTI) Textile AssociationCita Tenun Indonesian is association of women who share a passion for Indonesian culture, in particular its textile traditions. The main focus of their work is to preserve, market and encourage the development of this beautiful
cultural product locally, as well as globally. The Association’s publication Tenun: Handwoven Textiles of Indonesia provides readers with an examination of Indonesia’s interesting textile history. So far, there has not been proper documentation of the country’s various traditional textiles, such as Bali’s double ikats, Sumatra’s gold-thread songkets, East Nusa Tenggara’s warp ikats, which are just some the many weavings that form the national heritage.www.citatenunindonesia.com
Indonesian Education ExhibitionExhibition on Indonesian Education including Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Higher Education Institutions; and collaborations such as Twinned/Sisters Schools, Student/Staff Exchange, as well as Academic/Research ventures. Information on scholarships to study in Indonesia will also be made available.
10:00-11:15 Javanese Gamelan Workshop led by Aris Daryono
Performing Arts
11:15-12:00 Javanese Gamelan by Southbank Gamelan Players12:00-12:50 Shadow Puppetry by Matthew Cohen12:50-13:20 Break13:20-13:45 Contemporary Music by Aris Daryono13:45-14:15 Contemporary Dance (Pre-recorded performance TBC)14:15-14:45 Pop Music by Mr SamnJess
14:45-15:15 Break15:15-15:45 Contemporary Music by Jagat Gamelan15:45-16:15 Contemporary Dance by Sally Dean16:15-17:00 Open Session (audience participation encouraged)
StallsThe Green / pedestrianised walkway (outdoor) / Brunei Gallery
11:00-17:00 Food and Handicraft stalls13:00-15:00 Music from the Indonesian Community
DISCLAIMER: This program is accurate at the time of publishing but the organizers reserve the right to change the dates, programme, and speakers without notice as a result of circumstances beyond their control.
Programme designed and produced by JS, Centres & Programmes Office, SOAS Sept 2011Printed by SOAS Print Room
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FilmsKhalili Lecture Theatre, Lower Ground Floor, SOAS Main Building
11:00-11:30 (28’) Kabayan Liplap (Castle Animation production)11:45-12:30 (45’) Dancer and the Dance directed by Felicia Hughes-Freeland12:30-13:00 (25’) JAF/Sunday Screen shorts (Jatiwangi Production 2010)13:00-14:00 (50’) Ape Man of Sumatra (Icon Films Production)14:00-14:30 (28’) JAF Video Film Festival 2010 Short films directed by Alfie Chen, Yupica
Gaiano.Yukkun and Joacelio Batista14:30-15:00 (30’) Tayuban: Dancing the Spirit in Java directed by Felicia Hughes-Freeland
15:00-15:30 (30’) Q&A with film director Felicia Hughes-Freeland
15:40-17:20 (97’) Sunday Morning in Victoria Park directed by Lola Amaria
WorkshopsG3, Ground Floor, SOAS Main Building
10:0011:15 Balinese Dance Workshop with Melanie Knowles
13:00-14:00 Indonesian Language Workshop with the Indonesian Embassy14:00-15:00 Indonesian Language Workshop with the Indonesian Embassy
ExhibitionsG2, Ground Floor, SOAS Main Building
11:00-17:00 Exhibitions
Indonesian textiles by Textile TechniquesBronze sculptures by Gatot BW
Indonesian art books from different sourcesEducation Information Centre by the Indonesian Ministry of EducationBatik paintings by Noel Dyrenforth and batik inspired oil paintings by Eszter Tari (some paintings are for sale)Tenun textiles by Cita Tenun Indonesia
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Films from the JAF Village Film Festival 2010
Three short films were made and presented during the Jatiwangi Arts Factory (JAF) Second International Videomaker Residence and Film Festival 2010.
http://villagefilmfest.blogspot.com/p/film.html
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Title: Beast Hunter / Beast Man Ep4: Man Ape of Sumatra (Orang Pendek)Produced by Icon Films The running time is 50 minutes.
In the vast unexplored jungles of the mystical island of Sumatra, locals have reported seeing a creature that looks something like an ape, yet it walks just like us. Biologist and beast hunter Pat Spain investigates.
Title: Kabayan Lip lap (Animation)Produced by Castle ProductionEnglish subtitles
Kabayan & Liplap is themed around traveling and adventures, highlighting the cultural and creative richness of Indonesia. It also promotes cultural harmony with its ensemble of characters which is a group of friends all hailing from various ethnic tribes.
Based on doctoral research into court dance in Yogyakarta, this two-part film goes beyond the experience of seeing dance to its significance for its practitioners.
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Title: Sunday Morning in Victoria Park (2010) - DramaMinggu Pagi di Victoria Park (original title) Director: Lola AmariaWriter: Titien Wattimena (screenplay)Duration: 97 min English subtitles
Victoria Park is where the thousands of young Indonesian migrant workers who work as maids in Hong Kong gather on their traditional half day off.
Sate kambing, sate padang,kue2 kering dan basah (Lamb Satay, Padang Satay and Various snacks - dry and wet)
DirectionsAcknowledgments14From the organiser of Indonesia Kontemporer 2011
We thank all the visitors and participants who have made the Indonesia Kontemporer 2011 a successful event in celebrating the art and culture of Indonesia in the UK.
We would like to thank CSEAS; SOAS, especially Dr Carol G Tan who initiated and has generously supported Indonesia Kontemporer 2011; the Indonesian Embassy which has been the backbone of this project; and Mrs Okke Rajasa of Cita Tenun Indonesia who has not only supported but has
inspired ARTi UK in their preservation of Indonesian heritage.
As a newly born organisation, ARTi UK is proud to be supported by the BI Representative office-London; the Royal Anthropology Institution; PT Castle Production; Icon Films; BAB Publishing and JAF-Sunday
Screen and Lola Maria; and Warung Tujuh, Brighton.
The success of this event can be attributed to the kind assistance from friends of ARTi UK who have contributed their time, energy and expertise throughout the preparation and of course
on the day itself – Teresa Birks for coordinating the film screening, Lenah Susianty for helping with the food stalls, Melanie Knowles for helping with the programme book, Helen Veitch for helping with the exhibitions and many more volunteers that are very important to the running
of this event, that we don’t mention here.
I cannot thank the following people enough: Jane Savory, Rahima Begum and Sian Jones from SOAS and last but not least all staffs from the Indonesian Embassy who have been tirelessly
supporting ARTi UK in organising this event since its inception.Felicia Gerda Nayoan-Siregar
ArtiUK, Director
Hope to see you next year. We want to improve.
Please send your comments about the event to [email protected] or on Indonesia Kontemporer facebook
Thank you
Indonesia Kontemporer 2012
About ArtiUK
ARTi UK, established in August 2010, is a non-profit organisation aiming at promoting Indonesian arts and culture within the UK’s cultural diversity.
Indonesia Kontemporer 2011 will be one of the first stepping stones for ARTi UK to reach its objective. Supporting by the Indonesian Embassy, ARTi UK is also currently organising a youth
gamelan group Jagat Gamelan. To know more about this activity click Jagat Gamelan.
www.artiuk.com
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Find us at : 7 Pool Valley, Brighton, E. SussexTel: 01273 720784www.warungtujuh.com
51SOAS Language Centre
SOAS is the only university in the UK at which students can study the Indonesian language. We teach the language at all levels, from complete beginners to advanced as part of a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes. Indonesian language students also have the opportunity to develop their cultural proficiency by engaging with the literatures and cinema of the country and each year several students take up the rewarding experience of a language year abroad, generally spending one semester in Yogyakarta and a second semester in Malang.
In addition to language and culture, the study of Indonesian is included in courses offered in a range of disciplines across the school, including Music, History, Economics, Politics and Anthropology. Students at the School are also fortunate to be able to benefit from SOAS´s library collection, which has extensive Indonesian holdings. Staff from the Department of South East Asia are always very pleased to speak to prospective students and to show them round the School. If you would like to find out more, please email Ben Murtagh, Lecturer in Indonesian on [email protected]
For those who are already busy with their careers and home-lives, SOAS also offers a range of evening courses in Indonesian through its Language Centre www.soas.ac.uk/languagecentre/
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