world-renowned dhalang
(shadow puppeteer):
Ki Purbo Asmoro
12 April-9 May 2023:
HUNGARY—AUSTRIA—SLOVAKIA—THE CZECH REPUBLIC—BELGIUM
and his tour team of 7 Javanese musicians in collaboration with gamelan musicians from Hungary, Germany, The Czech Republic, Belgium, Romania, Serbia, and even as far flung as the USA and Singapore!
PERFORMERS from SOLO, Central Java:
1. Purbo Asmoro, dhalang and artistic director
2. Wakidi Dwidjomartono, gendèr/rehearsal director
3. Nanik Dwi Widyaningrum, pesindhèn
4. Joko Dwi Suranto, kendhang
5. Sukamto, demung
6. Wegig Harya Widagdo, gong and kempul
7. Wejoseno Yuli Nugroho, gérong
8. Kathryn “Kitsie” Emerson, performance translator
9. Kukuh Indrasmara, tech, recording, live streaming
PERFORMERS from EUROPE:
Agus Prasetyo, gambang and rehearsal director (Prague)
Dóra Györfi, pesindhèn (Budapest)
Desti Pertiwi, pesindhèn (Belgium)
Ágnes Györfi, bonang penerus (Budapest)
Márton Szalai, kenong (Budapest)
Ágoston Déry, bonang (Budapest)
Steve Tanoto, bonang (playing with us in Graz, from Hamburg)
Péter Szilágyi, kenong (Budapest)
Zsuzsanna Wimmer, rebab (Budapest)
Xin Wei Thow, rebab (playing with us in Graz, from Singapore/Hamburg)
Kristóof Soóki-Tóth, saron (Budapest)
András Térfy, saron (Budapest)
Daniel Biljarszki, gérong (Budapest)
Kata Cserne, peking (Budapest)
Orsolya Lipták, slenthem (Budapest)
Nóra Vago, kethuk-kempyang
Sarah Weiss, saron, from the USA (performed in Graz)
Tony Day, saron, from the USA (performed in Graz)
Elsje Plantema, saron, from The Netherlands (performed in Brussels and Tournai)
Gabriel Laufer, comedian, from Belgium (performed in Brussels and Tournai)
Many thanks to our generous sponsors and supporters!
- Theatre Olympics X: Pécs Karakulit International Festival of Shadow Theatre
- The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbudristek)
- The Regency of Karanganyar and Bapak Bupati Juliyatmono
- The Embassy of Indonesia in Budapest and Bapak Ifan/Bapak Yudhi
- The Embassy of Indonesia in Bratislava and Ibu Dian Palupi/Ibu Lira
- The Embassy of Indonesia in Prague and Ibu Ambassador Kenssy Ekaningsih/Mas Agus Prast
- The Embassy of Indonesia in Brussels and Bapak Sidum/Ibu Desti Pertiwi
- Kunst Universität Graz and Professor Gerd Grupe/Professor Sarah Weiss
- Leslie and Patricia Rudden, New York
- Surya Kencana Budapest and Dóra Györfi
- The House of Music in Budapest
- Minoritensaal in Graz
- The Bratislava Academy of the Arts (VSMU)
- The Prague Academy of the Arts (HAMU)
- The Tournai Museum of Marionettes
- Stefan, the phenomenal carpenter of Graz!
- Alan Feinstein, Jakarta
- Carol Walker, Hawaii
- Carla Scheele, New York
- Tom Braden, Massachusetts
- Mayangkara Batik
- Modia Tailor
- Gabriel Laufer
