Ki Purbo Asmoro
ISI, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia
Ki Purbo Asmoro, Brubuh Alengka
Sasono Mulya, Kraton Surakarta, 22 November 2008
photo by Jean-Marc Medina
*Sanggit refers to the solutions that a dhalang comes up with in regard to theme, story line and character development in a lakon--the how-s and why-s of what happens in a wayang, as well as the way the events unfold dramatically. Gusti Benawa, of the Kraton Surakarta, referred to Ki Purbo Asmoro as a "dhalang sanggit" in 2007 at a gathering of dhalang in Madiun. Many commentators before and after him, have noted Purbo Asmoro's talents in the area of interpretation--sanggit. (more information on informal classifications/labels of dhalang)
