Ki Purbo Asmoro with Wakil Bupati Pacitan before the recording of Makutharama, 27 October 2007
(photo by Kartika Nugroho)

Project Artistic Director: Purbo Asmoro
Project Coordinator: Kitsie Emerson
Project Supervisor: John McGlynn


John McGlynn, Lontar Foundation

BACKGROUND

Two lakon -Makutharama and Sesaji Raja Suya-have each been recorded in traditional, garapan, and padhat style and all recordings will now be supplied with English and Indonesian subtitles  (and at a later publication date French and Japanese as well).

There will be accompanying liner notes with information and background on the stylistic differences. This will result in four 7-cassette DVD sets (the garapan and classical versions of the two lakon) and two 1-cassette DVD sets (the padhat versions of the two lakon).

Now that the recordings have been completed (in one year, from Oct 07-Oct 08!), the process of subtitling will begin and the estimated publication date for the first packet is sometime in late 2010.

CURRENT STAGE OF THE PROJECT, February 2010
All six performances have been recorded!
All six performances have been transcribed by K. Emerson!
All six transcriptions have been corrected by Purbo Asmoro and Sugeng Nugroho!
Purbo Asmoro's iringan for all six performances has been transcribed by Suraji!

Sesaji Raja Suya, padhat from May 2008,  has been translated into English by K. Emerson!
Makutharama, tradisi, from Oct 2008, has been translated into English by K. Emerson!
Makutharama, padhat, from May 2008, has been translated into English by K. Emerson!
Makutharama, garapan, from Oct 2007, has been translated into English, by K. Emerson!

All three of the Sesaji Raja Suya performances have been translated into Indonesian by Sunardi of ISI!

YET TO BE DONE:

Sesaji Raja Suya, garapan, needs to be translated into English
Sesaji Raja Suya, tradisi, needs to be translated into English

Sugeng Nugroho is working on Indonesian translations of the three  Makutharama performances
then we're ready to start work in the studio with subtitles...
and Kitsie needs to write the liner notes...

Sponsors: 
The World Bank, Jakarta
Klub Bimasena, Jakarta
The Hotel Dharmawangsa
Lontar Publications
*We are still looking for sponsorship, to fund the publication phase of this ambitious project. Please contact ekathryn@hotmail.com if you have interest in joining the list of supporters.


THE SIX RECORDINGS

#1 garapan sedalu, Makutharama, Kabupaten Pacitan, 27 Oct 2007

#2, garapan sedalu, Sesaji Raja Suya, Alun-Alun Pacitan, 24 Nop 2007

#3, klasik "kuna/desa", Sesaji Raja Suya, ISI Surakarta, 28 March 2008

#4, padhat, Sesaji Raja Suya, Hotel Dharmawangsa, Jakarta, 31 May 2008

#5, padhat, Makutharama, Hotel Dharmawangsa, 1 June 2008

#6, klasik "Kraton", Makutharama, Benawa, Palur, 29 Oct 2008

 
Recording #1, garapan sedalu
27 October 2007, Kabupaten Pacitan
lakon: Makutharama
karawitan Mayangkara
featuring: an intensely dramatic and innovative garapan for what is usually considered a fairly staid/school curriculum lakon
(photos by Hananta)

kd: Hadi Soecipto, gd: Saminto, rb: Suraji Sumarto
sindhen: Suyatmi, Sukesi, Yayuk, Purwati, Wainten (Banyumas)

Recording #2, garapan sedalu
24 November 2007, Alun-Alun Pacitan
lakon: Sesaji Raja Suya
karawitan Mayangkara

featuring: a chilling rendition of the main character Jarasandha, climaxing in the  finale moral debate (written by Ki Purbo Asmoro) between Kresna and Jarasandha on belief systems

(photos by Hananta)

kd: Hadi Soecipto, gd: Saguh, rb: Suraji Sumarto
sindhen: Suyatmi, Sukesi, Yayuk, Purwati, Wainten (Banyumas)

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 kd: Hadi Soecipta, gd: Saminto, rb: Suraji Sumarta
sindhen: Suyatmi, Yayuk, Ninuk

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Recording #6, "klasik Kraton"
29 October 2008, home of Prof. R. Supanggah, Benawa
lakon: Makutharama

featuring: an evening FULL of gendhing, and with no gerong or ciblonan, slendro only
(TALU Montro Madura, Ktw Gd. Kabor, Ayak2an Anjang Mas, Ldr Mangu, Gd Damarkeli, Gd Semukirang, Gd Menyan Seta, Gd Pujangga, Gd Lagu Dhempel, Gd Tlutur, Gd Malarsih)

(photos by Mustafa)

kd: Wakidi, gd: Saguh, rb: Supanggah, gb: Darsono, bn: Suyadi
sindhen: Ngatirah, Suyatmi, Yayuk, Cendhani Laras, Suparni

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