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

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BACKGROUND

Two lakon -Makutharama and Sesaji Raja Suya-have each been recorded in traditional, garapan, and padhat style and all recordings supplied with English and Indonesian subtitles. All six recordings feature Ki Purbo Asmoro as the dhalang, and Paguyuban Mayangkara as the gamelan musicians, resulting in an opportunity to truly compare the three styles being presented, and consider them aside from individual dhalang style.

TIMELINE

2007-2008: Six recordings in live venues completed!

2008-2009: Javanese transcriptions created from all six recordings by Kathryn Emerson, and all transcriptions carefully edited by Ki Purbo Asmoro and Bp. Sugeng Nugroho (ISI)

2009-2010: all 600 pages of Javanese material translated into Indonesian by Bp. Sugeng Nugroho and Bp. Sunardi (ISI), and all 600 pages translated into English by Kathryn Emerson

2010-2011: all musical accompaniment meticulously notated, including vocal parts, and put into Kepatihan Pro by Bp. Suraji (ISI) and Mr. Phil Acimovic (Tufts University), all translations edited and reworked/perfected/revisited by the translators as well as various volunteer colleagues

2011: footnotes, liner notes, translations of sulukan, history/literary origin of all sulukan, placing of the subtitles and all general production tasks!

CURRENT STAGE OF THE PROJECT, December 2011

Sponsors: 
The World Bank, Jakarta

Ford Foundation

Klub Bimasena, Jakarta

The Hotel Dharmawangsa

Lontar Publications

*We are still looking for sponsorship, to fund the production 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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