Ki Purbo Asmoro
Ki Purbo Asmoro's International Life
early trips overseas (London, Vienna, Greece, Thailand)
Singapore, March 2006
USA, June-July 2006
London, September 2007
Bolivia, April 2008
Japan, July 2008
France, March 2009
UPCOMING overseas trip! FRANCE, April 2009
Purbo Asmoro will be performing 2-3 hour wayang, with a crew of 16 professional musicians from Solo, led by Dr. Rahayu Supanggah:
31 March 2009 in Cherbourg (still to be confirmed)
1, 2, and 3 April 2009 at the Maison des Cultures du Monde in Paris
(Ki Purbo Asmoro will be away from Java from approximately March 28 to April 5)
Workshops and Performances at Jakarta International School
On June 2, 2008, Ki Purbo Asmoro gave a full day of workshops and performances to 8-12 year-olds from over 40 different countries, at Jakarta International School. After the performances, students asked questions about his techniques, his background, and his favorite aspects of being a dhalang.
During the workshops, Ki Purbo focused on distinctions between characters (gait, voice, attitude, body posture). Since the students were most fascinated by his ability to flip wayang in the air during a battle or troop departure scene, he ended up adding a mini-practicum on wayang-flipping techniques. This is one of Ki Purbo Asmoro's strong points when he conducts workshops. No matter how detailed his plan may be beforehand, he is always keenly aware of audience interest, and instinctively, on the spot, adapts his workshops to fit each individual audience.
all photos below by Christine Saija, JIS Pattimura
Previous to this day of workshops, Ki Purbo Asmoro performed for a truly international audience at The Dharmawangsa. See Documentation Project page for photos.
