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Javanese DanceClassical court dance
from Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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Classical court dance from Yogyakarta
dances comes in two formes, ‘tari kra-ton’ (palace dances) and ‘tari kawulo’ (commoners’ dances). The palace dances are usually associated with the courtly, refined and sophisticated culture of the Javanese kratons; mainly the Yogyakarta and Surakarta sultanates, the patrons of Javanese Mataram culture. They are used for both moral education, emo-tional expression, and spreading of the Javanese culture.
Kraton dances employs sets of rules about certain dance movements, body and hand gestures that requires disci-pline to learn. Gamelan orchestra ac-companies court dance performances, as well as for other Javanese artforms such as Wayang performances. The serene
elegance, slow pace and constrains of its movements give Javanese court dance a meditative quality. These dances are heavily influenced by Javanese Hindu-Buddhist legacy, and as a result the cos-tumes, jewelry and story often reflects the Hindu epic tales of Ramayana and Mahabharata.
This performance, photographed 25 March 2010, was held in the Srimanganti Pendopo, an open pavil-lion in the main body of the Yogyakarta Kraton, which is the royal palace and seat for the Sultanate. According to Javanese belief, the ruler is the centre of the universe, and the Kraton thus both the capital of Yogyakarta province as well as the hub of the cosmos.
Javanese Dance
Location: Srimanganti PendopoKraton (Sultan’s Palace)Yogyakarta (Jogjakarta)Indonesia
Javanese palace dance (tari kraton) performed by Maria Vincentia Ika
Mulatsih SS, accompanied by the pal-ace gamelan music ensamble, in the Srimanganti Pendopo (performance pavilion) of the Yogyakarta Kraton (Sultan’s Palace).
Javanese dance is the dances and art-forms that were created and influenced by Javanese culture. These expressive
Classical court dance from the Yogyakarta Kraton
Javanese Dance
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Young female dancer in costume performing Javanese classical court dance with traditional gamelan orchestra at the Yogyakarta Kraton (Sultan’s Palace).
Yogyakarta (Jogjakarta), Indonesia – 25 March 2010File name: 20100325-391
Classical court dance from the Yogyakarta Kraton
Javanese Dance
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Young female dancer in costume performing Javanese classical court dance with traditional gamelan orchestra at the Yogyakarta Kraton (Sultan’s Palace).
Yogyakarta (Jogjakarta), Indonesia – 25 March 2010File name: 20100325-398
Classical court dance from the Yogyakarta Kraton
Javanese Dance
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from the bas/bou filesby basil rolandsen
Young female dancer in costume performing Javanese classical court dance with traditional gamelan orchestra at the Yogyakarta Kraton (Sultan’s Palace).
Yogyakarta (Jogjakarta), Indonesia – 25 March 2010File name: 20100325-405
Classical court dance from the Yogyakarta Kraton
Javanese Dance
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from the bas/bou filesby basil rolandsen
Young female dancer in costume performing Javanese classical court dance with traditional gamelan orchestra at the Yogyakarta Kraton (Sultan’s Palace).
Yogyakarta (Jogjakarta), Indonesia – 25 March 2010File name: 20100325-449
Classical court dance from the Yogyakarta Kraton
Javanese Dance
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from the bas/bou filesby basil rolandsen
Young female dancer in costume performing Javanese classical court dance with traditional gamelan orchestra at the Yogyakarta Kraton (Sultan’s Palace).
Yogyakarta (Jogjakarta), Indonesia – 25 March 2010File name: 20100325-453
Classical court dance from the Yogyakarta Kraton
Javanese Dance
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from the bas/bou filesby basil rolandsen
Young female dancer in costume performing Javanese classical court dance with traditional gamelan orchestra at the Yogyakarta Kraton (Sultan’s Palace).
Yogyakarta (Jogjakarta), Indonesia – 25 March 2010File name: 20100325-482
Classical court dance from the Yogyakarta Kraton
Javanese Dance
bouvet© copyrighted image
bouvetmedia.com
from the bas/bou filesby basil rolandsen
Young female dancer in costume performing Javanese classical court dance with traditional gamelan orchestra at the Yogyakarta Kraton (Sultan’s Palace).
Yogyakarta (Jogjakarta), Indonesia – 25 March 2010File name: 20100325-474
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