ABOUT three months ago, Indo-Javanese fans were already buying their tickets for the Javanese splurge at the annual spring Festival de l’Imaginaire. Groups were being formed to obtain group tickets for the Surakarta Kraton bedhoyo, Eko Supriyanto contemporary dance, wayang kulit from Surakarta and tembang Sunda as a vocal treat.

The Maison des Cultures du Monde (MCM) was formerly directed by Dr. Françoise Gründ who laid the cornerstone for i