Javanese Soldiers in the World of Stravinsky

Gerard Mosterd and Goenawan Mohamad performed Igor Stravinsky,s The Soldier,s Tale, filling it with elements of the Javanese culture.

December 4, 2012

Behind a frame, three pairs of feet move to distinct rhythms. The feet are only visible from the knees down. They are the feet of the dancers Miroto, Hendro Yulianto, and Rury Avianti. On the right hand corner of the frame, The Narrator (played by Rudy Wowor) reads the narrative of Jusuf Dupraz, a soldier returning home, marching to the strains of Igor Stravinsky,s The Soldier,s March, played by the Insomnio Ensemble and conducted by Ulrich Pohl.

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