Dissolving the Lust of Power
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Panji Sepuh, a dance performance created by Sulistyo Tirtokusumo, is performed anew at the Jakarta Arts Hall for a film documentary.
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SEVEN female dancers walk on their knees. Heads down, their long hair covering their faces. They move slowly, rhythmically, towards a flower-strewn marital bed. A spear, a bowl, and a spittoon have been placed there.
A man sits cross-legged, his back to the audience, observing the mlaku dhodhok (crouching walk) sequence intently. His body is still. He looks, too, at a parasol of regalia standing upright in the background.
Then the dancers lie down
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