I aim to be setting up this page in the weeks at the end of 2025, to share something about my training and work with my late teacher Suprapto Suryodarmo in Java and Bali. Indonesia is a significant place for me in my (artistic) life. Learning with pak Suprapto on these islands, by seas and temples, in cities, has been more important than I can say in words. It continues to resonate, deepening and expanding my sense of reality. What I’ll share here can only be a snippet into these worlds and realms, but hopefully may bring some sense of connection to them.
Pak Suprapto (Prapto) developed a way of working that he named Amerta Movement. You can already find information and resources on this website.
‘Purification’ is one of the performances I danced in Java. This was with Alex Gebe, actor, dancer from Sumatra. You can find a page with video here.
Also, my mother was born in Surabaya, Java, Indonesia. I had an unexpected chance to travel there with her and my eldest brother in 2023. She went back to her place of birth, 75 years after she had left as a child during the war. In earlier years, I had made a performance ‘Saya Ikan’ in relation to generational Indo-European history, experience and questioning. You can find more info here.
This for now. More soon. Thank you for checking in here.
