Tuesday, January 8, 2008

JOGJA REGULAR TOURIST ATTRACTION

Sonobudoyo Museum
Jl. Trikora No. 6 (North Square of Sultan Palace) Daily Puppet Show : 8.00 – 10.00 pm
Lembaga Indonesia Perancis
Movie screening. Every Monday 15.00 pm and Wednesday 19.00 pm. Can check agendas at
www.lipjogja.blogspot.com (French & Indonesian).

Kinoki
Jl. Suroto 20 Kotabaru. Open daily 3 pm – 12 mid night. Closed 20 th every month. Can check agenda at
www.agendakinoki.blogspot.com (Indonesian). Movie screening every night at 7.30.

Keraton (Sultan Palace) Jogjakarta
Wayang Orang Ballet – Pagelaran Bekasan Wayang Orang. Performance of wayang ballet and the Keraton sacred dances (Bedhayana, Klana Gagah, or fragments of the Ramayana or Mahabarata epics). Every Sunday 09.30 – 12.00 noon at the Bangsal Sri Mangenti Pendopo (meeting hall) at the Keraton.

Gamelan Orchestra – pagelaran Karawitan
Performances of Javanese – Mataram style composisition on yhe Slendro and Pelog gamelan sets. Every Monday and Tuesday 10.00 am – 12.00 noon at the Bangsal Sri Manganti Pendopo (meeting hall) at the Keraton.

Wooden Puppets – Pagelaran Wayang golek Menak
This wayang show was created by Ki Trunadipura from Surakarta (Solo). The Menak story was inspired by Persian Islamic epic but has been converted to Javanese or Maduranese characters.

Pagelaran Uyo – Uyon Bekasan
Performance of a fragment of the Gagrak Ballet using the yogyakarta style of dance accompanied by Javanese gamelan and song. Every Thursday 10.00 am – 12.00 noon at the Bangsal Sri Manganti Pendopo (meeting hall) at the Keraton.

Javanese Poetry – Pagelaran Maospat
Javanese poetry recital taken from the Kawedanan Hageng Punokawan Widya BUdaya books and letters, which describe the history of the Mataram Kingdom. Every Friday 09.00 – 11.00 am at the Bangsal Sri Manganti Pendopo (meeting hall) at the Keraton.

Leather Shadow Puppet show – Pagelaran Wayang Kulit
Every Saturday 09.30 am – 1 pm at the Bangsal Sri manganti Pendopo (meeting hall) at the Keraton.


(From : Jogja AD, 25 Desember 2007 – 7 January 2008)

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