The Council on South East Asia Studies
of the Yale Center for International & Area Studies will host a performance titled "Dance of Indonesia" on Wednesday, Oct. 29, at
8 p.m. in the auditorium of Luce Hall,
34 Hillhouse Ave.
The featured performers, Pudji Astuti and Aviva Kartiningsih Cohen, will present
six dances of Java and West Sumatra. Matthew Cohen will provide commentary about the dances. The event is free and open to the public.
Ms. Astuti was born in Madiun, East Java. She has studied classical Javanese dance since she was eight years old. Since 1992, she has been a member of the celebrated Indonesian dance group Kabumi IKP Bandung, with which she has toured Europe and throughout Indonesia. She is also a singer, musician and professional interpreter.
Ms. Kartiningsih Cohen was born in Solo, Central Java. In addition to classical Javanese dance, she has studied jaipongan popular dance, Balinese dance and mask-dance. She is also a painter and professional chef.