“Purification, Offering, Surrender” is an interpretation of Amerta Movement by Djarot Darsono, one of the disciples of Suprapto Suryodarmo since the 1990s. Djarot is a dancer, actor, and choreographer.
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“Purification, Offering, Surrender” merupakan tafsir Joged Amerta karya Djarot Darsono, salah satu murid Suprapto Suryodarmo sejak tahun 1990-an. Djarot adalah seorang penari, aktor, dan koreografer.
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Panji Satrio is a cultural studies academic from Solo. His experience with Amerta Movement began in the environment where he grew up, close to Taman Budaya Surakarta (now Taman Budaya Jawa Tengah) and Lemah Putih. In those places, he came to know Mbah Prapto (Suprapto Suryodarmo) from an early age. He can no longer recall the first time he saw Amerta Movement, but remembers being deeply immersed every time he saw Mbah Prapto perform it.
Djarot Budi Darsono was born in 1961, lives and works in Solo, as dancer, actor, and theatre director. His works are based on his continuously research on the sociopolitical phenomenon and humanity issues in his country. Djarot has been collaborating with other artists and has presented his works in Indonesia as well as abroad. He is one of the founder of Studi Taksu, a community based artists group in Solo.
