2009

MARCH  Tea Music - Da'ak by the Korean Creative Music Ensemble - Korea
The importance of tea in the tradition of Korean life led the Society for New Composition in Korean Traditional Music to start to explore composition around the tea ceremony. It has been a spiritual journey.

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JUNE  Dewa Ruci by Ki Enthus Susmono - Indonesia
The most innovative puppeteer in the rich cultural heritage of Indonesian puppetry. With modern remakes of traditional stories, questioning stereotypes, bringing new viewpoints to existing issues he has reached in his home country almost a status of a rockstar.

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JULY  The Manganiyar Seduction by Roysten Abel - India
The concept creates a dazzling union between the Manganiyar's music and the visual seduction of Amsterdam's red light district.

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AUGUST/SEPTEMBER  Panji Penumbra by Miroto - Indonesia
"Panji Penumbra”  is a modern interpretation by Miroto of Panji, the hero of the Javanese mythology. Modern dance and music, strongly inspired by Javanese, Balinese and Sundanese traditions.

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OCTOBER/NOVEMBER  Eastern Current by Dance Forum Taipei - Taiwan
The Taiwanese choreographer Ming-Lung Yang started for Eastern Current a collaboration with director Xiao-Ping Li of the National Guoguang Opera Company.

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