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Esplanade Presents

Dance | Workshop

Capturing Body Connectivity

Rianto (Indonesia)

21 Sep 2025, Sun, 11am

1hr 30mins

(Intermission: None)

Esplanade Rehearsal Studio (Meeting point: Theatre Studio Entrance, Level 4, 15mins before start time)

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Synopsis

Body Connectivity is the first workshop to be conducted at Esplanade by Rianto, a master performer of the traditional Javanese cross-gender dance form, lengger, and one of the most renowned contemporary dancers of his generation in Asia. The workshop will delve into the intricate relationship between movement, voice, and internal awareness. It has an emphasis on the integration of traditional Javanese dance elements with contemporary practices, fostering a holistic understanding of bodily expression.

 

The workshop is designed for professional dancers, full-time students in dance, movement practitioners, and professional actors in theatre interested in exploring the depths of bodily connectivity through the lens of Javanese dance traditions.

 

Participants are encouraged to select and provide a music track of their choice to be used during the workshop. They will be able to play this track by connecting their mobile phone to the Bluetooth speakers available in the workshop venue.

 

Be sure to catch the world premiere of SoftMachine: The Return by Choy Ka Fai, a performance and a research project that weaves together a decade of experiments in dance-making, through the critical lens of five Asian artists.

Advisory:

Pre-registration is required. Please dress comfortably for the workshop.

 

Latecomers will not be admitted once the workshop has begun.

Admission Age:
16 and above.
Language: English
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Artist Information

Rianto

Rianto is a master of lengger lanang, a dance that expresses gender, body, and construction through a man performing as a woman. He was born in 1981 in Kaliori village in Banyumas Indonesia, and received training in classical Javanese dance and central Javanese folk dance from a young age. Since 2003, Rianto has been living between Indonesia and Tokyo, Japan, where he founded Dewandaru Dance Company to introduce Javanese dance art to Japan. He has collaborated with a number of international choreographers, performance makers and companies.

 

In early 2017, Rianto joined Akram Khan’s company to take on Akram’s role in the feminist reworking of the Mahabharata, Until The Lions, with which he began touring in 2017. Rianto’s highly acclaimed solo work SoftMachine: Rianto, directed by Choy Ka Fai, continues to be performed throughout Europe and Asia Pacific. Since 2020, Rianto has worked to preserve the dance by establishing Rumah Lengger, a center in Banyumas that trains young dancers in the style; and collaborating with the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) to document the dance using motion capture technology.

Date & Time

21 Sep 2025, Sun

11am

Esplanade Rehearsal Studio
Tickets & Prices
Standard
Price $25

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