Ritual Night

Dindon W.S., director of Teater Kubur, was the first artist to join the TERASIA collective from Indonesia. For Sua TERASIA Episode 1, he invites TERASIA artists from Thailand and Indonesia to conduct a ritualistic and artistic free improvisation session. All participants – artists, guests, and community members – are invited to join this special night where music, dance, sound, words, voices, and bodies meet and intertwine across cultures from spontaneous inspirations. This closing session of Sua TERASIA Episode 1 in Jakarta also seeks to challenge all participants with the question: “Is there still something spiritual in our bodies?”

Performance

Ritual Night

Host: Dindon W.S.
Musicians: Great Lekakul, Torpong Samerjai, Lawe Samagaha and others
Performers: Sonoko Prow, Teater Kubur, and others
*EVERYBODY is welcome to join in!

[Overview]
- Jakarta
Venue: Komunitas Utan Kayu - Teater
Time and Date: 20:00-21:00, January 14, 2024
Language: Non-verbal


Artists

Dindon W.S.

Dindon W.S. (Director) is the Chairman and Director of Teater Kubur, Jakarta. His works include: Raong raong, Danga dango 1,2, Sirkus Anjing, Tombol 13 Topeng Monyet Bola Plastik, SandiwaraDol, Trilogi Besi, and many more. Teater Kubur employs the physical theater method as the foundation of their rehearsals. The searching process lives on always in the heart of this director, who has experience in giving workshops and engaging in cross-cultural collaborations overseas to find new meaning for his spirit. His care and awareness of social reality continuously drive him to open up space for new possibilities which may be seen as impossible by another. Dindon participated in the Asian Contemporary Theatre Collaboration Hotel Grand Asia (2005) and directed the Asian Contemporary Theatre Project On/Off (2008, Theatre Tram, Tokyo). In the past five years, he has created Instalasi Macet, Operasi Bocor, Operasi Batavia (in collaboration with Teater Delta in the Netherlands), and Ritus Bocor.

Great Lekakul

Language Studies University, teaching music and religions in South East Asia and performances of Thai music. After he completed his doctorate in Ethnomusicology at SOAS, the University of London, he became a lecturer there. With his specialties in Thai and experimental music, he became a member of Korphai, the renowned contemporary Thai music band, in 2000. He also co-produced the musical soundtrack of Homrong films on Thai music in 2004. He was selected as a representative of Thai musicians to perform in the Asia Traditional Music Orchestra in Seoul, South Korea. In 2019 he produced and performed his music in Mahajanaka performing arts with Pichet Klunchun, highlighting the Buddha’s past life; this was performed in various cities in the UK. Currently, he is the permanent lecturer in Performing Arts at Chiang Mai University.

Torpong Samerjai

Torpong Samerjai is an artist who specializes in Lanna music. He graduated from Chiang Mai University, where he studied Thai arts and cultures. He has performed and directed various music events in Chiang Mai. In addition to his musical talents, he also works as a scholar of Lanna and ethnic music. He has edited a book about Lanna percussionists. At present, Torpong is affiliated with the cultural promotion center of Chiang Mai University.

Lawe Samagaha

Lawe Samagaha studied painting with T Nitya AS in Jakarta. After founding the sound group Sunya (2000), he studied composition with the composer Yasudah in Solo (2001), moved to Bandung to study composition with Dodi Satya EG, and registered as a student at STSI Bandung (graduated 2011, without diploma). He also studied composition with Slamet Abdul Syukur (2004). As a musician and composer, he has participated in many festivals around the world, including Donaueschinger Musiktage in Germany (2004), Iwp Pakistan (2006), Wdf Malaysia and Taiwan (2008), Kadans Festival in Belgium and the Netherlands (2009), Next Trace Singapore (2015), Music Mistic Fest Turki (2015), and ICF Azerbaijan (2018).

Sonoko Prow

Sonoko Prow is half Japanese and half Thai-Chinese, working as a director and performer. She has a multi-disciplinary, multicultural, and passionate background, which makes her an extraordinary performer. She has created her own self-discovery and development program, which she uniquely applies to her Butoh performances. Sonoko also founded Khandha Arts’n Theatre Company. She works as its director, performer, and workshop provider, collaborating with world-renowned artists to produce works for stage performances and arts festivals.