JavaEntertainment

Live Performance entertainment in Java

  1. Saung Angklung

    Saung Angklung Angklung (bamboo musical instrument) performances take place at Pak Ujo's Saung Angklung, east of the city on the way to the Cicaheum bus terminal. You can also see the instruments being made here. Performances are held most afternoons at 15:30.

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  2. A

    Taman Ismail Marzuki

    TIM is Jakarta’s principal cultural centre, with a cinema, theatres (performances include Javanese dance, plays and gamelan concerts), two art galleries and several restaurants in the complex. The tourist office and listings magazines have program details.

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  3. B

    Sasono Hinggil Wayang Kulit Performance

    Most of the centres offer shortened versions for tourists, but here in the alun-alun selatan of the kraton, marathon all-night performances are held every second Saturday from 21:00 to 05:00. Bring a pillow.

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  4. Sono-Budoyo Museum Wayang Kulit Performance

    This museum also holds popular two-hour performances nightly from 20:00 to 22:00. The first half-hour involves the reading of the story in Javanese, so most travellers skip this and arrive later.

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  5. Sekolah Tinggi Seni Indonesia

    This arts academy located at the Kentingan campus in Jebres, in the northeast of the city, has dance practice from Monday to Saturday in the mornings.

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  6. C

    Jendala

    This restaurant, in a beautiful colonial lodge, has a varied program of so-called ‘culturetainment’, ranging from theatre to dance to disco.

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  7. SMKI

    The high school for the performing arts has dance practice from around 8am to noon Monday to Thursday and Saturday, and 8am to 11am Friday.

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  8. ASTI-Bandung

    In the southern part of the city, this is a school for traditional Sundanese arts – music, dancing and pencak silat.

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  9. RRI Auditorium

    Here you can see ketoprak performances from 8pm to midnight on the first Saturday of every month for 20,000Rp.

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  10. Taman Budaya Surakarta

    This cultural centre hosts all-night wayang kulit performances; private dance lessons are also available.

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  12. D

    RRI Auditorium Ketoprak Performance

    Here you can see ketoprak performances from 20:00 to midnight on the first Saturday of every month.

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  13. E

    Gedung Kesenian Jakarta

    Hosts traditional dance and theatre, as well as European classical music and dance.

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  14. F

    RRI Auditorium Ketoprak Performance

    Here you can see ketoprak performances from 20:00 to midnight on the first Saturday of every month.

    reviewed