Solo Entertainment

  1. Café Gamelan

    With outdoor seating, constant entertainment from busy Jl Slamet Riyadi, and staff willing to sit and chat a while, Gamelan is a good bet for a beer in the evenings. Just avoid the food.

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  2. Cakra Homestay

    Cakra Homestay hosts the occasional gamelan performance.

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  3. Kraton Surakarta

    Kraton Surakarta has traditional Javanese dance practice.

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  4. MM

    Solo isn't the town to drink up large and party into the wee small hours, but there are a couple of places to down a few brewskies.

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  5. New Legenda

    Like most Javanese clubs New Legenda is incredibly dark and incredibly loud, but it's a riot of a night out. Just look for the lascivious-looking Statue of Liberty.

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  6. Puri Mangkunegaran

    Puri Mangkunegaran has traditional Javanese dance practice.

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  7. RRI Auditorium

    RRI holds various cultural performances, which are popular and often excellent. The station has wayang orang on the second Tuesday of the month and ketoprak performances on the fourth Tuesday of the month.

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  8. 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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  9. SMKI

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

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  10. Sriwedari Theatre

    At the back of Sriwedari Amusement Park, Sriwedari Theatre has a long-running wayang orang troupe. Though it's no longer a premier troupe, this unique vaudeville-style of telling the classics, complete with singing, comedy and action drama. You can come and go as you please, and performances are staged nightly except Sunday.

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  12. Taman Budaya Surakarta

    This, the cultural centre to the east of the city, holds all-night wayang kulit performances. Ki Mantep Sudarsono is one of Indonesia's most famous dalang and often performs in Solo. Private dance lessons are also available here.

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