Sendratari performances take place throughout the year, either on the Trimurti stage or at the open-air theatre. Sendratari or 'Ramayana ballet' is a recently created form: essentially wayang wong without the narrations.
Performances are either abbreviated versions of the whole Ramayana story or sequences of episodes from the story:
1–4:
The abduction of Sinta
4–7: The death of Kumbakarna
6–9: Hanuman's mission
7–10:
Trial of Sinta's purity
Month |
Dates |
Story |
Stage |
January |
1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29 |
Full |
Trimurti |
February |
3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26 |
Full |
Trimurti |
March |
2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, 30 |
Full |
Trimurti |
April |
1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29 |
Full |
Trimurti |
May |
4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27 |
7–10 |
Open-air |
June |
1, 3, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 29 |
4–7 |
Open-air |
July |
1, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 27, 29, 31 |
2–5 |
Open-air |
August |
3, 5, 10, 12, 14, 17, 19, 21, 24, 26, 28, 31 |
6–9 |
Open-air |
September |
2, 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, 18, 21, 23, 25, 28, 30 |
3–6 |
Open-air |
October |
5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23, 26, 28, 30 |
1–4 |
Open-air |
November |
2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, 30 |
Full |
Trimurti |
December |
2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30 |
Full |
Trimurti |
Time: 1930–2100
Location: north of the Yogya–Solo road, in the village of Prambanan, 16 km/10 miles out of Yogya.
Source: Yogyakarta Provincial Culture and Tourism Office, Dec. 2003
Pundong village, beside the river Opak beyond Imogiri, has a group of women who perform for tourists. They can be contacted through the office of Didik Nini Thowok at Green Plaza Kav. 7, Jl Godean Km 2.8, Yogyakarta (www.didikninithowok.info). It may be possible to join a tourist group on a visit.
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