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The Bedhaya Court Dances of Central Java

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The ritual bedhaya dances of the Central Javanese courts form a highly valued expression of Javanese culture. These stately dance forms, comprising complex choreographies executed to the accompaniment of archaic songs and gamelan music, are part of the cultural tradition of the Mataram dynasty. They have been preserved in the two main court centres of Central Java: Surakar ...more
Hardcover, 349 pages
Published February 1st 1992 by Brill Academic Publishers
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Danielle
Jul 10, 2009 Danielle rated it it was amazing
oh no she didn't! advanced read and it will take me years probably to translate the choreo notes but there's nothing else in existence like this. i almost died when i found out about it.
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