Films

Film list

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The Dancer and the Dance 1988 44'
Directed by Felicia Hughes-Freeland.
This film is an invitation to see Javanese palace dancing as performed in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and to go beyond appearances to discover what the dance means to those who continue the tradition. In
South-East Asia Dance / Theatre / Performance
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Tayuban: Dancing the Spirit in Java 1996 30'
Directed by Felicia Hughes-Freeland.
Once a year a ritual is held in a Javanese village. After a distribution of food, men dance with professional female dancers. Their allegedly sexual ethos makes these ‘tayuban’ unacceptable as
South-East Asia Ritual Dance / Theatre / Performance Sex / Sexuality Gender Role and Identity