CROSSINGS - in Alicante Festival

Chendra Panatan and company performed "CROSSINGS" for the opening of the 23 Festival de Musica Alicante 2007 at the Teatro Principal. Together with Ananda Sukarlan, Chendra Panatan performed 3 works of Ernesto Halffter: Mekela, Nang-Matcha and Legende Cambodgiene. The second program was a collaboration work with Indonesian composer, Syarial: Rajam and Dendang Sikambang.

The dancers were Bianca S Pulunga, Naree Kim and Chendra Panatan. The musicians were Ananda Sukarlan (pianist), Mercedes Carretero (flute), Dagmar Remtova (violist), Alfredo Anaya and Javier Belichon (percusionist).

Photographies by Xavi M Miro. Thanks for a great shoot!!!.

Ars Amatoria - the cantata of LOVE

Starting this new year 0f 2008, Ananda Sukarlan's ARS AMATORIA was premiered for Jakarta New Year Concert. Artistically designed by Chendra Panatan, the cantata of love staged in a grand stage of Graha Bhakti Budaya, TIM - Jakarta. Based on the poem of Sapardi Djoko Damono, Ars Amatoria featured Indonesian maestro, Rainier Revireino (baritone), Fitri Muliati (soprano), Cavallero Male Singers and Seven Chorale's children choir.

Ars Amatoria can be watched at www.youtube.com, the keyword is Ananda Sukarlan

CROSSINGS - an investigation of movement styles

“CROSSINGS” is an examination on combination between personal movement styles of a dancer and a choreographer’s signature to create a work of choreography. It results from an observation and examination of how individual style gives a significant contribution into a contemporary dance and gives way to make a characteristic work of choreographer.

Performed in TUK, Jakarta on the 7 & 8 Sept and Alicante Music Festival, 20 Sept 2007.

CROSSINGS - music and dance performance

CROSSINGS - music and dance performance by METAdomus and Chendra Panatan, Teater Utan Kayu, East Jakarta, 7 and 8 Sept 2007, 8 pm.

THE ROYAL BALLET

Legenda suatu tradisi

Tradisi bagai mahkota
megah silaukan mata
indah simpan pesona

Tradisi warisi Budaya
limpah air susu ibunda
denyut nadi aliri darah
tiup sumber napas cahaya

Tradisi bawa sejarah
Putar hilir menuju hulu
Cerah dunia diperkaya

London, 3 June 2007

carlos acosta in requiem, photo johan persson

darcey bussell in sylvia, photo tristram kenton

federico bonelli in symphonic variations, photo dee conway

ivan putrov in scenes de ballet, photos dee conway

BIG SALE - Protein Dance

Padu padan kata, gerak, lagu dan tari diramu dalam suatu koreography oleh Luca Silvestrini dan Bettina Strickler menjadi suatu tontonan BIG SALE yang ramai.

7 orang penari mengisi ‘The Robin Howard Dance Theatre’- The Place dengan segala atribut property dan setting panggung yang bergerak cepat dalam paduan life video dan pop music.

Physicality pemain bermutasi dengan lakon membawa perubahan suatu ‘event’ cepat berpindah, dari suatu ‘night club’, ‘market traders’ menuju ke ‘war zone’. Suatu parody yang dikemas dalam ‘catwalk’ gerak, kata dan musik.

London, 10 Nov 06

LES MISERABLES - a musical

jalan panjang perjuangan
duka, derita dan nestapa
cinta, pengorbanan dan kasih
padu dalam lagu
ekspresi pergolakan emosi
mimpi kemerdekaan
mimpi akan harapan
mimpi kehidupan

30 May 07

Queen's Theatre, 51 Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1D 6BA