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Various Places in Solo
Cakra Homestay, Institut Seni Indonesia (Surakarta), Museums and Performances, Gamelan Workshop
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Solo: Keraton and Mangkunegara
Solo has two palaces, the Keraton and the Mangkunegara; the latter is a smaller one. Nonetheless, i hear that in recent times it is the Mangkunegara that seems to have survived better, having more money to upkeep its premises and continue its tradition. Each palaces has a different dance/gamelan tradition, as do the two courts in Jogjakarta.
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consumerism
on my way to surakarta (via silkair), saw this set of photographs in their magazine. i found them quite striking, these visions of children so tiny admist the toys and consumer goods that engulf them within the frame, so packed in that they seem to have no space to move. the article was some inane "pink for girls and blue for boys" kinda kitsch. ( Read more... )
