SENDATARI MAHAKARYA BOROBUDUR

Synopsis: Involving at least 200 artists, colossal dance of Borobudur The Masterpiece recounts the chronicles of the construction of Borobudur in the eighth century in the heyday of Maharaja Samaratunga. It combines royal dance from the palace of Kasunanan Surakarta and folk dance which lives and grows in Magelang regency, Central Java. Both dancing genres are legacy of art that has evolved since the time of the Ancient Mataram in seventh century. This book presents in detail the making of The Ballet of Borobudur The Masterpiece, its choreography, costumes, property, and the accompaniment of music which are used. Here is also told various symbolic and philosophical meaning of the Borobudur temple as a masterpiece, stupa, and mandala. rak 45