Resident Fellows

Didik Hadiprayitno || Sring 2004

Didik Hadiprayitno, one of Indonesia’s most well-known dancers and choreographers, spent one month as a fellow in the Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies (February 21 - March 22, 2004). During that time, he conducted workshops for the campus community on a broad range of topics, including dance traditions of Sunda, Java, and Bali; masking traditions of Java and Bali; and Southeast Asian transgender traditions. He also presented class lectures, worked with students, and participated in public performances. Despite some logistical difficulties, Hadiprayitno’s visit was judged a “wonderfully creative and educational experience.” The department described him as a “truly energizing presence on this campus,” and noted that he was able, while here, to discuss aspects of his research that cannot be revealed in Indonesia at this time, particularly the persecution and massacre of transgender shamans and performers in 1965-1967 by the Indonesian military regime.

[Balinese Topeng mask dance]