The Bedhaya Court Dances of Central Java - Brakel-Papenhuijzen, Clara
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The stately bedhaya dances of the Central Javanese courts represent an ancient tradition of the House of Mataram. As they were considered an heirloom of Javanese royalty, the esoteric songs and choreographies accompanied by special gamelan music have almost fallen into oblivion. The present discussion on their form and content provides important information on the development of the Performing Arts in Java. It aims at preserving this beautiful tradition for future generations.

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The stately bedhaya dances of the Central Javanese courts represent an ancient tradition of the House of Mataram. As they were considered an heirloom of Javanese royalty, the esoteric songs and choreographies accompanied by special gamelan music have almost fallen into oblivion. The present discussion on their form and content provides important information on the development of the Performing Arts in Java. It aims at preserving this beautiful tradition for future generations.
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Autorenporträt
Clara Brakel-Papenhuyzen, Ph.D. (1988), Leiden University, is Researcher with the Indonesian Linguistics Development Project for a project on relationships between dance and language in Java at the University of Leiden. Her publications include numerous articles on the subject of Javanese performing arts.