Nan Jombang, 2012 Center Stage Tour
Surrounded by bright green farm fields and dramatic volcanic hillsides, percussive kicks snap while dinner plates gyrate, balanced on turning palms. Bodies become lithe musical instruments, and color and motion express complex bursts of history and longing. Local onlookers gather casually, as the family of dancers and musicians rehearse in the middle of a lush tropical landscape, at the center of some serious cultural evolution.  more >>