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september 7th-17th 2022
september 7th-17th 2022
Asiatopa Festival February 2020 - Hades Fading/Hades Memudar.
Indonesia/Australia collaboration with Mainteater company, directed/written by Sandra Long. Musical direction and performance - Ria Soemardjo
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'Cosmic spectacle and apocalyptic majesty in the land of the dead' Read full review - Sydney Morning Herald ![]() Performing in Hades Fading with Godi Suwarna, Nuart Sculpture Park, Bandung, West Java 2019
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Ria continues to study and find inspiration from different styles of Javanese and Balinese music. She has studied the Javanese vocal repertoire, and regularly performs with ensembles like Melbourne Community Gamelan. This video excerpt is from a 2019 shadow puppet performance, with visiting gamelan teacher, Pak Danis Sugiyanto
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All Ria’s work integrates, in quite an exquisite way, an aesthetic coming directly from an Asian tradition (with which she has cultural links) and her Australian context. This kind of work enriches the culturally diverse landscape in Australia and opens new possibilities. It is breathtakingly beautiful, and deserves to be fostered in order to continue and grow....Ria is an artist of great skill and humility, who is quite unique in her ideas, talents and dedication to her work. (Bagryana Popov 2002)
‘Ria Soemardjo……..sang with a delicate yet compelling voice’
Xenia Hanusiak, Herald-Sun 2004