Sardono Waluyo Kusumo (born March 6, 1945, in Surakarta (also called Solo)), is an Indonesian choreographer, dancer, film director and actor.
Sardono Waluyo Kusumo | |
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| Born | Sardono Waluyo Kusumo March 6, 1945 |
| Nationality | Indonesian |
| Occupation(s) | choreographer, dancer, film director, actor |
He studied classical Javanese dance and specialized afterwards in local dances in combination with modern dance techniques. In 1961 he led a major dance company of 250 dancers at the Hindu temple complex Prambanan, at about 18 km eastwards of Yogyakarta along the road to Surakarta.[1] In the seventies he founded his own theater company, Dance Theatre Sardono.
Next to his dancing career, he also was an actor and film maker. Beside his professional career he is a promoter of the preservation of the rainforests in the country.[2][1]
Honours and awards
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Bintang Budaya Parama Dharma (Indonesia, 2003)- Prince Claus Award (Netherlands, 1997)[1]
Filmography
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- 1999: Sri
- 1982: Rembulan dan Matahari
- 1979: November 1828