All Outputs (4)

Erecting the submerged tree trunk: Mak Yong theatre and practices of traditionalisation in the Riau Islands, Indonesia (2024)
Journal Article
Darmawan, A. (2024). Erecting the submerged tree trunk: Mak Yong theatre and practices of traditionalisation in the Riau Islands, Indonesia. Indonesia and the Malay World, 52(152), 1-28. https://doi.org/10.1080/13639811.2024.2294612

This article discusses the efforts of constructing the narrative of continuity that connects the Indonesian province of Riau Islands with the former Malay kingdoms, Riau-Lingga-Johor-Pahang, and supports the claims to be the heir of the originator of... Read More about Erecting the submerged tree trunk: Mak Yong theatre and practices of traditionalisation in the Riau Islands, Indonesia.

The Revived Mak Yong Theatre in Indonesia’s Riau Islands: Narrative and Performance Structure (2023)
Journal Article
Darmawan, A. (2023). The Revived Mak Yong Theatre in Indonesia’s Riau Islands: Narrative and Performance Structure. Asian Theatre Journal, 40(1), 169-191. https://doi.org/10.1353/atj.2023.0008

Mak yong is a form of theatre that combines music, dance, story, dialogue, and slapstick comedy in its performance. The traditions of mak yong are currently practiced in Malaysia, southern Thailand, and Indonesia’s Riau Islands. Focusing on mak yong... Read More about The Revived Mak Yong Theatre in Indonesia’s Riau Islands: Narrative and Performance Structure.

Transnational Malay Identity: Stage Performances and the Revival of Royal Patrons in the Riau Islands (2023)
Book Chapter
Darmawan, A., & Van der Putten, J. (2023). Transnational Malay Identity: Stage Performances and the Revival of Royal Patrons in the Riau Islands. In J. Cornelio, & V. Grabowsky (Eds.), Regional Identities in Southeast Asia: Contemporary Challenges, Historical Fractures (151-179). Silkworm Books

Review of: Wim van Zanten, Music of the Baduy People of Western Java: Singing is a Medicine (2022)
Journal Article
Darmawan, A. (2022). Review of: Wim van Zanten, Music of the Baduy People of Western Java: Singing is a Medicine. Moussons (Marseille), 40, 215-216. https://doi.org/10.4000/moussons.10175