
Jatuh Bisu / Falling in Silence @ Codarts - Sinta Wullur (Multifoon) - Zephyr Quartet - Ketut Yuliarsa - Dion Vinken - Aafke de Jong

Jatuh Bisu / Falling in Silence @ Codarts - Sinta Wullur (Multifoon) - Zephyr Quartet - Ketut Yuliarsa - Dion Vinken - Aafke de Jong

Jatuh Bisu / Falling in Silence @ Codarts - Sinta Wullur (Multifoon) - Zephyr Quartet - Ketut Yuliarsa - Dion Vinken - Aafke de Jong

Jatuh Bisu / Falling in Silence @ Codarts - Sinta Wullur (Multifoon) - Zephyr Quartet - Ketut Yuliarsa - Dion Vinken - Aafke de Jong
JATUH BISU / FALLING IN SILENCE
with dance, live gamelan, string orchestra and poetry
For this choreography Aafke was inspired by the ‘rites de passage’ that are commonly practiced on the Indonesian island of Bali, where she lived for five years. A child on its way to adulthood goes through many stages. In Balinese culture these are thoroughly marked by many elaborate ceremonies.
It is only after 210 days that a newborn child on Bali for the first time touches the ground. This marks the stage that it leaves the divine world and enters that of human beings. In the period preceding this ceremony its family members lovingly carried the child. Once on the ground and through the following years it slowly starts to realize that sometimes it has to leave old and familiar paths in order to take new steps that will lead you to a new and fresh place.
Jatuh Bisu / Falling in Silence was performed in the presence of princess Máxima (now queen of The Netherlands) for the opening of Kosmopolis / House of Cultures (2006) in the World Museum Rotterdam and for the opening of the World Music and Dance Centre Rotterdam (2006).
Jatuh Bisu
daun kering gugur
Hembusan angin
Melayangkannya
Ringan sekali
Tunggu dan dengar
Tapi jangan terperosok
Di kedalaman
Diam kedamaian.
Falling in silence
a dry leaf falls
A breathe of wind
Holding it's sway
Ever so slightly
Wait and listen
But do not stumble
Into the depths
of serenity.
poem by Ketut Yuliarsa
Concept & choreography Aafke de Jong
Composition Sinta Wullur
Musicians chromatic gamelan ensemble Multifoon & Doelen Kwartet/Zephyr Kwartet
Dancers students of Codarts & Aafke de Jong
Actor/voice Dion Vincken
Poem I Ketut Yuliarsa
Costumes dancers and actor Aafke de Jong