Permanent Resident Artists

PSBK is a home to four established art groups through three direct heirs of the late Bagong Kussudiardja, who are the late Ida Manutranggana (Pusat Latihan Tari Bagong Kussudiardja), Butet Kartaredjasa (Teater Gandrik), and Djaduk Ferianto (Kua Etnika and Sinten Remen). These groups have a safe abode to explore and evolve their art forms, and create new work to share with their audiences.

Pusat Latihan Tari Bagong Kussudiardja (PLTBK) was established by Bagong Kussudiardja in 1958 in the city of Yogyakarta as an informal dance school that has given birth to many prominent dancers and choreographers throughout Indonesia archipelago and abroad. PLTBK has produced various dance works and collaborated with various media. PLTBK actively participates in arts and cultural activities both at national and international levels.

Contact Person: Indiartari Kussnowari

One of the most renowned theater group, whose works have succeeded in being part of the social, political, and cultural dynamics in Indonesia. Teater Gandrik was founded in Yogyakarta in 1983, utilizing models and processes of parody and comedy from traditional theater, into modern theater forms as their aesthetic orientation. This model is effective as a medium for criticism as well as a catharsis of cultural, social, and political situations, in a humorous and reflective manner, without being offensive.

Contact Person: Kusen Ali

Djaduk Ferianto founded and is the Artistic Director of two music groups, whose genre, creative explorations, and creation processes are unique. They are:

KUA ETNIKA, a world music ensemble founded in 1996 that explores musical heritage into popular contemporary forms -drawing a history of inter-cultural assimilations of Indonesia with India, China, Europe and the Middle East.

SINTEN REMEN, a progressive keroncong music group founded in 1997. Their musical compositions are light, communicative, often interspersed with humor that is intelligent, critical, and reflective.

Kontak: Sony Suprapto