Bulantrisna Djelantik

Ayu Bulantrisna Djelantik (born 8 September 1947, in Deventer, Netherlands)[1] is a traditional Balinese dance master, an ENT specialist, and a lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine, Padjadjaran University, Indonesia.[2] She is the granddaughter of the last King of Karangasem, Anak Agung Anglurah Ketut Karangasem.[1][2]

Bulantrisna Djelantik portraying Calon Arang in a Balinese dance drama based on Toeti Heraty's version of the story

Early life

Bulantrisna was born as the first child of four siblings, from the Balinese-Dutch couple Dr. A.A. Made Djelantik and Astri Henriette Zwart.[1] His father was a Balinese prince from the Kingdom of Karangasem. He was studying in the Netherlands during the Indonesian independence upheaval, where he met his future wife. As a WHO malariologist and head of the Bali Health Department, Dr. Djelantik worked in many places across Indonesia and abroad.[3]

Bulantrisna spent her childhood in Bali, where her father summoned traditional dance experts who taught her and her siblings classical Balinese dances.[2][4] She then continued her medical studies in Munich, Germany, and after marrying her husband Soejoto, she had career and lived abroad for some years including in India and the United States.[2]

She came back to Indonesia after forty years abroad and currently lives in Bandung.[5] She teaches at the Faculty of Medicine, Padjadjaran University, and works as a specialist ear doctor. Bulantrisna is also still the chair of the Southeast Asia Society for Sound Hearing.[2]

Cultural activities

Bulantrisna owns a dance studio called Bengkel Tari Ayu Bulan (Ayu Bulan's Dance Workshop), which is active in conducting workshops and performing in Indonesia as well as in many other countries.[5] She performs mainly classical legong dances with her dance troupe, based in Jakarta.[4][6] She also collaborates in choreography with others, such as with Retno Maruti, the master of classical Javanese dances.[6]

Aside of dances, Bulantrisna also supports Indonesian film and film making with Balitaksu Foundation, and publishing art and children literature with Saritaksu Publications.[2]

See also

References
  1. Buyers, Christopher (2002). "Genealogy of the Noble House of Karangasem". ©2017. Puri Agung Karangasem website. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  2. Djwan, J.B. (2 February 2010). "Bulantrisna Djelantik: A very nice pair of genes". The Jakarta Post, archived at purikarangasem.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  3. Vickers, Adrian (16 September 2007). "Farewell Dr Djelantik". Adrian Vickers' Indonesia Blog, School of Languages and Cultures, The University of Sydney, Australia. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  4. Bali Now! / Life in the Island (9 June 2016). "Water Palaces in the Age of Rajas". Copyright 2015. Phoenix Communication.
  5. Harsianti, Juliana (29 January 2016). "NuArt Lab: Making Bandung an art collaboration center". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  6. Heraty, Toeti (2012). Calon Arang: Kisah Perempuan Korban Patriarki. Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia. p. xxvi. ISBN 9789794618332.
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