Sardono Waluyo Kusumo
Indonesian choreographer, dancer, film director and actor (born 1945)
About Sardono Waluyo Kusumo
Born 1945. Sardono Waluyo Kusumo is an Indonesian choreographer, actor, film director, video artist and dancer.
Sardono Waluyo Kusumo (born March 6, 1945, in Surakarta (also called Solo)), is an Indonesian choreographer, dancer, film director and 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. 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.
Honours and awards
Prince Claus Award (Netherlands, 1997)
Filmography Actor 1999: Sri 1982: Rembulan dan Matahari 1979: November 1828
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Indonesian choreographer, dancer, film director and actor (born 1945)
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Sardono Waluyo Kusumo was born on 6 March 1945 in Surakarta.
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Sardono Waluyo Kusumo is a choreographer, actor, film director, video artist and dancer.
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Sardono Waluyo Kusumo is Indonesian.
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