See & Do In Yogyakarta

Cultural Performances

Yogyakarta / Jogja

As the cradle of javanese culture, yogyakarta shows its importance as a cultural and art center especially in the art of performing and dancing. The following art and cultural performance can all be found in and around yogyakarta.

Gamelan, The Javanese Orchestra

Gamelan is the music created by integrating voices of gong, kenong and other javanese music instruments. Soft music that reflects the life harmony of javanese people will soon greet and calm the soul down once someone is listening to it.

Gamelan, The Javanese Orchestra

Ramayana Ballet Purawisata

the most frequently ramayana ballet performances in the world

Ramayana ballet purawisata is a place to watch ramayana ballet which performed regularly every day since 1976 and it has received an award from indonesian record museum (muri). This dance-drama is a marvelous visualization of legendary epos in javanese culture, ramayana. Performed in an open stage, ramayana ballet invites you to enjoy the story in a set of typical javanese dance accompanied by gamelan music.

Ramayana Ballet Purawisata

Wayang Kulit (Leather Puppet), The Masterpiece Of Javanese Performance Arts

This performance art has been more than five centuries of age. Presenting the story of ramayana and mahabharata, this overnight performance serves the proper space to spend the night, reflect and understand javanese life philosophy.