Trained in Javanese court dances and the Indonesian martial arts of Pencak Silat since the age of seven, Eko Supriyanto holds a PhD in Performance Studies and a Master of Fine Arts in Dance and Choreography. Founder and artistic director for EkosDance Company and Solo Dance Studio in Surakarta Indonesia, his performance career stretches between major commercial productions to dance research projects. He was enlisted as a dance consultant for Julie Taymor’s Lion King Broadway production and choreographed and performed for major international productions including Peter Sellars Le Grand Macabre, John Adam’s Opera Flowering Tree in Vienna, the Barbican Centre in London and the Lincoln Center in New York, Garin Nugroho’s Opera Jawa, MAU Lemi Ponifasio’s Tempest, Solid.States with Arco Renz, and was a featured dancer in Madonna’s 2001 Drowned World. His recent major work is Cry Jailolo with seven youth dancers from Jailolo North Maluku and will be touring in Japan, Australia and Europe in August-October 2015. Most recent performance research on the Body Embodiment of Indonesian Dancers is connected to his work on maritime culture entitled The Future of Dance is Under Water.
Eko Supriyanto
Born in central Java, Eko Supriyanto is one of the most important Indonesian dancers and choreographers of his generation. Focusing on the complexities of the body, his unique, pared-back style draws inspiration from traditional dance to create a contemporary form.
