(9/23/2006)
Occasionally controversial and invariably exciting, Bali's Nyoman Sura is a rising star on the world's contemporary dance scene, enthralling audiences wherever he travels with his daring interpretations of a body of his work including his own choreography and the work of other leading creators of modern dance.
A 1996 graduate of the Indonesian Art Institute (ISI) where he majored in dance performance, Sura now works at his almamater as a professor of movement. A prolific creator of new dances, Sura credits a pantheon of Indonesian dance greats for his inspiration: I Wayan Dibyo,
Martono, Sardono, and G. Boy Sakti.
Included in the highlights of an increasingly distinguished history or triumphal performance are:
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"Lakuku" choreographed in 1999
and performed at the Gedung Kensenian Jakarta where it was ranked
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Collaboration in 2000 with Marcia Hydi of Germany
in the creation of Rama-Sinta. |
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2001 joined the Singapore Arts Festival performing
Ritus Legong. |
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2001 established the Nyoman Sura Dance Company
dedicated to new creations of dance within the broad context of Balinese
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2003 performance of the Calonarang at the
Japan Art Festival. |
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2004 performance of Bulan Mati at the Indonesian
Art Festival in Jakarta. In the same year, an artistic collaboration with
Gary Malkin, a leading composer from California. |
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2005 performance at 11th International Conference
of Noetic Sciences with performances in Arlington (Virginia), New York or
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2005 screen performance as Laksmana in the Garin
Nugroho musical film Requem From Java. |
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2005 collaboration with the Californian group Tuju
Taksu. |
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2006 performance of Waktu Itu at the Lombok
Arts Festival |
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2006 performance at the Hong Kong Fashion week.
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2006 performance at Dance Wave Fukuoka ’06
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Press Comments –Nyoman Sura
"Able to capture the full attention of the audience from the very beginning to the very end of his performance."
- Raihul Fadjri & Iman Rasyid of Tempo Magazine, April 28, 2003 -
"Intense and modern, although rooted in tradition."
- Kompas newspaper in 2003 review of "Bulan Mati" -
"Using minimalism in both staging and movements, but at the same time meditative and strong, I Nyoman Sura, a dancer from Bali, thrilled with his choreography in "Bulan Madu/Laku Sang Bulan."
- Kompas newspaper, July 17, 2004 -
"I Nyoman Sura received the most enthusiastic response from the audience . . . he presented a repertoire that managed to bring the audience to a sea of contemplation."
- Indonesia Post, July 18, 2004 -
"Sura totally summoned his skills."
- Radar Bali, August 18, 2004 -
"Nyoman possesses a special body, with every part of his body able to communicate. His skills create a living text able to give an extraordinary effect to every movement."
- Tempo Newspaper, April 29 2005 -
"The opening ceremony was highlighted by a stunning Balinese classical dance and contemporary dance show by Nyoman Sura, entitled Peace for the World"
- The Jakarta Post on Sura's performance at the "Quest for Global Healing" conference, May 5, 2006. -
" . . .the audience was transported into a world of exotic and dynamic movements by the rare talent of contemporary dance (by) Nyoman Sura."
- Bali & Beyond Magazine, November-December 2005 -
Coming soon to a dance venue near you, Nyoman Sura, dancer extraordinaire.
