On 26th October we are planning to hold a daytime reception, with a klenengan (Javanese gamelan music performance), dance, and possibly other musical entertainment. Lunch will be served, and the setting will be in traditional Javanese style, where the guests sit on chairs in rows outdoors underneath canopies.
That night we will hold a wayang kulit performance (Javanese shadow puppet theatre accompanied by gamelan music). The dhalang (puppeteer) will be Mbah Parno from Trucuk, Klaten, who we individually both considered as the right dhalang for our wedding. He is Jarwo's great uncle and teaches numerous gamelan groups based at my teacher's house. Kitsie Emerson has kindly offered to provide simultaneous translation into English so even if you do not understand Javanese you will be able to follow the story and some of the jokes. The performance will run all night, from around 9pm until perhaps 4am, though you don't have to stay for the whole thing. The audience is free to move around, come and go, chat, eat and drink throughout.
For guests from abroad we'll arrange transportation from Solo to the reception, and then either returning to Solo to rest before the wayang, or resting in Klaten, depending on the time. You will be able to return to Solo after the wayang or earlier if you are tired.
More details to come...
oh my goodness! so exciting! i hope we can come!
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