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Reviews 707 front of Suharto’s guests. These facts problematize the gender issues or may mean that Central Java’s situation, in which the author performed, did not represent the whole of the New Order cultural policy. The author attacks the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage policy (which was first implemented only after the Suharto government fell). Her perceptions of the program probably correspond to impacts in Central Java: “This policy distributes benefits only to highly select groups of people—most often those already chosen for the value they provide the state—and discour- ages attempts by practitioners themselves to reinterpret their own culture, history, or artistic practices, leading to a stagnation in time and place . . . , promoting stability through the silencing of dissent” (p. 24). While undoubt- edly true, of course this outcome goes against the UNESCO guidelines, which argue that ownership should be in local communities. Situating problems in the government’s implementation rather than the idea of the convention would of course be more measured. This book shares an interesting voice and big ideas about patriarchy and Central Javanese female court dance, which the author contrasts with “folk” forms like gambuh, the courtesan style of East Java. The insights
Asian Theatre Journal – University of Hawai'I Press
Published: Sep 14, 2015
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