Sardono granted professorship<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Noted choreographer Sardono Waluyo Kusumo will be
\ninstalled as a professor of dance on Wednesday, making him the
\nfirst artist with no formal education to receive the academic
\nhonor.<\/p>\n
During his installation at the Graha Bhakti Budaya Hall in the
\nIsmail Marzuki Arts Center in Central Jakarta on Wednesday
\nevening, Sardono, 58, will share his thoughts on how regional
\nautonomy and political decentralization has led to exclusiveness
\nin the regional arts.<\/p>\n
Sardono, who cofounded the Jakarta Arts School, the embryo of
\nthe Jakarta Arts Institute (IKJ), has dedicated most of his life
\nto dance, gaining both national and international recognition.<\/p>\n
The government granted the title to him through Minister of
\nNational Education Decree No. 9601\/2003 dated May 31, 2003,
\nalthough he is not a university graduate.<\/p>\n
Sardono is concerned about the environment which has inspired
\nhim to create a number of dance performances, one of which will
\nbe screened during the ceremony on Wednesday. He will also
\nperform his latest piece titled Nobody's Body.<\/p>\n
The event will also be marked by the launch of his book
\ntitled: Hanuman, Tarzan and Homo Erectus. -- JP<\/p>",
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