Our Lady of the Paintbrush: July 2009

Performed on June 26, 2009, for Europe Day at the French Cultural Center (LIP) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Emilia Javanica

Performance artist and current M.F.A. candidate at the School of Art and Design, University of Michigan. With a B.F.A. in Theater, Emilia spent four years living abroad in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, where she studied mask dance with Didik Nini Thowok and participated in a variety of interdisciplinary art collaborations. Emilia's work blends elements of theater and performance art, puppetry, experimental dance, object manipulation, costume design, film and sculpture.

Personal website: www.emiliajavanica.com

Performances and Collaborations

May 2009, 'Mari(e)-Mari(e)', contemporary fashion and dance collaboration with French fashion designer Marie Labarelle, French dancer Marie Barbottin, Indonesian fashion designer Nita Azhar and Indonesian dancer Fitri Setyaningsih. Part of 'Musim Semi Perancis' by LIP (Lembaga Indonesia Perancis), performed at Sasanti Restaurant and Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
January 2009, 'Potret Manehna', experimental opera which combined traditional Sundanese gamelan and European opera, with a contemporary twist. Performed for the opening of Syang Gallery in Magelang, Indonesia.
November 2008, 'Sabana Grande', performance piece choreographed by Fitri
August 2008, participant of the Jatiwangi International Performance Art Festival, Jatiwangi, Majalengka, West Java
April 2008-July 2008, 'kemana pun', international multidisciplinary collaboration, Eloprogo, Central Java, and Lembaga Indonesia Prancis, Yogyakarta
June 2008, Cirebonese mask dance performance and collaboration, Emax opening, Ambarrukmo Plaza, Yogyakarta
May 2008, contemporary Jaipongan dance performance at the solo exhibition of Sudandyo Widyo Aprilianto (Lilik), 'Dari A Sampai Z', at Jogja Nasional Museum, Yogyakarta
April 2008, group performance art collaboration, Perfurbance 'Global Warming, Global Warning', Krinjing Village, Indonesia
April 2008, performance art collaboration with Iwan Wijono, 'Undisclosed Territory', Solo, Indonesia
August-November 2007, 200-hour yoga teacher training, Ananda Seva Mission, Santa Rosa, California, registered with Yoga Alliance
July 2007, performer at the Mighty Tiny Puppet Stage, Oregon Country Fair
June 2007, recipient of the McKay Grant as part of the Fremont Solstice Parade, Seattle WA
Student of Didik Nini Thowok and Indriya Wangi, with a focus on Cirebonese mask dance, Yogyakarta and Indramayu, Indonesia
December, 2006, Artist-in-Residence at the Jatiwangi Art Factory as participant in the Jatiwangi Performance Art Festival 2006, Majalengka, Indonesia
December 2006, participant and performer at the Indonesia International Performance Art Event (IIPAE2006) at Nasional Galeri, Jakarta
September-November 2006, Artist-in-Residence, collaboration and creation of workshops with the community for the annual Dream Parade, Dream Community, Taiwan
May-August 2006, post-earthquake volunteer and art workshop coordinator, in collaboration with artist collective, Taring Padi, Yogyakarta
May 2006, collaboration with Indonesian artist Setu Legi, experimental mixed-media performance, Fundamental, Yogyakarta
August 2005-August 2006, Darmasiswa Scholarship, one year of study in the Institute of Arts, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
May-August 2005, Artist-in-Residence and participant in international collaboration performance, The Monkey King, Dream Community, Taiwan
February-March 2005, workshop performance of self-written play, The Abduction of Blue Bethany-Ann, Seattle WA
October-January 2005, shadow puppetry performance Eat., in collaboration with Monkey Wrench Puppet Lab, performed in various venues in Seattle and Portland
December-May 2004/2005, travels throughout Southeast Asia, with research in traditional forms of theater and dance in Thailand, Laos, Malaysia and Indonesia
April-July 2003, collaboration with acrobatic clown troupe, Cirnique de Bonheur, Seattle, WA
April 2003, creation and performance of solo show, The Secret of Isabel Jukes, Seattle, WA
January-May 2003, explorations with Commedia Dell'arte troupe, Zanni Tutti, Seattle, WA
August 2002, street performance collaboration, Landfill 10468 with the New Works Ensemble, Seattle, WA
1999-2003, B.F.A. Theater and original Works, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA

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