dancers from Ponorogo

a free 'cultural evening' to celebrate Surabaya's 615th b-day, included musicians and dancers from Korea, Thailand, Brazil and a troupe from the village of Ponorogo, in E. Java, famed for its elaborate costumes


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Blog: Walking in An Other Self's Shoes
Date: August 29th 2008

Heroes: Tragic and Comic

This could be Rotterdam or anywhere, chilling in a shopping mall coffee shop half the temperature that bathes the city outside its sliding glass doors guarded by a pair of goons in blue and white pressed uniforms, until you take a closer look. The products and prices are western, made in China, Korea, Japan, western as it’s come to be known, lipsticks, yoga m ... read more







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