WHEN:
Sat, Jun 7, 2025 at 8 pm
WHERE:
UCLA Performing Arts
B-100 Royce Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095
A spokesperson describes the event as follows:
“...Rianto, a master of the Central Javanese Lengger dance, explores its nuanced heritage in Medium. This cross-gender form embodies freedom, merging tradition with personal identity against Banyumas' rich cultural backdrop. With Cahwati's live score, Rianto channels a universal call to embrace diversity beyond binaries..."
CAST & CREATIVE TEAM:
Opening with a quartet featuring tenor saxophonist Camille Kerani (4th year Global Jazz Studies); bassist Destiny Diggs (2nd year Masters, Herbie Hancock Institute); pianist Miles Lennox (2nd year Masters, Herbie Hancock Institute) and on drums Ebs Daramola (2nd year Masters, Herbie Hancock Institute). For the second half, the quartet will be stripped down to a bass and saxophone, featuring poet Jamiah Lincoln.
