links to amerta practitioners

links to articles and books and research

2018 Mandala Salam Interreligious Music Video 21 December Solstice Screenings and Discussion video [w/subtitles] co-producers: Studio Sembilanbelas of STSI, Padepokan Lemah Putih, ISI Surakarta, International Foundation for Dharma Nature Time, American Gamelan Institute, 1stPictures Indonesia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s0Dm7w7eRY

2018 Human Garden Being in Relax Empty Axis/Empty Space with Suprapto Suryodarmo by Paul Baxter in Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices, Vol. 10, No 2, December, pp. 145–161. https://doi.org/10.1386/jdsp.10.2.145_1

2019 Melihat Indonesia: Gerak untuk Kehidupan short documentary on Suprapto Suryodarmo and his Joged Amerta practice. Director: Eri Kristiana, aired 17 May on Eagle Awards, Metro TV. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZKwaOY-8ao

2020. NEW LANDINGS: SHARING TIME by Margit Galanter. Presentation for Sharing Time: Megalithic Millennium, Tubaba, Sulawesi, Indonesia, January 24. >here

2020 An Image That’s Alive: Conversation on the image worlds of Skinner Releasing Technique & Amerta Movement by Sally E. Dean, Margit Galanter, Lily Kiara, and Julie Nathanielsz in Contact Quarterly: Journal of Dance & Improvisation, Vol. 45, No. 1, winter/spring. https://contactquarterly.com/cq/article-gallery/index.php#view=an-image-thats-alive

2020 Amerta: Tribute to Suprapto Suryodarmo for the 9th Borobudur Writers and Cultural Festival held online. Pre-recorded tributes with Melati Suryodarmo, Diane Butler, Martinus Miroto, Sutanto Mendut, Riwanto Tirtosudarmo, Arahmaiani, Butet Kertaradjasa, Sardono W Kusumo, Bhante Sri Pannavaro; Seno Joko Suyono. https://www.youtube.com/@borobudurwritersculturalfest

2020 Prapto, Candi, dan Meditasi Gerak by Seno Joko Suyono in Tempo, Edisi: 46/48, 01 Dec., p. 90

2020 Inter-Independence by Zsuzsi Kapas in Morrison, M.T. (ed.), Dance Adventures: True Stories About Dancing Abroad. Atlanta: Mtm Coaching and Consulting, pp. 243–258.

2021 Sensing Story: Moving with Amerta and the Living Image at Phihoaan Beach by Margit Galanter. Oakland, CA. March 17. >here

2021 MOVING AND RELATIONALITY: Constellating, Cultural Change, and Amerta Movement by Margit Galanter. Oakland, CA. June 7. >here

2021 The Roots of Amerta Movement: An Introduction to the Movement Improvisation of Suprapto Suryodarmo by Lise Lavelle (posth.) based on her 2006 Ph.D. dissertation. Dorset, UK: Triarchy Press.

2022 Suprapto Suryodarmo in Mencari Indonesia 4: Dari Raden Saleh Sampai Ayu Utami by Riwanto Tirtosudarmo. Jakarta: Penerbit BRIN, pp. 295–299. https://doi.org/10.55981/brin.436

2022 Umbul Donga Mengenang 1000 hari wafatnya Suprapto Suryodarmo opening 1000 Days and Forever at Taman Budaya Jawa Tengah, Solo, 24 September. Produced by Studio Plesungan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdCU46xwq04

2022 Workshop, Srawung, dan Joget Amerta by Albertus Rusputantro, Solo Pos, 10 Oktober

2023 Dialogue Moves: Practicing Research with Amerta Movement by Johanes Koraag in Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies (ICRS) News, 20 September. https://icrs.ugm.ac.id/2023/09/20/dialogue-moves-practicing-research-with-amerta-movement/

2023 Membebaskan Raga, Membongkar Paradigma by Hanny Nadhirah in Center for Religious and Cross-cultural Studies (CRCS), Graduate School, Universitas Gadjah Mada News, 22 September. https://crcs.ugm.ac.id/membebaskan-raga-membongkar-paradigma/

2024 Dialogue Moves: Embodying Diversity through Amerta Movement in Indonesia video with footage from: Srawung Rukun / Sharing Harmony, 7-10 September 2023 at Rumah Banjarsari and Pasar Gede Solo, Java, Indonesia culminating the Dialogue Moves research project of Dr. Emma Meehan (Centre for Dance Research, Coventry University, UK) in collaboration with Dr. Samsul Maarif (Centre for Religious and Cross-cultural Studies, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia) with support from Dr. Diane Butler (Dharma Nature Time). Inspired by Suprapto Suryodarmo (1945-2019), funded by the Leverhulme Trust International Academic Fellowship. Core artists: Sitras Anjalin, Agus Bimo Prayitno, Djarot B. Darsono, Ibed Surgana Yuga, Widya Ayu Kusumawardani, Alexander Gebe, Diane Butler. Filmmaker: Panji Wibowo with assistant Dimas Arya AS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm4UBnv0q1E

2023-ongoing  Amerta Basics. Short videos introducing different Amerta movement exercises. Pillar to Pillar, Tree to Tree; Crawling; Naming; Sitting in Communication; Tuning and Adapting; Sensing and Rhythm; Receiving; Stopping; Mouth of the Joints; more. > here

2024 COSMOS AS THE GARDEN. Voice recordings made 2011-2013 in Suprapto’s workshops. Edited and indexed as audio chapters of one to thirty minutes, from 2,000 hours of original recording. For full list of topics and to purchase, contact Karolina Nieduza at [email protected].

2024 Amerta Movers Practice Notes / Catatan-Catatan Latihan Joget Amerta, Alexander Gebe, Sharing the Floor, a Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices blog, November 27, 2024.  > here

2025- Dialogue Moves website, hosted by Program Studi Agama dan Lintas Budaya/Center for Religious and Cross-cultural Studies, Graduate School, UGM. Website in English: https://crcs.ugm.ac.id/amertamovement/  Website in Bahasa Indonesia: https://crcs.ugm.ac.id/jogedamerta/  Information on Dialogue Moves: https://crcs.ugm.ac.id/dialogue-moves-embodying-diversity-through-amerta-movement-in-indonesia/