How can an artist Elizabeth Karen Javanese tradition?

Mixmug News. Iwas surprised to see a white woman to be singers in shadow puppet show. Totally shocked! Even now we are increasingly difficult to find young people on the ground who can speak Javanese Java is good and right. Instead of singing songs of Java,  nyinden.KAREN ELIZABETH, the United States, was remarkable. I saw her perform at the shadow puppet performances in Sidoarjo, East Java, recently. Karen Elizabeth wowed hundreds of spectators, including several local officials. It's hard to imagine the United States a woman can appear as 'Java' on stage.Once thickened Elizabeth mastery over song and dance of Java, people do not think that he is a U.S. person, specifically Chicago. Only, her posture, shape of the nose, blond hair - especially in close-ups on the television circuit - people finally realize that Elizabeth is not Javanese women.West is physical, but the inspiration for the art of Javanese tradition, well ... outstanding. "I wish we did not see her play, but heard his voice on the tape or the radio, we definitely thought he was the Javanese," said Wahyuni, a spectator.How can an artist Karen Elizabeth Javanese tradition?"Long story. Hehehe ..., "he told me."I've been interested in the culture, the arts of Java, is take along time. (Anyway, it was so long ago. "She spoke in Indonesian Javanese accent easterlies. Different from the dialect young kids now that Betawi accent ala soap opera actress on television. Elizabeth is very sensitive to 'taste' the Java language. Ngoko language, intermediate chromo, chromo inggil he mastered well. "Java language is very beautiful and interesting," she says over and over again.Well, for three years, 1969-1971, Karen Elizabeth who was a toddler living in Jogjakarta and Jakarta. Incidentally his father, Mr David, worked as a guest lecturer at the University of Gadjah Mada. The father turned out to be a lover of culture of the third world countries sorts of Indonesia. Therefore, little Elizabeth (still five years) schools in Yogyakarta. Got to hang out with the village children, enjoy the arts of Java. All-round Java.After two years, Karen Elizabeth and her family returned to the United States because of his father's term of office is completed. In America, of course, he's schools with American children. "After a long time I forgot Javanese and Indonesian. Discharged, gather together every day American friends, "she said.However, the experience of childhood in Jogja (and once in a while in Jakarta) was missing from Karen Elizabeth soul. In 1990 he became a research culture."I had to Java anymore, do research on Javanese culture." So, she returned to the land of Java for repeating childhood memories in the years 1969-1971."So, I was researching, but also learn to appreciate the culture of Java. I am so in love with Javanese culture. "In 1990 it was Elizabeth Karen 'deposited' as a student at IKIP Malang (now the State University of Malang). She was very happy because of the desire 'to Java' was started to find a bright spot.YEAR 1990 Elizabeth Karen doing intensive research on Javanese culture in IKIP Malang. Eh, this beautiful girl even hooked by MUHAMMAD SHOLEH ADI PRAMONO, puppeteer and artist tradition in Malang. Elizabeth eventually became the wife of Sir puppeteer. Her name also wear frills Sekararum: KAREN ELIZABETH SEKARARUM.Research in 1990 is a day-to-day very enjoyable for Elizabeth. His childhood dream to return to the land of Java, gain knowledge directly from Java, granted. "I am very excited to learn the Java language, the Indonesian language, learn traditional arts," said Elizabeth Karen told me.I was so enthusiastic, he used most of his time to learn the language. For that, he was a stack of cassette collection of the Java language lessons he gained from IKIP Malang and his friends in Indonesia. She recorded everyday conversations with friends redorder tape, then played in the house. Repeated constantly. It's a 'ritual' Karen Elizabeth routine everyday."But I'm not tired because I love the Java language. Java language is the most beautiful and richest in the world you know, "said a woman from Chicago.While learning the language, completed research in IKIP Malang, Elizabeth learned the art of Javanese tradition. The teacher MUHAMMAD SHOLEH PRAMONO ADI, an artist who is also the mastermind behind the region's leading Overlapping, Malang regency, East Java. With his tutor, he advanced rapidly. Being able to sing traditional Javanese song-song.Native Javanese were not necessarily able, especially young kids today. Sholeh Adi Pramono then bring in all the Karen Elizabeth shadow puppet performances and cultural events in East Java.U.S. student is touted as 'sinden londo' hard to beat. "Mr. Sholeh eventually be my future husband, and then we got married. Now I am the wife of Mr. Sholeh, "said Karen Elizabeth said, smiling broadly.Before marrying Elizabeth, Sholeh puppeteer Ki Adi Pramono was married and had five children."If I am still the same Pak Sholeh had two children," he added. Sonya's first child CONDRY LUKITOSARI (13 years), the second son Kyan ANDARU KARTIKA Ning (8 years). Both Sonya and Kyan follow in the footsteps of her mother and father: pursue traditional Javanese arts.TIME's Karen Elizabeth and her husband had a hermitage in the hamlet ARTS Mangun DARMA Kemulan, Tulusbesar Village, District Overlapping, Malang. Many people - not just from Malang - come to learn various traditional arts (dance, misfortune masks, puppets, songs, remo) there.Elizabeth humble. She admitted that he still learning as' knowledge is nothing. " "I have to keep learning. Because, the more I learn the more I felt that I was still a little knowledge. Learning should not be stopped, "she said.Karen Elizabeth faces and voices practically already well known in East Java. She has also been 'contracted' by Ki Dalang Soenarjo, who is also deputy governor of East Java, to appear in leather puppet performance on TVRI or JTV Surabaya in East Java. Later he chose to become singers freelanche order to perform anywhere. Do not want to be bound by the mastermind or just a specific group."I want to be accepted by all communities in Indonesia,"she said.

                    | Tech News |