Dance and Global Performance students at Lincoln University, took time out from their regular classes on Friday 8th February 2008 to work with Javanese dancers, Rianto and Rury Avianti, and choreographer, Maziah Omar, to learn about the classical forms of Javanese dance.

Rianto and Rury were visiting the UK on an innovative project organised and managed by Nusnatara, a performing arts organisation based in Nottingham specialising in South-East Asian arts, and funded through Arts Council England, that had culminated in a showcase performance at the Lakeside Theatre the previous day. Choreographed by Nusantara's Artistic Director, Maziah Omar, the project brought Rianto and Rury together with a pair of contemporary Western dancers, Ian Dolan and Titania Hanrahan, to explore movements and techniques derived from both traditions.

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