Rianto : Indonesian Dancer,Choreographer

Rianto (Director,dancer,choreographer of Dewandaru Dance Company)

Rianto mastered the traditional dance of Banyumas called “Lengger” while studying at SMKI (Sekolah Menengah Karawitan Indonesia from 1997-2000). He learned the Javanese traditional dances of Gagah and Alus under Mr. Daryono and the court dance in Istana Mangkunegaran. He graduated from the Academy of Dance of STSI (ISI: Institut Seni Indonesia) Surakarta (Solo) in 2004.

In 2005-2007,Rianto was a member of TBS Dance Theatre Studio in Solo and participated in the works of Korean choreographer Sen Hea Ha in Ujiengbou,Seoul, Singapore, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Austria.He has mamber of Orange Blossom Dance Company and performed monteverdi's of Orfeo in Schubert Theatre in Boston-USA (2006) and The Coronation Of Poppea in London Coliseum (2007) with English National Opera.

He received an Arts Network Asia grant to present his own choreographic works “Pintu Amaterasu” at Young Choreographer Project 2007 in kaoshiung-Taiwan, and his works continue performed at Cak durasim Festival-Surabaya,Contemporary Dance Market(PASTACOM 2008) Riau-Sumatra,and Emerging Choreographer at  Indonesian Dance Festival 2008 with his work “Rousoku”.

He was also one of delegate Indonesian choreographers at World Dance Alliance Asia-Pacific in Singapore in 2007 with his works “Rousoku”. In February 2009, Rianto was invited by the Indonesian Embassy and Santi Budaya LCCD,to choreograph and dance in the reception of the inaugural ceremony of US President-elect Barack Obama in Washington, D.C.

Rianto has also appeared as a guest artist in Gulliver & Swift and Garibaba stange's World by Japanese dance company Pappa TARAHUMARA in Tokyo,Kyoto and Indonesia.Rianto was invited by Nottle Theatre Company,Korea and in Recidence for a month with his work “ Yakuza moon” in october 2009. He has choreographed “Hallucination” (TPAM Showcase 2010) and multicultural work “Pintu Amaterasu” (KLPAC-Malaysia 2010).He was collaboration with Keiko Nakano at works “yumme” in Tokyo metropolitan theatre.

He has work at Trans Studio Bandung (Indonesian Thempark)in April-june 2010 as Choreographer for “ legend of the Princes”(Legenda Putra Mahkota),the new of contemporary dance works based on traditional javanese puppet of his works is “Shadowing the Body”, performed at Lanjong Arts Festival-Kalimantan Timur,Male Matters and Fourth Nartaka Dance Festival (2010),Dhauli kalingga mahotsav 2011-Orissa, India (December 2011).The first of January 2012 he also performed a work “ Victims of the full moon” at Srawung Seni Candi in Sukuh Tample,central java. He is currently the Director of the Dewandaru Dance Company of Tokyo,for Indoesian Friendship Culture between Indonesia and Japan.