This symposium places the early nineteenth-century Javanese manuscript Sĕrat Cĕnthini in scholarly and performative focus. The manuscript overflows with ethnographic descriptions of music and dance performances, Sufi Islamic religious practice and philosophy, and the myriad sonic and visual minutia of daily life as portrayed through the interpretations and investigations of its traveling protagonists. The events in this symposium provide scholarly, practical, and performative approaches to understanding the text and its meaning in the past and the present.

Taking place over two days, the events include a morning of workshops, an afternoon of presentations, and a full-length concert featuring Didik Nini Thowok, Kadek Puspasari, and gamelan performers from around Europe.

Workshops 14. November 2024, Gamelan Room (Room 141), Reiterkaserne

• 10:00–11:00 Macapat poetry, led by Prof. Ben Arps
• 11:15–12:15 Gendered movement

Symposium 14. November 2024, 13:00 Ira-Malaniuk-Saal (Room 128), Reiterkaserne

Concert 15. November 2024, 19:30 Minoritensaal, Mariahilferplatz 3, Graz

The Symposium will be streamed live (zoom meeting information to come) and the concert will be recorded. These events are free and open to the public. All are welcome to join. Free concert tickets can be reserved here. If the event is not sold out, tickets will also be available at the door.

Please see for more details the website: https://ethnomusikologie.kug.ac.at/en/events/serat-centhini