java music, trance, ethnomusicology, anthropology, tradition and rituals
0h 26m
Practiced in Java for centuries, Jathilan is a folk dance that uses the power of music and dance to channel powerful and sometimes terrifying forces. Led by a spiritual guide and a whip-bearing ringleader, a group of dancers ride woven horses in rhythmic unison until they are entered by spirits.
Director: Robert Lemelson
Cinematography: Wing Ko, Dag Yngvesson