Let's Get Linked

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Amron's Gigs

Fine Restaurant and Villas magazine - "Dusun Jogja Village Inn, THE HEART THAT NEVER STOPS BEATING"

Asia Connect - "Imagine a place where all the treasures and pieces of art that you came across during your travels in Asia and wished you could keep were all housed. ..."

Jogja Village Inn -

Our family boutique hotel in Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia.

amron-paul-yuwono.com - Amron's personal site includes information about SF Bay area Indonesian theater events.

Affiliate - Film festivals affiliation.

San Francisco Indonesian Day

Yogya Earthquake Fundraising in SF

Janger Antistres di San Francisco

Producer of An Intimate Evening with Didik Nini Thowok in San Francisco

Travel & Tour

Islands Express - With over 25 year's experience in the Travel Industry and Island Travel, we offer first-hand, expert advice that will help you make the most of your Island sojourn.

Bali Advisor - FREE Expert Travel Advice to Bali!

Looking for advice on air fares, hotels, spas, cruises, diving, restaurants, sports, shopping or guidebooks? We have expert, updated advice to offer. When traveling to such a far away and exotic destination as Bali it is best to be well Informed.

Arma Museum & Resort - Officially established in 1982 with 15 rooms under the name "Puri Indah" which mean Beautiful Palace. In 1995 Puri Indah change into "Kokokan Hotel". In 2002 change into "ARMA Resort" with additional 8 luxury villas . The total accomodation become 23 units.

Indonesian and Asian Culture

Who's Who

Didik Nini Thowok Dance School - The vocational dance education of Natya Lakshita Institute is a course institution that handles dance education led by Didik Nini Thowok. Natya Lakshita Institute educates its students not only dancing but also dance appreciation and how to apply ethics, disciplines, self-confidence and other positive attitudes to be reflected in their social environment.

Wan-Caho Chang - Wan-Chao Chang was born in Taipei in 1968. Her parents, both teachers, moved from Indonesia to Taiwan in the early sixties to attend university. At an early age, Wan-Chao received a musical education and learned classical piano, but her heart was already leaning towards dancing. She continued to study music for 10 years throughout her college years learning to play Er-Hu (Chinese violin) and eventually conducted the Sheng Ching Chinese Music Orchestra and won the first prize of North Colleges Chinese Music Festival, and led Yah Feng Chinese Music Orchestra at Feng Chia University won the first prize of Central Colleges Music Competition.

Art, Music, and Performance Groups

Gamelan Bamboo Bali - commited to bringing the beauty and richness of Balinese culture to your event.

Music Debu - DEBU 's music is a lively blend of strings and percussion, with accompanying lyrics in several languages. “In terms of (a) music genre, DEBU 's music would have to be called world music, simply because of its varied nature, lack of adherence to any one concept, and the use of ethnic instruments.”

Gamelan Sekar Jaya - an internationally acclaimed group of musicians and dancers has made the performing arts of Bali its specialty.

Michael Oggi & his Harsanari Dance School - Harsanari ( Sanskrit: Joy of Dance ) is a San Francisco-based company founded in 1995 to teach and perform Indonesian dance and to educate the American public about Indonesian dance and culture.

Theatre of Yugen - experimental theater space dedicated to Asian performing arts and works in SF.

Recommended Indonesia Movies

Legong, Dance of The Virgins - Now fully restored to its glistening two-color Technicolor by the UCLA Film & Television Archive, Legong has been revealed as a cinematic classic. With its impressive sensitivity to Balinese customs (the dance and religious rituals they filmed have become extremely important for their ethnographic value alone) and an eye for the natural beauty of the island, the film ranks with F. W. Murnauâs Tabu as an enduring masterpiece of tropical splendor.

Last Second (Detik Terakhir)

This first lesbian feature from Indonesia is a coming-of-age story about teenagers whose search for love is complicated by violence in the home, Gen-X angst, loneliness, and the ravages of opting for escape through drugs. The stories of Regi, Rajib and Vela provide a graphic glimpse into contemporary life among both rich and poor kids who seek refuge in friendships fueled by universal desires for tenderness and love. Unfortunately, these innocent desires too often become sullied by parallel needs for security and money.

Love For Share (Berbagi Suami)

Three women from different social classes and ethnic background convey their passages in dealing with polygamy. They face the same predicament of having to share their domestic life and the love of one man with several women. The film explores the controversial issue of polygamy that still happens in Indonesia, known as the largest Moslem populated country in the world.

The Gathering (Arisan) - The lives of several upperclass, thirty-something Jakartans are boldly revealed for the first time in Indonesian cinema, following the career and social life of three life-long friends who seem to have conquered the metropolitan. Unfortunately, the truth is not exactly as pretty as the impression.

BARAKA - Baraka is an incredible journey through 6 continents, 24 countries . Painstakingly shot on Todd AO- 70mm film. Baraka has no plot , contains no actors and has no script. Baraka is a collection of high quality images, presented in a moving and compelling manner. Created by Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson , with music from Michael Stearns and others.

CHASING AMERICA (KEJAR AMERIKA) - Two young Indonesians, Bayu and Jimi, win a 2-week vacation to San Francisco. Yet, as soon as they arrive, their American Dream turns into a nightmare. Believe it or not, Amron is also starring.

Denias - Director John de Rantau's first feature film shows a boy's determination to find a proper school, despite his unfavorable background. In Papua, where the film is set, school is something akin to a luxury, and not to be taken for granted as we see in a metropolis.

Denias: Senandung Di Atas Awan ( Denias: Song Above the Clouds ), tells the story of a rural Papuan child who goes all out in pursuit of his quest for education.