ABSTRACT
E ana sing duwe! ‘Hey, someone else is taking charge!’ A crowd. Some people sitting, some milling about. Ana, ana. i’m here, I’m here.’ Voices, music, stylized movement. Selling and buying. Food and hot drinks circulated and consumed. Sing ditembangi Mama Kuwu … ‘Mr. Headman is being sung to…’ The odour of stale perspiration mixed with the sweet aroma of clove cigarettes. Dim lights. A sequined dress. Kocapa ingkang wonten dhateng negari wau. ‘Let us speak of the conditions in the aforementioned kingdom.’ Tightly packed-in bodies and jostling elbows. The high-pitched shriek of feedback from an audio speaker.
