Rianto

Born in 1981 Kaliori village, Banyumas, Rianto trained in classical  Javanese dance and East Javanese folk dance from a young age,  specialising in the cross gender form of Lengger. Rianto has been based  in Tokyo, Japan since 2003 where he founded the Classical Javanese dance  company, Dewandaru Dance Company. He has worked with a spectrum of  international choreographers, performance makers and companies whilst  remaining dedicated to his training and own voice for contemporary  Javanese performing arts.

Source: Akram Khan Dance Company