Clara Brakel‐papenhuyzen

Biographic Data

ID4172004
NAMEClara Brakel‐papenhuyzen
GIVEN NAMESClara
FAMILY NAMEBrakel‐papenhuyzen
SIGNATUREPAPENHUYZEN C B
AFFILIATIONSRoyal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS3
WORKS AS AUTHOR11
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1992
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX1

  • The lancang kuning song in North Sumatran performance traditions

    Clara Brakel-Papenhuyzen, Clara Brakel‐papenhuyzenARTICLEIndonesia and the Malay World2024References: 9

    The traditional Malay song about a yellow ship, lancang kuning, recorded in 1979 for a research project on oral traditions in North Sumatra, is still popular today and can be found in multiple versions on the Internet. This article tries to find possible reasons for this lasting popularity by looking into the meaning and background of this song as performed by singers and storytellers in North Sumatra. Through a discussion of various versions of …

  • Oral literary traditions in North Sumatra

    Open AccessClara Brakel-Papenhuyzen, Clara Brakel‐papenhuyzenARTICLEWacana Journal of the Humanities…2010

    This article deals with traditional literature of the Pakpak-Dairi and Karo peoples in North Sumatra, who are speakers of closely related Batak languages and have many common features in their language and culture. Their traditional life-style, based on agriculture and the use of forest products, requires the regular performance of community rituals featuring songs, dance, music and other oral traditions including storytelling. The songs, prayers…

  • Jaka Tarub, a Javanese culture hero

    Clara Brakel-Papenhuyzen, Clara Brakel‐papenhuyzenARTICLEIndonesia and the Malay World2006

    The origin of the Jaka Tarub story in oral tradition shows how Javanese culture deals with encounters and fissues in its civilisation. Drawing on a north Javanese kentrungan performance recorded in the 1980s the article shows how these Islamic storytellers have skilfully blended ancient myths and folktales with local history and non-Javanese Islamic legends. As a rich source of information on local language, manners and customs, these oral tales …

  • The tale of the skull; An islamic description of hell in Javanese

    Open AccessClara Brakel-Papenhuyzen, Clara Brakel‐papenhuyzenARTICLEBijdragen tot de taal- land- en…2002Cited by: 1References: 3

  • Classical Javanese Dance

    D M Roskies, Clara Brakel-Papenhuyzen et al.ARTICLEJournal of the American Oriental…2000

  • Classical Javanese Dance. The Surakarta Tradition and Its Terminology

    Alessandra Iyer, Clara Brakel-Papenhuyzen et al.ARTICLEDance Research1997

    The core of this book is an encyclopedia of Javanese terms for individual dance positions and movements, with detailed drawings by Marjolijn Groustra. This is preceded by a discussion of the significance and function of the art of dancing in Javane complemented by lengthy excerpts from treatises written by Javanese specialists, and by a survey of the different genres and choreographies of traditional Javanese dance. The historical dimension is pr…

  • Schattenspiel in Karnataka, Süd-Indien

    Clara Brakel-Papenhuyzen, Clara Brakel‐papenhuyzen et al.ARTICLEAsian Theatre Journal1996

  • Classical Javanese dance

    Clara Brakel-Papenhuyzen, Clara Brakel‐papenhuyzenCHAPTERClassical Javanese Dance1995

  • Essays on Southeast Asian Performing Arts

    Clara Brakel-Papenhuyzen, Clara Brakel‐papenhuyzen et al.ARTICLEAsian Theatre Journal1995

  • Javanese Talèdhèk and Chinese Tayuban

    Open AccessClara Brakel-Papenhuyzen, Clara Brakel‐papenhuyzenARTICLEBijdragen tot de taal- land- en…1995Cited by: 2References: 2

  • Of sastra, pènget and pratélan; The development of Javanese dance notation

    Open AccessClara Brakel-Papenhuyzen, Clara Brakel‐papenhuyzenARTICLEBijdragen tot de taal- land- en…1992References: 2