++

Tickets for the better seats cost Rp250, 2nd class Rp100, 3rd class Rp75. Begins at 8 pm. From the tourist office, get a daftar cerita (programme) which lists performances for the coming 2 weeks. Ngesti Pandawa is known for its outstanding dancers, creative lighting, staging and supernatural effects. This company also tours in the countryside performing in large bamboo theatres. Actors are given just an outline of the plot on the morning of the performance with a list of the cast and their actions, that's all. A script is rarely used, the dialogue often improvised right on stage. At the Sri Wanito Theatre, JI. M.T. Hardjono, all wayang orang roles are played by women. From Terminal Bemo take bemo on road towards Pekongan, Rp30. Performances begin at 8 pm; about the same prices at Ngesti Pandawa. crafts: A wide selection of Pekalongan and Cirebon batik is found at GKBI Batik Cooperative, JI. Pemuda 52. Most souvenir and artshops are found in JI. Pemuda: Galendr'a, Mustika Mas, Toko Semarang, etc. Also try Andy's on JI. Gajah Mada and Micky Mouse on J I. Depok.

++