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Each Sat. at 9 am you can see performances of the horse.trance dance (Kuda Kepang) near Candi Sewu in Prambanan village; the whole bit: eating glass and hay, slurping water from a pail. Sometimes it takes the leader two hours to bring the dancers out of trance. At Krido Beksa Wirama School, JI. K.H. Wakhid Hasyim, classes are packed. Watch old Java come alive in the story of Ken Angrok, episodes from the Ramayana, mask plays. Rehearsals are from 8-9 pm on Sunday on the Tejakusman pendopo. Classical Javanese dancing was the exclusive prerogative of the courts until the Krido Beksa- Wirama school opened in 1918 outside the walls of the kraton. At the THR each night, 9 pm to midnight, view the theatre of the people; wayang orang, Ketoprak, kroncang bands, satirical Ludruk comedies in which men dress up as women. Tickets cost between Rp75-125 depending upon whether you stand or sit. Go after dark. Loudspeakers blast out hit tunes. Saturday nights are wild.