Didik Nini Thowok

Didik Nini Thowok/ Didi Hadiprayitno

One of Indonesia’s most renowned dance maestros, cultural icon, and comedian. He grew up learning cross-gender dances and studied under many Indonesian dance maestros. He has also studied Nihon Buyo drama and Noh in Japan, Bharatanatyam in India, and Flamenco in Spain. His decades of dedication towards cross-gender performing arts has led him to many countries including India, China, Japan, USA and Spain. He is also the founder of LPK Natya Lakshita (1980) and Didik Nini Thowok Entertainment. Now 70 years old, he is widely acknowledged as an influential icon of cross-gender performances and the performing arts in Indonesia.