Press

Selected coverage, reviews and publications

2026
Raw Moves

“In the work of forgetting…, we explore not just what we neglect about ourselves, but also what we can leave behind.”

Dancehouse Melbourne

“The bodies do not aim to become one, nor do they confront each other. Instead, they exist side by side, moving as separate lines shaped by the same environment.”

POOL — Movement Art Film Festival Berlin

“Satu Garis Menurun is a dance film that explores inheritance as a living relationship between body, memory and nature. Inspired by the continuous diagonal line of the Javanese Parang batik motif, the film reflects on the prayers, values and experiences passed from one generation to the next.”

2025
Rimbun Dahan

“Work days in the Dance Studio at Rimbun Dahan consisted of sessions exploring choreographic methods, analysis and movement techniques led by Prof. Gonzales and by the participants themselves. ”

2025 TAF: LAPSEPublication
TPAC

“Rooted in her Javanese heritage, Melati Suryodarmo explores ‘vital lapse’ as a concept of collective potential emerging from chaos. ”

2024
LGI

“Lucy Guerin Inc and EkosDance Company are thrilled to announce the selected artists for the Naarm/Solo Dance Exchange 2024-2026: Yuiko Masukawa and Mekratingrum Hapsari.”

Radar Solo / Jawa Pos

“kembali lagi, ini masuk ke sistem komunikasi yang biasa kita lakukan setiap hari. Terkadang kita hadir di suatu meja, lalu bercerita tentang sesuatu. Kita tidak butuh untuk diberi solusi. Tapi kita hanya ingin didengar dan dipahami”

2022
Tatkala.co

“Mekratingrum Hapsari atau akrab disapa Mike membawa rekan-rekannya untuk bermain dengan mata dan tatapan. Mata dapat mengekspresikan emosi yang lebih luas dari jangkauan geraknya yang dibatasi kelopak. Namun sekali waktu ia hanya cukup diterima sebagai organ tubuh berbentuk bulat hitam-putih, tanpa makna apa-apa.”

Redaksi9

“Program ini diadakan sebagai sarana penguatan ekosistem seniman-seniman muda, untuk memelihara keberlangsungan hidup kesenian nusantara sebagai peninggalan budaya Indonesia. ”

Awal / BeginningPublication
Rubarb Dance & Art

“How can we regain hope in the face of personal loss and existential threat? Where do we find new sources of joy and promise for the future? We fall down and pick ourselves back up over and over again. What is this perpetual motion that drives us ever forward?”

tatkala.co

“Karya yang Jujur Adalah Karya yang Hadir dari Diri Sendiri”

2021
kumparan.com

“Karya eksperimental ini berupaya memandang secara kritis pemahaman dan praktik keseharian kita mengenai isu kepedulian dalam konteks perawatan komunitas”

Satu Garis Menurun — Perempuan dan KainPublication
Seni Tari Indonesia
2020
FVPS

“HAWAR (dir. Deny Tri Ardianto, poet. Rahmanu Widayat, choreographer. Mekratingrum Hapsari, Indonesia, 2020)”

Klikwarta

“Mengusung tema “Recognition and Acceleration”, SIPA kembali menyuguhkan berbagai macam pertunjukan seni berkualitas dengan tetap berdasar pada pemahaman seni sebagai sesuatu yang bertumpu pada penghargaan dan apresiasi untuk proses percepatan kemajuan serta persatuan.”

2018
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Biennale College Danza

“a deeply motivated and united class that was capable of working on two different fronts: somatic techniques, and contemporary dance techniques.”

EurAsia Audition Winners

“The Indonesian EurAsia Auditions Tour is over and the Artistic Director Stefano Fardelli is ready to give the names of the students selected for the programs in Europe and India joining the EurAsia Partners from September 2019. ”