Abstract
Indonesian artist-activist Moelyono and arts worker Riksa Afiaty engage in a deep conversation focusingon the East Javanese folk performance called ludruk. Ludruk is a medium of art that voices theresistance and struggles of the lower classes through humour, improvisation and popular narratives.This Javanese traditional cultural expression has survived through the dark history of Indonesiangenocide followed by decades under an oppressive military regime. Ludruk has been historicallyelevating gender pluralism and galvanising community participation in attaining self-sustainability,including during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this dialogue, Afiaty and Moelyono reflect on how art isintertwined with social movements, self-organising, independence, and sustainability, and how artworkers’ are increasingly challenged in traversing their roles as facilitator, agitator, innovator,motivator, curator, and networker.
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