Yogyakarta, 12 October 2026 – The ‘Cerita Pala’ team—comprising Ramdani Rachmat, S.Sn., M.A., Agim Gunawan, S.Sn., M.A., Topan Bagus Permadi, S.Sn., M.A., and Indrananda Hermawan—successfully organized a seminar on culture and research dissemination titled “Memori, Seni Pertunjukan, dan Tradisi Lisan-Membaca Kembali Warisan Budaya Masyarakat Wandan”, (translate: Memory, Performing Arts, and Oral Tradition: Re-examining the Cultural Heritage of the Wandan People). The event took place in the Auditorium on the 5th floor of the Graduate School Building at Universitas Gadjah Mada with the full support of the Performing Arts and Visual Arts Studies Program, Graduate School, Universitas Gadjah Mada. read more

Yogyakarta, 9 October 2026 – The Ullen Institute, in collaboration with the Performing Arts and Visual Arts Studies Program, Graduate School, Universitas Gadjah Mada, organized the “Arts & Culture: International Lecture Series”. The event was held in a hybrid format, taking place both in Meeting Room A, Graduate School building, UGM and via Zoom Meeting. Featuring Prof. Caren Carino from the Faculty of Interdisciplinary Practices (Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, University of the Arts Singapore) and Joyce Teo, Ph.D. (Cand) from the School of Arts Management (Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, University of the Arts Singapore), the two-hour session successfully drew a large number of enthusiastic participants eager to engage in discussion. read more

Jakarta, September 2026 — Lysandra Zulfa Anindita, a graduate student in the Master’s Program in Performing Arts and Visual Arts Studies (PSPSR) at Gadjah Mada University, has been selected as one of the young composers for the 2026 Indonesian Composers Week (Pekan Komponis Indonesia 2026) at Taman Ismail Marzuki. She presented awork titled “Gladhen Tempur: Embleg Dhem as a Repertoire of Survival” at the Concert of Works by 6 Young Composers from the Composers/ Performance Incubation Program of the 2026 Indonesian Composers Week (PKIna). read more

Andong, South Korea — The delegation team from the Performing Arts and Visual Arts Studies program (PSPSR) at Universitas Gadjah Mada achieved remarkable success at the 2026 World Mask Dance Competition. This international competition, held from September 30 to October 4, 2026, was part of the Andong Maskdance Festival 2026 series, which took place in Andong City, South Korea, from September 24 to October 4, 2026.

Led by Dr. Rr. Paramitha Dyah Fitriasari, M.Hum., the PSPSR Performing Arts and Visual Arts Studies delegation brought a total of nine members. Also known as Team PAVAS (Performing Arts and Visual Arts Studies), the delegation presented five dance repertoires across two main categories: group and individual. In this event, Team PAVAS performed five dance works consisting of one group category and four individual categories: read more

Andong, South Korea – The Performing Arts and Visual Arts Studies (PSPSR) Study Program at the Graduate School of Universitas Gadjah Mada sent its delegation team to compete in the 2026 World Mask Dance Competition. The international competition took place from September 30 to October 4, 2026, as a central part of the 2026 Andong Maskdance Festival, which ran from September 24 to October 4, 2026, in Andong City, South Korea.

The UGM PSPSR delegation, performing under the team name PAVAS (Performing Arts and Visual Arts Studies), represented by nine members led directly by the Head of the Master’s Program in PSPSR, Dr. Rr. Paramitha Dyah Fitriasari, M.Hum. In this event, the PSPSR team showcased their skills by competing in two main categories: the group category and the individual category. read more

Yogyakarta, 24 September 2026 – The Performing Arts and Visual Arts Studies (PSPSR) Program, Graduate School, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) held a joint prayer session and dress rehearsal for the delegation team departing for South Korea to compete in the World Mask Dance Competition 2026 at the Andong Maskdance Festival 2026. The event took place in the Auditorium Room, 5th Floor of the UGM Graduate School Building, on Thursday, 24 September 2026.

This final preparation event prior to the team’s departure on 28 September 2026, was attended by faculty leaders, including the Vice Dean for Finance, Assets, and Human Resources, Dr. Techn. Khabib Mustofa, S.Si., M.Kom., and the Vice Dean for Academic, Student, and Cooperation Affairs, Prof. Dr. Ir. Widyanto Dwi Nugroho, S.Hut., M.Agr. read more

Kuala Lumpur, September 2026 – Hana Loka Kusuma Prameswari, a Master’s student in the Performing Arts and Visual Arts Studies program, Graduate School, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), served as one of the Indonesian delegates at the 2026 Asia Pacific Leaders Summit (APLS) held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 24 – 26 September 2026. She was among 25 young leaders from 11 countries participating in this international leadership program organized by the Asia Pacific Leaders Initiative under Studec International. read more

Surakarta, September 2026 – The Master’s Program in Performing Arts and Visual Arts Studies, Graduate School, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Khairunnisa Sholikhah participated as a presenter in the 7th Punk Scholars Network (PSN) Indonesia Conference and Post-Graduate Symposium 2026, held from 22-25 September 2026, at Studio Lokananta, Surakarta.

PSN Indonesia 2026 is a mix of online and offline events, with 18 panels talking about all sorts of topics. These topics cover everything from the politics of sound, gender and extreme subcultures to soundscapes, visual aesthetics and collective memory. It’s all about the big idea of “Regimes, Negotiations, Resistance: Power and Popular Music Studies in Southeast Asia”, the conference is a place where 75 presenters from the country and abroad can get together to chat about 69 scholarly papers that look at the links between music, subcultures and power. read more