Drawing on sources ranging from a twelfth-century royal poem to the writing of a twentieth-century nationalist, Sumarsam shows how the Indian-inspired contexts and ideology of the Javanese performing arts were first adjusted to the Sufi tradition and later shaped by European performance styles in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Federer became the first man to win 300 Grand Slam singles matches when he beat Grigor Dimitrov, a player formerly dubbed "baby Fed" for the likeness of their styles, in the third round of the Australian Open on Friday.
Tony Paley 2.35pm: Monsieur Chevalier looks a smart two-year-old, beating two previous winners in convincing style in the second race at Newmarket.
They saw off Uruguay 2-0, trounced Bulgaria 4-1, then started turning it on big-style in the second group stage, routing Argentina 4-0 before putting away the reigning world champions Brazil, who ended up resorting to base thuggery.
Throughout a goalless first half they seemed to be waiting for something to happen and by the time they started to turn on the style in the second, the possibility of a Germany-style drubbing had evaporated into the Saitama night sky.
Kubot, in light of his age and ranking of 130, will likely struggle to get this far again, which is a pity considering how delightful it was to watch his throwback serve-and-volley style in the second week of the tournament where it was once a full-fortnight staple.
But champions adapt, and Nadal returned to a less cerebral, more physical style in the third set.
When pressed, he admitted he even resented having to adjust to this style in the first place.
The Matera Cathedral was built in Apulian-Romanesque style in the thirteenth century on the highest spur of the "Civita" that divides "Sassi" district in two parts.
I would be the first to admit that the president's style in the first one was a lot like an impersonation of an inanimate object.
