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Music by Peni Candra Rini with Andy McGraw / Director Garin Nugroho, Setan Jawa

  • February 20, 2026 8:30 PM - 10:30 PM
  • Crandell Theatre

    48 Main Street
    Chatham, New York 12037
Ticket Price $25.00 Buy Tickets
Description

Setio, a young poor man, falls in love with Asih, a beautiful aristocrat, but the woman’s family rejects his marriage proposal. Despairing, he makes a deal with the devil so he can spend the rest of his life with the woman he loves, but his pact comes at a price.

Nugroho’s Setan Jawa is a silent film with live score created by celebrated Indonesian composer and singer, Peni Candra Rini. The film explores Indonesia’s pre-orthodox Islamic stories of the seven deals man makes with the devil in order to gain wealth, and the live score dramatically underpins the mysticism and sensuality of Nugroho’s tale of love and sacrifice. 

Setan Jawa evokes Javanese mythology through a lens of contemporary horror, inspired by the perennial silent film classic, Murnau’s Nosferatu. Peni Candra Runi is an extraordinary singer, master of several traditional forms, and regarded as one of Indonesia’s most daring young composers. Nugroho is a pioneer of Indonesian cinema represented in Cannes, Berlin, Venice, and beyond. 

Date & Time

Fri, Feb 20, 2026 8:30 PM - 10:30 PM

Venue Details

Crandell Theatre

48 Main Street
Chatham, New York 12037 Crandell Theatre
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