Jay Afrisando

Selamat ulang tahun, Pak @jay_afrisando kesayangan Berbik! 😘😘 Semoga Gusti Allah melimpahkan berkah dalam setiap langkahmu. Semoga diberi kemudahan dalam setiap usahamu. Dan semoga bahagia dunia akhirat bersama-sama selalu selamanya kitaaaa… ❤️❤️ Kadonya berupa nasi kuning dan kawan-kawannya aja nggak apa-apa lah ya? ☺️☺️ #birthday #birthdayboy #TeysKitchen #SantaCruz #California

After two years of redevelopment, “[opera captions]” is reborn with a different personality under @anoperatheatre . First premiered in New York City in 2023 by @ensemblethingny , this newly iterated production has been developed with guidance from an Advisory Council of Deaf and hearing theater artists, emphasizing multilayered accessibility. “[opera captions]” reimagines captions as “actors” beyond their role as communication tools, personified through interactions with both Deaf and hearing performers. I’m so excited about the rebirth of the caption actors. [chuckling] An Opera Theatre presents [opera captions] by Jay Afrisando | directed by Sequoia Hauck QUIRKY. WITTY. PLAYFUL. FRIENDLY. FRIDAY, APRIL 3 | 7 PM SATURDAY, APRIL 4 | 7 PM SUNDAY, APRIL 5 | 5 PM (Audio Described by Connie Fullmer) MONDAY, APRIL 6 | 7 PM (Industry night) NAUTILUS MUSIC THEATER 408 E Prince Street, #190 | St. Paul, MN All performances are ASL Interpreted by Maria Dively and Abby Turner. All tickets pay as able $0 - $35! GET TICKETS: /opera-captions-april-2026 or link in bio Video description: 1. Captions on screen rapped by a man vocalist, with an ASL interpreter, a woman holding big cards with written prompts, a pianist, a saxophonist, and a cellist accompany the rap. 2. Musicians and theater director and producers discussing the projected visual. An ASL interpreter interprets the spoken communication. 3. Two visual projections with three lines of captions on top and a text [no sound] on a white background. 4. Deaf and hearing narrators rehearsing a line, “The reality is, I can fucking swear!” through siging and speaking. 5. A phone displaying automatic captions, a tablet displaying another caption, and a script on a music stand.

"Dealing with colonial archives partly feels like being a detective: we need to see what and how they saw, and we need to see what’s not there." Now on the Framer Framed site: read an interview with Atelier KITLV-Framer Framed Artist in Residence 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨, discussing accessibility and colonialism in pre- and post-independence Indonesia. "Based on what I’ve witnessed so far, audiences and visitors seemed to dive into their experiences without necessarily questioning the (anti)disciplinarity that the artworks may induce." On 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟔 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 (13:30 -15:00 CET / 19:30 - 21:00 WIB), Jay Afrisando organises a presentation and panel discussion, both on-site at Framer Framed and online. The event explores the impact of Dutch colonialism on disabled/difable people in Indonesia, alongside in-progress archival research, aiming to raise awareness of the need for concrete actions to create a just, inclusive and accessible environment. This public programme features a presentation and panel discussion from Jay Afrisando, Rini Rindawati (SAPDA – Centre for Advocacy of Women, Disabled and Children), Arief Wicaksono (Bawayang Production – Yogyakarta-based Deaf artist collective) and Yuda Wirajaya (Teater Braille – Yogyakarta-based blind theater artist collective). It's held in spoken English, spoken Indonesian and Indonesian Sign Language (BISINDO). ▪️Read the whole interview → framerframed.nl/magazine/ ▪️Sign up for the programme → 🔗 IN BIO ▬▬▬ @jay_afrisando @rrindawati @ariefwicaks @okah_saputra_96 📸 Image description: Jay Afrisando, a medium-skin-toned male with shoulder-length bunned hair, sits on top of a concrete fence in a neighbourhood. He is looking at a black-in-yellow painted sign of a stroller and a kangaroo on the fence, indicating a sign of a ramp. Photo: © DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program / Diana Pfammatter.

Eid Mubarak from our family to yours!! ❤️ Taqabalallahu minna wa minkum, shiyamana wa shiyamakum. Semoga Allah menerima amal ibadah kita, mengampuni dosa-dosa kita, dan menjadikan kita sebagai hamba-hamba yang meraih kemenangan di hari yang fitri ini. Aamiin. ☺️ Selamat Idulfitri. Minal Aidin wal faizin, mohon maaf lahir dan batin. 🙏🙏 #eidmubarak #eidalfitr #idulfitri #idulfitri2026 #family

On 26 March, Atelier KITLV-Framer Framed Artist in Residence Jay Afrisando organises a presentation and panel discussion on the impact of Dutch colonialism on disabled/difable people in Indonesia, together with in-progress archival research. The afternoon explores governmental-societal perceptions of disability in Indonesia from pre-independence to the present, aiming to raise awareness of the need for concrete actions to create a just, inclusive and accessible environment for disabled/difable people in Indonesia. Disability/difability is often overlooked as part of human diversity and the role of colonialism in creating ableist architectures through psycho-physical and structural violence, war and genocide is hardly seen. As part of this research, the collaborators from Bawayang Production, Teater Braille and SAPDA artistically respond to the KITLV archive and counterarchive it with current data on disability/difability in Indonesia and the communities’ archiving practices rooted in their experiences and knowledge. This programme features a presentation and panel discussion from 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨, 𝐑𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐑𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐢 (SAPDA – Centre for Advocacy of Women, Disabled and Children), 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐖𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐤𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐨 (Bawayang Production – Yogyakarta-based Deaf artist collective) and 𝐘𝐮𝐝𝐚 𝐖𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐣𝐚𝐲𝐚 (Teater Braille – Yogyakarta-based blind theater artist collective). ▪️The event is held in spoken English, spoken Indonesian and Indonesian Sign Language (BISINDO). ▪️Spoken English-Indonesian Interpreter, Indonesian Sign Language (BISINDO) Interpreter and an International Sign Language Interpreter are provided. Unfortunately, a Dutch Sign Language Interpreter won't be available. ▪️This event is held in person at Framer Framed and online. A link to the online broadcast is published on the event page on our website beforehand. ▪️Sign up → 🔗 IN BIO ▬▬▬ @jay_afrisando @kitlv_knaw @rrindawati @ariefwicaks @okah_saputra_96 📸 Call and Response: Archive and Counterarchive. Dark background with alt-text in light blue font: sound of an enthusiastic convo in signed and spoken languages discussing the future of archive and collective reimagination.

Meet the creator of [opera captions], Jay Afrisando! Jay is a neurodivergent artist, researcher, and educator with multisensory and antidisciplinary practice. He works on aural diversity, disability, accessibility, and decolonizing the arts, manifested in music-theater, film, installation, game, witty storytelling, and other genre-bending experiences. His works have been presented at various scenes and spaces, including Galerie im Turm (DE), daadgalerie (DE), ARTJOG (ID), Curb Appeal Gallery (US), and HERE Arts Center (US), among others. He has collaborated with artists, curators, and culture bearers, including Dr. Kate Brehme, Saverio Cantoni, Dea Karina, Ariel Orah, Morgan Sully, Simoné Goldschmidt-Lechner, thingNY, Third Coast Percussion, Zeitgeist, Andy Slater, Jamil Haque, and Gelsey Bell, among many. He is an Atelier KITLV-Framer Framed Artist in Residence 2025-26 and a DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Fellow 2024-25, and currently an Assistant Professor of Music at the University of California, Santa Cruz. You can also find more information at /works/opera-captions. Photo: © DAAD Artists-in-Berlin / Diana Pfammatter. Reserve your tickets today for [opera captions] at @nautilusmusictheater at the 🔗 in our b!0 or at /opera-captions. #mntheatre #mnarts #opera #asl #mnopera [Alt text: Professional headshot of Jay outdoors with "[opera captions]" as a banner at the bottom, Photo: © DAAD Artists-in-Berlin / Diana Pfammatter.]

Happy Anniversary @jay_afrisando 😘😘 Thank you for being you: a wonderful husband, amazing partner, and my bestest friend! ❤️ So happy we could celebrate our 12th wedding anniversary with the families in our hometown. 🎉🎉

Excited to share that my writing, “Cripped captions: Captions as actors in [opera captions]” is now published through the special issue Studies in Musical Theatre 19.2, “Disability in Musical Theatre.” This issue insists that disability is not simply what musicals represent, but how they are built, heard, felt, staged, taught, and transmitted. My article reveals and summarizes the “[opera captions]” central ideas and making, as well as its 2023 premiere by a collective of composer-performers @ensemblethingny . “[opera captions]” is currently a newly-produced iteration by @anoperatheatre —directed by @ozaawaasige , with guidance by an Advisory Council comprised of Deaf and hearing theater artists—which will be performed at @nautilusmusictheater , St. Paul, MN, Jan 23-26 20256 So, for those intrigued to witness “captions as actors,” be sure not to miss that! Many thanks to the co-editors @samuelryates , @simplylindsey , and Caitlin Marshall for including my piece. Link to my piece: /10.1386/smt_00197_7 Link to the entire issue: /content/journals/smt/19/2 Link to [opera captions] tickets: /opera-captions Links also in my bio. Image description: Screenshot of a journal article, “Cripped captions: Captions as actors in [opera captions],” with an abstract, keywords, and a snippet of the 1st paragraph.

Pemutaran Karya Audiovisual 𝐏𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐢 𝐁𝐮𝐤𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐢, 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐤 𝐁𝐮𝐤𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐤 Jay Afrisando, Arief Wicaksono, & Bawien Panggalih 𝟮𝟳 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, 𝟭𝟵:𝟯𝟬 𝗪𝗜𝗕 𝗣𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶 𝗕𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝘂𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗷𝗮 Ds. Kembaran RT 04-05, Kel. Tamantirto, Kec. Kasihan, Kab. Bantul, D.I. Yogyakarta Dilanjutkan dengan diskusi bersama @ajiewartono (moderator) GRATIS, untuk semua usia 𝐏𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐢 𝐁𝐮𝐤𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐢, 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐤 𝐁𝐮𝐤𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐤 adalah karya audiovisual kolaborasi @jay_afrisando , @ariefwicaks , dan @wienretro yang mengeksplorasi musik puisi dari perspektif Tuli dan neurodivergent. Dengan berfokus pada cara pandang bahasa isyarat dan neurodivergent, karya ini mengajak pendengar/penonton untuk melintasi batasan konvensional musik, puisi, dan musik puisi. 𝗝𝗮𝘆 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼 adalah komposer dan seniman multimedia neurodivergent yang bergerak di aural diversity (keragaman pendengaran), disabilitas, aksesibilitas, dan dekolonisasi seni melalui pendekatan multisensori dan antidisiplin. Saat ini, Jay merupakan Seniman Residen KITLV-Framer Framed 2025-26 dan Assistant Professor of Music, University of California, Santa Cruz. 𝗔𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗪𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗸𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗼 (𝗔𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳) adalah seorang Tuli sejak lahir yang sudah aktif bergabung dengan komunitas Deaf Art Community sejak tahun 2005. Arief aktif dalam komunitas Bawayang Production, berkolaborasi program event besar seperti Pekan Budaya Difabel (2020-sekarang), Pameran Tuli seniman Jogja, Pusat Layanan ArtJog 2022 dan LoveArtjog 2023-2025. 𝗕𝗮𝘄𝗶𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗵 adalah seorang ibu yang hobi menyanyi setiap hari tanpa sembunyi-sembunyi. Ia juga bekerja formal setiap Senin sampai Jumat di sebuah perusahaan kecil di Denpasar. Selain itu, dia adalah seorang “certified picky eater”. Acara ini didukung oleh @bawayangproduction , University of California Santa Cruz, @psbk_jogja , dan @wartajazz . Info akses, credit foto, dan deskripsi gambar ada di komentar.

Join Indonesian artist Jay Afrisando, a DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Fellow (2024–25), as he presents a groundbreaking multisensory exhibition exploring aural diversity, accessibility, and collaborative creativity. Created with a team of talented collaborators and contributors — Dea Karina, Ariel Orah, Morgan Sully, Saverio Cantoni, Simoné Goldschmidt-Lechner, Alexis Bacon, Gaia Martino, hany tea, Kandis Friesen, M.D., MINQ, RC Taube, Rory Mason, and Terry Perdanawati — the exhibition features tactile installations, playful physical games, short films, and a sound–visual–tactile performance that transforms how we experience art. 📍 Galerie im Turm, Berlin 📅 4 Sep – 22 Nov 2025 ✨ Closing Gathering: 23 Nov, 15:00–17:00 Discover art that moves beyond boundaries — inclusive, immersive, and unforgettable. #JayAfrisando #DAADAlumni #DAADArtistsInBerlin #InConversationExhibition #BerlinArtScene #MultisensoryArt #AccessibilityInArt #AuralDiversity #ContemporaryArtBerlin #InclusiveArt #ArtExhibitionBerlin

Jay Afrisando – ‚In Conversation‘ Finissage mit Kaffee, Kuchen und Performances ☕️ (EN in the comments) 23. Nov. 25, 15.00–17.00 Uhr Mit der Performance ‚It Takes a Village‘ von den Künstler*innen Jay Afrisando, Dea Karina, Ariel Orah and Morgan Sully: eine Präsentation akustischer, visueller und taktiler Gespräche. Es wird kostenlosen Kaffee und Kuchen geben. Wir laden Sie herzlich ein!🍰 Leider können wir keine DGS Übersetzung für die Veranstaltung anbieten aber eine DGS Video zur Ausstellung ist vor Ort. Weitere Informationen zum Barriereabbau finden Sie auf unserer Über-Uns-Seite. Wir bitten Sie, eine Maske zu tragen und vor Ihrem Besuch einen COVID-19-Test zu machen und zuhause zu bleiben falls Sie Krank sind. Wir stellen Ihnen auch Masken und Tests zur Verfügung. Die Veranstaltung ist kostenlos. In Conversation wird kuratiert von Kate Brehme @katebrehme Ausstellungsgestaltung & Produktion: Carolina Redondo @cascola Fotos: Slide 3: Jay Afrisando, Photo © DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program @daad_artists / Diana Pfammatter @dianapfammatter Slide 4: Ariel Orah, Foto © CTM Festival Slide 5: Dea Karina, Foto: Valentin Eiber Slide 6: Morgan Sully, Foto: Yusuf Alazhar

𝙄𝙩 𝙏𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙖 𝙑𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙜𝙚 A series of works On view at 𝑰𝒏 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, @galerie_im_turm until 23 Nov 2025 “It Takes a Village” is a project conceived through Jay Afrisando’s conversations with Dea Karina @repost.institute , Ariel Orah @_ravenative_ , and Morgan Sully @memeshift . Conceived through a proverb “It takes a village to raise a child,” this collaboration simultaneously highlights individual and communal voices, and considers disability from the perspectives of people of color and mixed bodily identities. The series of artworks includes: ◼︎ Dea Karina’s 𝙏𝙪𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙠𝙨𝙚𝙬𝙪 𝙒𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙨: 𝙈𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙘 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙪𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 (an installation of videos, media players, a painting, and clay pieces presenting linguistic, visual, and sonic transmediations of different speakers’ interpretations of mediated nature (a video of Tumpaksewu waterfall in East Java, Indonesia)) ◼︎ Ariel Orah’s 𝙏Ū𝙉𝘼 𝙏𝙍𝙄𝙏𝙐𝙉𝙂𝙂𝘼𝙇 (a trilogy consisting of a zine and two sonic sculptures—self-made instruments in the form of a diaper station and a mailbox—featuring such objects as a mini loudspeaker, a plastic turntable, and a chained hand mannequin) ◼︎ Jay Afrisando and Morgan Sully’s 𝙏𝙤𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙈𝙚, 𝙃𝙪𝙜 𝙈𝙚 (an installation of vibrating objects to be touched: a paper lantern, vinyl disc, gift box, and rattan basket). 📸 1: Eric Tschernow 📸 2, 3, 4: Jay Afrisando 📸 5, 6, 7: Mareike J. Lange @mareikejohannart (7 edited by Jay Afrisando) Image descriptions in the comment.