STORIES : Ludruk
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Colorful make up for a Waria (how are called transgender in Indonesia) who will perform in the Ludruk Show at the Irama Budaya theater of Surabaya. Most of the Waria arrive from different parts of Surabaya by public transport, then spending 2 hours doing their make up and finally doing the show during more than 2 hours. The salary at the end of the show was 7.000 Rp (0,5 €). which it is nothing compare to the 50.000Rp (4 €) they would spend every month to buy the make up.
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Ludruk, traditional, culture, singer, choire, group, woman, man, transgender, shemale, transvesti, theater, show, make up, hair dressing, naked, wig, brush: male - 20 to 70, showman, show woman, Indonesia, Java, Surabaya, Irama Budaya: Diego Vergés, flash, softbox, 24 mm, canon 5d mark II