However, as a teenager, she took an interest in modern modeling, singing, and dancing, and decided to pursue language and contemporary arts in Germany after graduating from high school.
[2] Surakarta, after terrorist leader Noordin Mohammad Top had been killed in his hiding place in the city in 2009,[citation needed] Soeryadjaya determined to restore her hometown's image.
She then decided to stage a Javanese sendratari drama Matah Ati show it to the rest of the world as the true image of Solo and to hold the play in Singapore, where it could attract more of a global audience.
She immediately returned to Solo and work hard to realize her dream, raise the culture of Indonesia in that prestigious stage.
In preparation for Matah Ati, she joined dancers, choreographers, and court musicians to work long hours with her team in Surakarta, combining the contemporary with classical Javanese dance and music, with the help of modern technology.
As a gift to the citizens of Solo, during the event of FACP Conference which followed by 500 participants from 30 countries, the Matah Ati staged every day for free.