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The site for anyone who is interested in gamelan music and the related performing arts.
Balinese Sendratari Dance Drama
Ni Made Pujawati
Tuesday 21 July 10.30am – 1.30pm
Part of the Asia House Summer School.
Visiting East Java
This
month dancer and teacher Gillian Roberts talks about the Padhepokan Seni
Mangun Dharma, a unique arts centre in East Java which she has visited on
a number of occasions.
A performance at the Padhepokan Seni Mangun Dharma
Final podcast
This will be the last one in our series of podcasts. We have enjoyed producing these very much, and we hope that you have enjoyed listening to them.
See
the complete list of podcasts.
Kemanak
Kemanak
features three performers – Fajar Sitriadi, Sitras Anjilin and Wangi
Indriya, from Java who will be in England from 21 June 2009 for about six
weeks.
They already have some invitations to perform traditional masked dance in England and the Welsh Borders but are keen to perform and teach elsewhere. Contacts are invited to arrange performances or workshops in your area.
Gamelan at the British Museum
Gamelan Music of Java
21 May to 12 July
A display at the British Museum featuring a Javanese gong ageng, and exploring its historical and cultural context.
Music and Dance from Java
Saturday 13 June 2009 6.30pm
BP Lecture Theatre
Dancer - Ni Made Pujawati
Southbank Gamelan Players
Music and dance from the royal courts of Central Java.
£5.00, concessions £3.00.
Film Double Bill
Friday 19 June 2009
2.30pm
Stevenson Lecture Theatre
The Dancer and the Dance
Indonesia 1988, 44 minutes
An introduction to Javanese palace dancing.
Tayuban: Dancing the Spirit in Java
Indonesia 1996, 30 minutes
This film looks at different aspects of a Javanese village ritual.
The evening will end with a question and answer session with the director, anthropologist Felicia Hughes-Freeland.
Admission free, but advance booking is advised.
Saturday 11th July
A day of gamelan events at London's Southbank Centre including a klenengan open to all experienced players.
Gamelan at
The British Museum
Gamelan
Music of Java
21 May to 12 July
An exhibition, performance and films.
SOAS Klenengan
Saturday 8th August– 12noon
At SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies)
Russell Square
London WC1 (nearest tube Russell Square).
The klenengan will take place in the gamelan room, or possibly outside if the weather is good.
Anyone with some playing experience is welcome.
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