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New Music at Kettle's Yard

On Sunday 25th May 2008 Robert Campion, Isabelle Carré, Helen Loth and John Pawson will be giving a concert of contemporary music for flutes and Javanese gender. The concert is one of a regular series of new music events held at Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, UK. (See the events page for full details).

In this month's podcast Robert Campion who, as director of the Cambridge Gamelan Society, has led other innovative new gamelan music concerts at this venue, talks a little about the ideas behind this new venture.

See the podcast page

Playing techniques

We are pleased to announce a new section on the UK Gamelan website intended for newcomers to Central Javanese gamelan.

We have included notes on some of the important concepts which form the basis of gamelan music, together with a practical gamelan glossary for download and the first in a series of videos demonstrating playing techniques.

It's by no means complete, but we will add new material as soon as possible. In the meantime go to Play Gamelan to find the new items.

Gamelan in London

At the Southbank Centre, London the teaching programme is expanding to include tailored workshops available for schools and adults, including special needs.

See the Southbank Centre Gamelan Programme

'Bali Unmasked'

In May 2008 three of Bali's most respected topeng artists, led by Ida Bagus Alit Widiyana, will be visiting the UK to perform and give workshops.

Bali Unmasked is a collaborative venture between Lunar Productions, Dartington College of Arts and Lila Cita, London's Balinese gamelan performing group.

A weekend programme of workshops will be held at Dartington College of Arts from 16-18 May 2008, led by topeng master Ida Bagus Alit Widianya and his associates Ida Bagus Putu Wirabumi and Ida Bagus Putu Parwita, with a topeng performance on Saturday 17 May.

Further details on our Events page

See also our podcast in which Margaret Coldiron, who has studied with Ida Bagus Alit, talks about the artists and the role of topeng in Bali today.

More details and play the podcast

Video performance

Ida Bagus Putu Wirabumi, one of the topeng masters visiting the UK in May 2008, performing Topeng Keras at a private celebration in Bali.

See the video

Wayang kulit performance at the British Library

From 29 May to 1 June 2008 Matthew Isaac Cohen will be giving a series of wayang kulit performances taken from the Ramayana, with the Southbank Gamelan Players, at the British Library, London. See more details.

 

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