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I Made Denis is a Balinese gamelan musician originally from the traditional village of Tianyar, East Bali who will be visiting Australia during May-July 2010. Made Denis has been performing Balinese gamelan and traditional arts for approx 20 years and is a member of one of Tianyar’s keluarga budaya – a well known cultural family…
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Bandung’s exciting gamelan fusion band will be touring Adelaide and Melbourne during April 2010. April 10 7-10pm : Unley Citizen’s Hall, Unley Park, Adelaide April 11 12am-3pm : Rymil Park, Indofest, Adealaide April 12 11am-2pm : Rundle Mall, Adelaide April 13 12am-4pm : Aborigin Museum, Adelaide April 14 7-9pm : Flinders University, Adelaide April 15…
Sumardi, highly acclaimed Indonesian Shadow Puppeteer is back for 2009 after successful National 2006 & 2007 Australian School Tours! As well as being an esteemed teacher of Gamelan music he has earned the title of Master Puppeteer for his distinctly Indonesian performance style.Sumardi will take students, via Gamelan and Puppetry, through a 50 minute interactive…
In February this year Sapto Raharjo, the dynamic director of the Yogyakarta Gamelan Festival, was busy finalizing the festival program – from his hospital bed where he was suffering the effects of appendicitis, cirrhosis of the liver and exhaustion. Unfortunately on 27 February he lost the struggle and passed away aged 54 – a great…
A wonderful day celebrating harmony in the Byron Shire: incorporating performances, displays and other activities which celebrated the cultural diversity of our community.
Indonesia’s filmmakers and friends at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards were thrilled to hear the announcement of the winner of Best Children’s Feature Film.
ShadowLight Productions is pleased to announce the release of our DVD Collection: EXPLORATIONS OF THE SHADOW WORLD A new DVD series on Shadow Theatre by Larry Reed Featuring collaborations with: Chen Shi Zheng I Wayan Wija Octavio Solis Richard Marriot Charlie ³Red Hawk² Thom And many othersŠ EXPLORATIONS OF THE SHADOW WORLD is the…
Summer Program in Indonesia The Center for World Music is proud to announce its Indonesian Encounters 2009 Summer Programs in Bali and Java. Three interrelated programs on-site in Indonesia will be offered, including a Summer Workshop in Bali, focusing on the music, dance, and puppetry from Sunda, Java, Bali (June 20-July 6) a Payangan Festival,…
The tension mounted as the clown pulled on the curtains and suddenly to a loud crescendo of Balinese gamelan music, jumped out doing a rhythmical dance. Interacting with the audience members in the front row, she stole a handbag from a reluctant observer on Saturday night and ran off with a child’s stuffed toy dog…
Bali is still an earthly Paradise! Highlights of our journey so far have included gorgeous trips snorkeling, fishing and boating in Candi Dasa with our friend De Bas, who is really talented at organising local trips, trekking etc Not to be missed! ph De Bas 08174705076. We are currently staying at a very magical cultural…