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Surat Surat
Letter from Peter Tasker
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Hi all! Here's a happy snap shot from the Gamelan Cirebon in Melbourne - "Putra Panji Asmara". The gamelan Jawa groups are going well also. I'm really enjoying a new project playing Tembang Sunda with a singer named Ria. We've been playing around Melbourne with some really good responses. Hope to be touring up your way in January with any luck. The Gamelan Degung group has got the go ahead in Melbourne Uni and now just awaits the instruments to be tuned. So plenty of stuff goin on down here just so you don't forget about us. best to you and all the crew up there Peter Email: petertasker@yahoo.com |
Ron Reeves
Friday the 11th of October
Reeves will be playing at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta to farewell the current Australian Ambassador... to be played with Riza Arshad (keyboard), Arief (sax) and a bass player yet to be confirmed. He was off with Warogus to Japan On October 16th to play at a festival called Sacred Rhythm at the Kyoto Nijo castle which is a world cultural heritage site and the festival in part commemorates 400 years since its construction. They will also be doing collaborative performances with Leonard Eto (ex Kodo Taiko), percussionist Stomu Yamashta, Irish harpist Maire ni Chathasaigh and others.
Opportunities for Artists
The Mills Gallery at the Boston Center for the Arts is was accepting submissions
for its upcoming video screening MEDIA[LESS]MEDIUM, which will be shown in the
gallery on November 17th and 23rd.
Mills Gallery is seeking works that transcend traditional constructions of video
as a medium.
DEADLINE: October 20, 2002 MORE INFORMATION: http://bcaonline.org/exhibitions.htm
EnhanceTV
Filmmakers can now take advantage of an exciting opportunity to profile their work to the education sector through enhanceTV, a website that showcases audio-visual content to schools, TAFEs and universities. EnhanceTV is an initiative of Screenrights, the non-profit copyright collecting society that licenses the use of film, television and radio in schools, TAFEs, universities and other educational institutions
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.enhancetv.com.au or email jamie@enhancetv.com.au
The National Puppetry and Animatronics Summit: 25 - 27 October
Examining puppetry and animation from one-person shows and stage spectaculars to multi-million dollar movies and long-form television, the Summit was for puppeteers, animators, educators and everybody fascinated by objects. This National Conference featured Australian and international speakers.
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.puppetsummit.com.au
Byron Loves Bali
Bali SOS presents a community fundraising event to support the Indonesian victims of the Bali bomb blasts.
Byron Shire residents and visitors are invited to join us for an evening of appreciation and support for our Indonesian friends and neighbors, in an effort to create beauty and peace with our actions in the wake of this tragedy.
When: Friday 15th, November 8pm
Where: Byron Bay Surf Club
Featuring Musicians: Greg Sheehan and Skin, Indonesian Drumming Master Efig Zulfiqar, Gamelan Langen Sari, and Couchfunk. The evening will also include Balinese dance performances by the acclaimed Australian dancer Kerensa and the Gold Coast Balinese Dance Troup.
For more information please contact: Chris 66857224 or Martin 66872120 or AIAA 66857789