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Gamelan Sekar Jaya Music and Dance of Bali with Special Guest Artist I Wayan Suweca
The Bay Area ensemble GAMELAN SEKAR JAYA appears at the Berkeley JCC to offer up a festive performance of Balinese music and dance, complete with gongs, flutes, metallophones of bronze and bamboo, fluttering fingers, and the powerful expressions of golden-clad dancers.
This special afternoon concert will celebrate the brilliant musicianship and artistry of I Wayan Suweca, one of Bali's preeminent maestros, and Gamelan Sekar Jaya's founding music teacher of 1979. Suweca, who joins Sekar Jaya as Guest Music Director, along with Ni Luh Andarawati (Guest Dance Director) will lead the ensembles in classic and contemporary works from Bali's great traditions in this intimate family-friendly theater. Along with an extraordinary range of music and dance showcasing 3 different gamelan ensembles, the show will feature reflections from Pak Suweca about his lifelong work as a Balinese music master both here in the West and in Bali. We invite you to this celebratory performance, and to see for yourself why Gamelan Sekar Jaya's artistry has recently been described as "A heavenly din and transcendent sound from the heart of the world." - Allen Ulrich, London Financial Times, June, 2014.
About I WAYAN SUWECA
I Wayan Suweca, revered master of Balinese gamelan, is known for his profound understanding of gong kebyar, his powerful drumming style, his subtle intricacy on gender wayang and his tremendous charisma as both a performer and teacher. He served as senior faculty in the Music Department of ISI, Denpasar for over 25 years and has taught at universities such as UC Berkeley, Wesleyan, & Miyagi University (Japan), inspiring young musicians around the world. He has toured to sixteen countries in Europe, Asia, Australia, & North America.
About GAMELAN SEKAR JAYA
GSJ is a 60+ company of musicians and dancers based in the SF Bay Area. The group specializes in Balinese music and dance, ranging from traditional repertoire to cutting-edge compositions, including collaborative work with artists such as The Residents, Pandit Chitresh Das, Clubfoot Orchestra, ShadowLight Productions, and many others. The musicians of GSJ perform on several sets of Balinese instruments, consisting of various combinations of bronze-keyed metallophones or bamboo marimbas, gongs, drums, flutes, and other instruments.
Internationally-acclaimed, GSJ has performed throughout California, the US, Canada, Mexico, and Indonesiain venues ranging from New York's Symphony Space, to the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, to remote village squares throughout Bali. GSJ is the only group outside of Indonesia to ever receive the Dharma Kusuma, Bali's highest award for artistic achievement. The company is renowned for its exploration of traditional and modern forms through long-term residencies with Bali's finest musicians and dancers.
For more information about Gamelan Sekar Jaya, please visit our website at GSJ.ORG.
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LocationJewish Community Center of the East Bay, Berkeley Branch (View)
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, CA 94709
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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