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GSJ at Stanford University's Dinkelspiel Hall
details in January
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February 13, 2010 - 8:00pm - 10:30pm Sekar Jaya & Destiny Arts premiere TJAK BOX
Gamelan Sekar Jaya and Destiny Arts welcome you to the world premiere of TJAK BOX—a new work that brings together hip-hop and urban dance, Balinese dance, and live gamelan music. Lead artists Emiko Saraswati Susilo (Gamelan Sekar Jaya) and Rashidi Omari Byrd (Destiny Arts) find their inspiration in the story of Kunti and Karna from the Mahabarata, the great Hindu epic. Through movement, spoken word, song, gamelan and urban music, the artists explore the connections between this ancient tale and the life of youth in Oakland—here, today.
Each group will also perform works from its company repertoire.
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December 4, 2009 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm
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December 5, 2009 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm GSJ 30th Anniversary — SF International Arts Festival
The Bay Area ensemble Gamelan Sekar Jaya-acclaimed internationally for its innovative work with the music and dance of Bali-performs a dazzling array of pieces as it celebrates thirty years of artistic interchange with Bali in three concerts at the Cowell Theater. Spanning works both centuries old and newly created, GSJ will focus on themes that have helped define the fifty-member “Bay Area treasure” (Dancetera): balance, harmony, and collaboration across cultures.
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May 23, 2009 - 6:21am - November 30, 1999 - 12:00am GSJ performs SERASI in Nevada City
Sekar Jaya’s ensembles and dancers perform in the lovely outdoor amphitheater at the North Columbia Schoolhouse Cultural Center, located near Nevada City.
Location
North Columbia Schoolhouse Cultural Center
17894 Tyler Foote Rd., Nevada City, CA 95959
(on the San Juan Ridge, about a 25 minute drive from Nevada City)
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May 31, 2009 - 2:30am GSJ Performs a Special Commision at 31st Annual Ethnic Dance Festival
The San Francisco Foundation Choreography commission is being presented to Sekar Jaya’s Director, Wayne Vitale, a composer, performer, and scholar who has led the group for more than twenty years; and to I Made Moja, a senior company dancer who will choreograph the new work to the accompaniment of music for gamelan jegog — an orchestra of giant bamboo marimbas. Moja is a painter, dancer, set designer, and puppet maker from Batuan, a traditional arts village in Bali known for its performing arts, woodcarving and unique painting style.
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June 7, 2009 - 6:31am - November 30, 1999 - 12:00am GSJ returns to Julia Morgan Theater for 30th birthday
I'll be performing with GSJ on October 10th. More info here.
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October 11, 2009 - 3:00am Gamelan Sekar Jaya Performs at Noe Valley Ministry
I'll be performing with Sekar Jaya's Angklung ensemble at Noe Valley Ministry.
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May 11, 2008 - 3:00am - 5:00am GSJ Performs at Yerba Buena Gardens
May 24 (Sat), 1pm – 2:30
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival – Balinese Gamelan 101
Free admission!
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May 24, 2008 - 8:00pm - 9:30pm Theatre of Yugen's Worklights
I'll be performing at Theatre of Yugen's monthly Worklights offering.
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May 25, 2008 - 10:00pm - May 26, 2008 - 12:00am GSJ Gong Kebyar at UC Santa Barbara
I'll be performing with GSJ in Santa Barbara
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October 12, 2008 - 1:00am - 3:00am 