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Javanese gamelan at VCU Health Arts

Thursday, May 9, 2019 - 12:30pm

GRK plays a set of Javanese music for VCU's celebration of Pacific Asian American Heritage Month.

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Balinese and Javanese gamelan at the Sabot School

Sunday, April 28, 2019 - 5:00pm

GRK presents a concert of traditional Balinese and Javanese music at the Sabot School.

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Gender wayang and shadow theater at Saint Gertrudes

Monday, March 11, 2019 - 11:30am

Members of GRK present a workshop on Balinese shadow theater and gender wayang music.

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GRK, Indonesian Master Artists, Richmond Symphony Orchestra

Wednesday, January 23, 2019 - 7:30pm

GRK is honored to join the stage with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, led by Javanese master musicians Sumarsam and Darsono. We will perform Sumarsam's reconstruction of the gamelan works Debussy heard at the Paris Exposition in 1899. Also on the program: Ziporyn's Ngaben for Balinese gamelan and Symphony Orchestra, Dewa Ketut Alit's Open My Door. Balinese Shadow Master Gusti Sudarta will present a new shadow play, accompanied by Debussy's Le Boîte a Joujoux. Part of the Music Department's Beyond Exoticism Series.

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GRK and Richmond Symphony Orchestra at Hardywood

Thursday, January 24, 2019 - 6:00pm

GRK and Balinese Master Musician Gusti Sudarta join the Richmond Symphony Orchestra with a short set of traditional Balinese music and Evan Ziporyn's Ngaben for gamelan and orchestra.

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Screening of Prince Achmed (1926)

Friday, January 25, 2019 - 3:00pm

A rare screening of Lotte Rieniger's 1926 shadow-film The Adventures of Prince Achmed, with talk-back session featuring Balinese Shadow Master Gusti Sudarta. Free and Open to the Public.

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Balinese Shadow Play

Saturday, January 26, 2019 - 7:30pm

Balinese Shadow Master Gusti Sudarta presents the traditional shadow play Candrabirawa, an ancient Balinese tale of religious tolerance. Accompanied with live gamelan music by members of GRK. After the show the audience will be invited on stage to try making shadows of their own. FREE and open to the public. Part of the Music Department's Beyond Exoticism series.

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Traditional Balinese and Javanese Gamelan and Dance @ VCU

Sunday, January 27, 2019 - 7:00pm

Join GRK for an evening of traditional Balinese and Javanese gamelan, featuring Balinese Mask Dancer Gusti Sudarta.

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Open Workshop on Balinese Music and Dance

Sunday, February 3, 2019 - 3:00pm

Join GRK and Gusti Sudarta for FREE, open workshops in traditional Balinese gamelan music and dance. No previous experience necessary, all-ages. Gusti Sudarta will run an introductory dance workshop in the North Court Choir Room while Andy McGraw and members of Gamelan Raga Kusuma run an introductory gamelan workshop in the Global Music Studio below.

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