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GRK @ the Oregon Hill Halloween Parade

Wednesday, October 31, 2018 - 7:00pm

GRK plays traditional processional gamelan, often used in Balinese DEATH CEREMONIES!, as part of the Oregon Hill Halloween Parade organized by All the Saints Theater Company.

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Global Sounds Concert, University of Richmond

Sunday, December 2, 2018 - 3:00pm

Free, Family friendly world music concert featuring River City Taiko, Gamelan Raga Kusuma, Ezibu Muntu drummers, Brazilian music. North Court. Free parking in Modlin lot or along Westhampton way.

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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.

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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 - 7:30pm

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

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Concert and Community Jam

Saturday, May 5, 2018 - 7:30pm

Join GRK and Rumput for a short concert of Keroncong and Balinese and Javanese gamelan followed by a traditional Indonesian "klenengan" late-night jam session. Interested attendees are welcome to participate in the jam. Everyone is welcome to traditional Javanese coffee, tea and snacks. This will be our last event with visiting Javanese master musician Danis Sugiyanto. $5 Recommended Donation. Doors 7:00. Concert 7:30-8:30. Klenengan 9:00-. Parking is easy and free. Park along Westhampton way (W34) or in the nearby lot (W35). See maps.richmond.edu for directions.

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GRK @ Lewis Ginter

Sunday, April 15, 2018 - 12:00pm

Led by Javanese master-musician Danis Sugiyanto, Gamelan Raga Kusuma will perform traditional Balinese and Javanese repertoire in two locations at the Lewis Ginter botanical garden. Follow the sounds of gongs to find us. 12:00 and 2:00 sets.

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