Gamelan Sekar Jaya

Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
September 11th, 11am-3pm
Closing Ceremony for BALI: Art, Ritual, Performance
With Balinese Master Artists in Residence:
Bapa I Made Sija
Bapak I Wayan Sira

Gamelan Sekar Jaya musicians and dancers, led by I Dewa Putu Berata (GSJ Guest Music Director) and Emiko Saraswati Susilo (GSJ Director, and Guest Dance Director), perform traditional Balinese dance pieces arranged for the rare seven-toned gamelan semarandana. The works include the transcendent ceremonial dance piece Rejang Dewa, and a sundry suite of masked dances—Topeng Pajagan, featuring the brilliant artist Bapak Wayan Sira. These pieces will include GSJ company dancers and members of the greater Balinese dance community.

You’ll also get a chance to witness GSJ’s gender wayang ensemble accompanying revered puppet master Bapa I Made Sija for wayang lemah, a ceremonial shadow play performed primarily for invisible spirit audiences, which in this case functions to ensure the success of the BALI closing ceremony.

Come avail yourself to this rare opportunity for westerners to experience these works in their intended ceremonial context.

Tickets: http://www.asianart.org/bali/tickets.htm
About the Exhibit: http://www.asianart.org/Bali.htm
Address: Asian Art Museum 200 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA (415) 581-3500