A Concert of Indonesian Music and Dance

The Colorado College Music Department presents A Concert of Indonesian Music and Dance With Gamelan Angklung Tunjung Sari, the Colorado College Balinese Dancers, and guest dancers AJ Salimbeni and Sagung Chika Kertayuda I Made Lasmawan, Artistic Director Ni Ketut Marni, Dance Director December 14, 2014 3:00 PM Packard Hall PROGRAM Dongkang Menek Biyu Traditional Gamelan Tunjung Sari Puspanjali I Nyoman Windha Erin Harty, Danielle Devers, Vie Lim, Ni Ketut Marni, dancers Gamelan Tunjung Sari Topeng Keras Traditional A.J. Salimbeni, dancer Gamelan Tunjung Sari Merak Angelo I Gede Dharmayasa Putu Indira Sandika, Ina Maquina Laksmi, dancers Gamelan Tunjung Sari Sekar Gendot Traditional Gamelan Gender Wayang Santi Suara Margapati I Nyoman Kaler Ni Ketut Marni, dancer Gamelan Tunjung Sari Joged Traditional Sagung Chika Kertayuda, dancer Gamelan Joged Bumbung Please refrain from using electronic devices during the performance PROGRAM NOTES Dongkang Menek Biyu (Frog climbing a Banana Tree) is a traditional gamelan angklung piece played during Balinese ceremonies. Like many of the traditional angklung pieces, Dongkang Menek Biyu has three parts: Kawitan (opening), Pengawak (body) and Pengcet (foot). Each part uses different tempo, dynamics and interlocking techniques. Puspanjali is a new contemporary welcome dance choreographed by Ni Luh Suasti Bandem of Denpasar in the early 1990s; the music was composed by I Nyoman Windha. The dancers are wearing colorful traditional Balinese costumes and golden flowers for their head dresses. Topeng Keras is a male mask dance that is also called Topeng Pengelembar. This is one of the five Topeng dances from a genre traditionally performed during Balinese Hindu ceremonies. Merak Angelo is a new contemporary dance piece that was choreographed by I Ketut Rina of Denpasar Bali in the 1920s; the music was composed by I Gede Dharmayasa. Merak Angelo means 'peacocks at play'. The music was originally performed by gamelan gong kebyar, and today is perform by gamelan angklung. Arranged by I Made Lasmawan. Sekar Gendot is a piece for gamelan gender wayang. This is usually played as a sitting piece before the dalang (shadow master) opens the puppet box during a shadow puppet performance. Sekar Gendot means 'many flowers', and also refers to the many interlocking parts heard in this piece. Margapati is a traditional dance piece created by I Nyoman Kaler, of Denpasar Bali, in the late 1960s. Margapati refers to the 'hungry tiger'. The dancer wears a traditional Balinese dance costume with a new style of head dress. Joged Bumbung is a traditional social dance. During the performance, the dancer will invite a member of the audience to dance with her. The Indonesian performing arts program at Colorado College was founded in 1993 by Professors Victoria Levine and I Made Lasmawan. Over the years, our Indonesian performing arts program has grown to include five different kinds of Balinese gamelan (gamelan angklung, gamelan gender wayang, gamelan balaganjur, gamelan suling gambuh, and gamelan joged), as well as Javanese gamelan ageng and Balinese dance. In addition to teaching Indonesian performing arts, we offer an academic course on the ethnomusicology of Indonesia as well as a summer study abroad course on the arts and culture of Bali, taught in Bali. ABOUT THE DIRECTORS I Made Lasmawan was born in Bangah, Bali, where he made his concert debut as a drummer at the age of eight. In 1977, he graduated from Bali’s Conservatory of Traditional Performing Arts, having studied with master drummers I Gede Manik, I Wayan Berata, I Gusti Ketut Sedahan, and I Wayan Nedeh. He taught and performed gamelan throughout Bali, Asia, and Europe before attending the Indonesian College of Traditional Performing Arts (Surakarta, Java), where he graduated in 1983. He taught there until 1990, when he took a faculty position in San Diego. Since moving to Colorado in 1993, Lasmawan has directed Colorado College’s Gamelan Tunjung Sari as well as Gamelan Tunas Mekar (Denver), Gamelan Candra Wyoga (University of Wyoming), and Gamelan Genta Kencana (University of Colorado-Boulder). He performs throughout the U.S. and Bali. Ni Ketut Marni was born in Singapadu, Bali to a family of traditional dancers; she began learning to dance as a young child. In 1994, she graduated from Bali’s Conservatory of Traditional Performing Arts and went on to perform with Sanggar Warini throughout Indonesia as well as in Taiwan, Japan, and the U.S. She married Lasmawan in 1997 and moved to Colorado Springs, where she teaches Balinese dance at Colorado College. Marni also performs regularly with Gamelan Tunas Mekar, Gamelan Candra Wyoga, Gamelan Genta Kencana, and throughout the U.S. and Bali. I Gusti Ngurah Kertayuda was born in Kerambitan, Bali, and graduated from Bali’s Conservatory of Traditional Performing Arts in 1973, having majored in gamelan performance and dance. He taught Indonesian music and dance in Jakarta, Java from 1975 until 1989. Kertayuda performs throughout the United States and internationally. He currently serves as a cultural attaché at the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Chicago. GAMELAN TUNJUNG SARI Connor Rice, John Moody, Jeronimo Sexton, Robin Hinson, Beril Mese, Suzi Kang, Anjali Ravunniarath, Sam Spellman, Jordan Rudman, Yan Gao, Zach Bellow**, Gianluca Paterson, I NyomanTangkas Aji Guyasa†, Tara Hatfield**, Made Lasmawan*, Hadar Zeigerson, Jordan Hayes, I Made Tangkas Ade Wijaya†, Brent Wollman GAMELAN GENDER WAYANG SANTI SUARA I Made Tangkas Ade Wijaya†, I Made Lasmawan* THE COLORADO COLLEGE BALINESE DANCERS Erin Harty, Danielle Devers, Vie Lim**, Ni Ketut Marni*, Ni Putu Indira Sandika†, Ina Maquina Laksmi†, AJ. Salimbeni** *CC Faculty ** CC Alumnae †Guest Artist ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We are deeply grateful to the Music Department, Asian Studies Program, and Department of Theatre and Dance for their ongoing support of Indonesian performing arts at Colorado College. We also thank Stormy Burns, Gina Abendroth Spiers, and Neil Hesse, who make all things possible for the Music Department. .

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