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Bandana Budaya Duta gamelan musicians
and dancers set for two nights at the Vogue

“I fell asleep with the sound
ringing in my ears, and as I
slept I still heard them, saw
them rather, for now they
seemed transformed into a
shining rain of silver.”

«'* —<— Colin McPhee, 1944

By John Goodman
Contributing Writer
BANDANA Budaya
Duta, a Balinese troupe
of 47 gamelan musicians
and dancers are sched-
uled for a series of rare
performances in -

pine

tee expait

ir visit is part of a four-city North
t also includes stops in
iontreal and Los Angeles in this Year
Pacific, celebrations.
“Vancouver is'considered the highpoint of the
: : q fessor Michael Kenzer, and
.! ie ¢ only be performing here
a erie heading back to Bali
sandafia‘Budaya Duta are gamelan scholars
‘the’ Badung regency of south-central Bali.
Asyel participating in traditional communi-

Bate $80 a

Baii Kabupaten .
(Districts)

son INDIAN OCEAU

BAL! is divided into nine kabupaten (regencies)
which roughly correspond to the boundaries of the
pre-colonial rajah kingdoms.

Among the musicians coming to North
America, audiences can expect to see the drum-
mer Sukrota (son of one of the greatest Balinese
composers Beratha); Wayan Sinti, an expert on
archaic and classical traditions; and Nyoman
Catra, a specialist in dance and comic roles.
Many of the group are also faculty at the two
Balinese arts academies KOKAR and STSI.

Bandana Budaya Duta will give two perfor-
mances at the Vogue Theatre on Oct. 20 and
21 at 8 p.m. Tickets for the concerts are avail-

sserenonics the gro

o held’ every ‘year-in nie

able from Ticketmaster. The troupe will also
give a free lecture demonstration at UBC's
Chan Centre for the Arts tomorrow morning,
(Monday) at 10 a.m. -

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BANDANA Budaya Duta kebyar dancer Madé Wiratini

Music for
moderns

PERHAPS the most
unusual aspect of
Balinese folk art is its
modentity. Unlike
many other cultures
which seem frozen in
fixed historical positions
the Balinese continue
to create new forms
giving their artistry a
unique dynamism.
The culture has
managed to keep its
ancient ceremonial
music and transform it
with innovations. An
example of this is the
gamelan gong kebyar-
which was first heard
publicly in December
of 1915.
The gamelan has
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inspiring other musi-
cians to work in its
style. Contemporary
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Steve Reich and Philip
Glass have studied
gamelan concepts for
use in their own music.
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American universities
wn gamelans and in
fact Bandana Budaya

Duta will use these
instruments on their

performs Trunajaya with gamelan accompaniment.

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