Apr
26
10:00 AM10:00

Asian Cultural Festival

Gamelan Sekar Jaya is excited to return to the Asian Cultural Festival on Friday, April 26th! Join us for an event that is accessible and welcoming to people of all ages and abilities. It's a fun opportunity to connect, celebrate local achievements, and explore a curated selection of traditional and contemporary Asian art forms, including calligraphy, ceramics, and textile arts, along with engaging workshops and training sessions.

Gamelan Sekar Jaya’s Angklung ensemble performs from 4:30-5:00pm. Learn more here.

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Jun
8
12:00 PM12:00

Gamelan in the Garden

Join Gamelan Sekar Jaya at the San Francisco Botanical Garden on Sunday, June 8th for our annual Gamelan in the Garden performance! Our Jegog, Gender, and Angklung ensembles will be performing in the Celebration Garden. More details to come - check back here for more info.

Photo by Arvian Heidir

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Jun
21
1:00 PM13:00

Rhythmix Rising Seas

Join us for Rhythmix Rising Seas, where Art meets Community to shape a resilient and sustainable future.  Rising Seas is a series of three free public art performances presented by Rhythmix Cultural Works in Partnership with the City of Alameda, presented in May through July, that will transform Alameda’s waterfront into a compelling stage for global music, immersive dance, and site-responsive theater. 

Gamelan Sekar Jaya and Guest Taiko Artists will be performing in Saturday, June 21st at Crab Cove in Alameda. RSVP here!

About the Show: a quote from Dance Co-Director Anak Agung Anom Putra:

Tri Hita Karana adalah konsep filosofis Hindu yang berasal dari Bali, yang mengajarkan tiga hubungan penting yang harus dijaga untuk mencapai keharmonisan hidup. Ketiga hubungan tersebut adalah hubungan manusia dengan Tuhan (Parahyangan), hubungan manusia dengan sesama manusia (Pawongan), dan hubungan manusia dengan alam.

English Translation:

"Gamelan Sekar Jaya will showcase Balinese music and dance inspired by the Balinese philosophy of Tri Hita Karana. This concept emphasizes the harmony of life, rooted in maintaining balance among three key relationships: Parahyangan (connection with the divine), Pawongan (connection with fellow humans), and Palemahan (connection with nature)."

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Jul
5
2:00 PM14:00

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival

Date:

Sat, Jul 5

Time: 2:00pm – 3:30pm

Venue: Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA + Google Map

Phone: (415) 543-1718

Cost: Free

For more than 45 years Gamelan Sekar Jaya has set the standard for Balinese music and dance in North America. Commissioning leading Balinese composers and choreographers and collaborating with Bay Area artists across an extravagant array of disciplines, Sekar Jaya gracefully navigates a twofold path marked by both reverence for tradition and creative innovation. For this performance at YBG Festival, Sekar Jaya presents the bronze orchestra Gong Kebyar and shadow puppet theater Gender Wayang (featuring four musicians playing 10-keyed gendèr metallophones) performing works by resident guest music director I Ketut Cater and guest dance directors Ayu Sukmawati and Anak Agung Anom Putra. With 35 musicians and dancers this thrilling presentation features a playful monkey king.

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Apr
19
11:00 AM11:00

Indonesia and India in California Festival

Gamelan Sekar Jaya is excited to perform at the Indonesia & India in CA Festival on Saturday, April 19th! The festival begins at 11am and the evening concert begins at 6:30pm. GSJ will be closing out the evening concert for a final performance starting at 9:00pm! Our Gong Kebyar ensemble has been hard at work with our current resident guest artists. We are excited to bring you an exciting program. Get your tickets for the evening concert here!

FREE PERFORMANCES & WORKSHOPS (Daytime, not ticketed)

Free Performances celebrating the 50-year history of Indonesian and Indian art performance in the Bay Area and learn more about the 4th and 1st largest countries in the world. Enjoy the UCB-based Sari Raras courtly gamelan bronze percussion ensemble, followed by a lively set of West Javanese music & dance. Participate in one of the family-friendly mask and puppetry workshops while learning about the Hindu mythology shared over the centuries by India and Indonesia. Enjoy Oakland’s Bali-influenced rock ensemble, Purnamasari, and dances by Lestari Dance Company (Java) and Kompiang Davies (Bali). Join a Body Tjak (contemporary Balinese kecak) rhythm workshop by Oakland artist Keith Terry, Crosspulse. Enjoy classical Bharata Natyam and other traditional South Indian dances presented by the Bala Dance Center and Kalanjali Dances of India, both based in the East Bay for 50 years.

EVENING CONCERT (tickets required)

Formal Virtuoso Music and Dance Concert, featuring Indian music(sarod and tabla) by Manik Khan, youngest son of the legendary maestro Ali Akbar Khan who founded the Ali Akbar Khan School of Music in Berkeley in 1967 (since 1968 in Marin County). Enjoy music and dance by the San Jose-based Gamelan Pusaka Sunda Degung ensemble(West Java), followed by Balinese music and dance by Gamelan Sekar Jaya. Founded in 1979 in Berkeley, GSJ has won numerous awards from the Government in Bali for their exemplary Gong Kebyar ensemble. Get your tickets today!

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