Bali: Myth and Music
I Nyoman Sumandhi,
Shadow Puppet Master
Ni Putu Sutiati, Balinese Dance
with Alex Khalil and Kaori Okado, gender wayang
Thursday, February 24, 2000, 1:00 p.m.
Copley Auditorium, San Diego Museum of Art
Admission: $5.00
Presented by The Asian Art Committee
of the San Diego Museum of Art, in cooperation with the Center
for World Music
I Nyoman Sumandhi was born into a
long line of Balinese dalangs or shadow puppet masters.
His father was the renowned dalang
Bapak Rajeg, one of Bali’s greatest topeng dancers and
puppet masters. Sumandhi, who has performed widely all over
the world, is one of Bali's most highly revered dalangs.
He is the Center for World Music's Year 2000 Artist in Residence.
The shadow puppet theater or Wayang Kulit is regarded as the pinnacle
of the arts in Indonesia. Dalangs are recognized as master artists
as well as spiritual leaders. Becoming a dalang involves
a mastery of traditional music, dance, and choreography, as well
as the repertoire and theatrical techniques associated with the
shadow puppet theater.
Performing with Pak Sumandhi will be his wife, Ni Putu Sutiati,
an acclaimed Balinese dancer and dance instructor. The Sumandhis
will be accompanied by Alex Khalil and Kaori Okado, playing gender
wayang, a Balinese metallophone ensemble.
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