Gamelan Camp
in Bali and Java
Departing from Los Angeles on June 26, the program takes place
from June 28 to July 7 in Bali, with an extension in Java from July
7-15.
Cost for the program will be $1,995 (Bali
only), $2,695 (Bali and Java). For departures from New York add
$190; from San Francisco, Chicago, or Dallas, add $60.
Price includes
- international air travel
- room and board at Flower Mountain Center in Payangan group
travel to Batur crater and temple, and an optional tour to Tenganan
village and Eastern Bali
- room and breakfast in Java (with Java extension)
- tuition for music, dance, and language lessons
- notation and recorded cassettes of the pieces studied
Study Program in Bali
- Indonesian language
- Javanese gamelan slendro, all instruments (teachers from Surakarta)
- Javanese male and female singing (teachers from Surakarta)
- instruction in Sundanese gamelan and kecapi/suling (teacher
from Bandung)
- professional instruction in a choice of several kinds of Balinese
music: kecak, gong kebyar, angklung, gender wayang, gambang, selunding,
and rindik
- Javanese (Surakarta style) and Balinese dance, male and female
movement discussions and talks on Balinese culture
- attendance at selected evening performances in Ubud village
Study Program in Java
- professional instruction on all instruments of the Javanese
gamelan, both pelog and slendro, Jogyakarta and Surakarta styles
- male singing (gerong and bawa)
- female singing (sindhen and bedhayan styles)
- daily contact with Ki Wasitodiningrat (Pak Tjokro), considered
Java's greatest musician and a national treasure, now in his nineties
- dance training in all styles
- wayang (shadow play) movement and literature
- tours to Borobudur, Prambanan and other ancient temple sites
with one of the best guides in Java
- an inside tour of the Mangkunegaran Palace in Solo, followed
by an elegant dinner hosted by a member of the royal family, with
special court gamelan and dance performances
Note: The Gamelan Camp can be combined with
the full Indonesia Cultural Tour in
Java and a week's tour in Bali for an additional $400, or the Workshop
for Teachers, Parents and Children in Bali (two weeks) for an
additional $500, or both of these at a combined price of $800.
Tentative
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