Gamelan Sekar Jaya
Kali Yuga: A Contemporary Dance Drama

Sat, Oct 14, 2 pm (Family Fare)

Sat, Oct 14, 8 pm

Venue: Zellerbach Hall A

Price: $20/$26/$32

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The Bay Area's acclaimed Gamelan Sekar Jaya, which has long specialized in the music and dance of Bali, Indonesia, presents a remarkable new work featuring a full gamelan orchestra, dance, poetry, and projected imagery. The title Kali Yuga refers to the fourth, destructive, age of mankind from Hindu philosophy, which many feel we have now entered. On a dramatic level, the work explores historical transformations of mankind, ranging from cycles of violence and revenge to the hope for transformation and rebirth. The stories are drawn from the ancient Mahabharata epic, interpreted by the renowned Javanese poet Goenawan Mohamad. Directed by Ellen Sebastian Chang and choreographed by Wayan Dibia, Kali Yuga promises to go far beyond the usual aesthetic boundaries of traditional Balinese arts—into experimental realms.

PATRON INFORMATION

Program Notes: Program notes are available one week before the performance.

Artists links:
Official Gamelan Sekar Jaya site

Kali Yuga was made possible by the Doris Duke Fund for Dance of the National Dance Project, a program of the New England Foundation for the Arts. Additional funding provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the LEF Foundation, and the Zellerbach Family Foundation.

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