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Gamelan Cudamani

2021 Mid Atlantic Tour successfully opens venues!

2021 Mid Atlantic Tour

Theme – WATER-TIRTA

                   Sept 10-11            Lafayette College- Williams Center for the Arts
                   Sept 12-15            Bucknell College- Weis Center for the Performing Arts
                   Sept 17- 19           Goucher College- Kraushaar
                   Sept 20-22            University of Richmond, Modlin Center for the Arts
                   Sept 23-24           William and Mary College, Williamsburg, VA 
                   Sept 24-26            Tour Washington DC (thank you Smithsonian Institution)

This tour was make possible by the Foundation for World Arts

and a grant from ArtsCONNECT of the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation. 

Thank you to all that welcomed us after a long COVID lock down-   

our optimism and determination paid off!

2019 Mid West and East Coast Tour Schedule

SEPT 19-21         Moraine Valley Comm. College, Palos Hills, IL
SEPT 22-24         Lawrence University, Appleton, WI
SEPT 26               Lotus Festival, Bloomington IN
SEPT 27               World Music Festival- Harris Theater, Chicago, IL
SEPT 28/OCT 1  Honeywell Center, Wabash, IN
OCT 1                   Oberlin College, Oberlin OH
OCT 2                   Cayuhoga Community College, Cleveland OH
OCT 4                   BU Global Music Festival, Boston University, MA
OCT 6                  Symphony Space, World Music Inst. NYC, NY

2018 California Tour Schedule

Feb 18         The Broad Stage, Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center
                       2 p.m. Family Show    /     7 p.m. Full Concert
Feb 19         Pomona College (Master Class)

Feb 20         UC  Santa Barbara Outreach
Feb 21         UC  Santa Barbara Concert
Feb 24         UC Davis Mondavi Center Concert
Feb 25-27   UC Davis Residency

Feb 28         Stanford University,  Bing Concert Hall
Mar 3           UC Berkeley (Hertz Hall)

2012 and 2013 Arts Midwest "World Festival Tour"

2010 Bamboo to Bronze West Coast Tour

UC Berkeley Cal Performances, Oct 22
UC Davis Mondavi Center, Oct 24
Chico Performances, Oct 28
UC Santa Barbara, Nov 4
Stanford Lively Arts, Nov 7
UC Riverside, Nov 9
UCLA Live Los Angeles, Nov 11
Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix, AZ, Nov 14-16

2007 ODALAN BALI  USA and Canada Tour Schedule

Oct. 18/19         University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Oct 22                 Cornell University ,Bailey Hall, Ithaca, New York

Oct 25                 Modlin Center for the Arts, University of Richmond, VA

Oct 27-28          Skirball Center for the Performing Arts New York (NY)

Oct 29                 Long Island University

Oct 31                 Juilliard School

Nov 2                   Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA

Nov 3                   Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PA

Nov 4                   Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Baltimore, Maryland

Nov 5                   Kennedy Center/Millenium Stage Washington DC

Nov 9-10            University of Washington, Meany Hall, Seattle, WA

Nov 12                 Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, Vancouver

Nov 16                 UC Davis, Mondavi Center for the Arts, Davis, CA

2005 Tour –Produced by the World Music Institute, NYC.

March 29&30   UC Santa Barbara, CA

April 1                 Cal Performances, Zellerbach, Berkeley, CA

April 3                 Savannah Music Festival

April 5                 Williams Center for the Arts, Washington and Lee Univeristy, VA

April 9                 Sanders Theatre, Harvard Univeristy

April 10               The Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington, VT

April 12               Dartmouth College Hopkins Center for the Arts, Spaulding Auditorium

April 22               The Cleveland Museum of Art

April 27               The McCarter Theater, Princeton University

May 1                   World Music Institute-Lincoln Center Jazz

2003    The Cultural Olympiad   —various venues in Greece-

“For a Culture of Civilizations”*  A Celebration of Sacred Music and Dance from Around the World

The Cultural Olympiad is an organization commissioned by the government of Greece and International groups coordinated by the World Music Institute.

 

2002  First USA Tour produced by the Foundation for World Arts

GREEK Theater, World Festival of Sacred Music, Los Angeles

Pomona College

University of California, San Diego

Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Loyola Marymount, Los Angeles

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

California Instiute for the Arts, Valencia

“These performers were stunning, and their music and dance enthralling. I thoroughly enjoyed this performance, and… I look forward to the return of Gamelan Çudamani so that I can experience a bit more of that country’s rich culture.” – Jeff Slayton, LA Dance Chronicle 2018 

“I owe Carlos Tortolero and David Chavez at DCASE a debt of gratitude for booking this group at the 2019 World Music Festival. Gamelan Çudamani‘s concert at the Harris Theater was one of the greatest musical experiences of my life. If you have another chance to see a Balinese gamelan of that caliber, do whatever it takes to get there. Gamelan Çudamani, a thrilling, hypnotizing metallophone orchestra from the Indonesian island of Bali. The chance to see a Balinese gamelan in Chicago is a rare privilege…” – Philip Montoro, Chicago READER 2019 

“The group performs a diverse repertoire with astonishing technical precision, high collective spirit and an impressive understanding of artistic nuance. Maintaining an active performance schedule requires a highly dedicated group of individuals — particularly since participation is voluntary. Since its creation, Çudamani [has been in] great demand throughout Bali. The group’s technical accomplishments are unparalleled and their dedication to Balinese traditional values are their hallmark.” – Pomona College 2018

“The vibrancy of the gamelan orchestra, with its synchronized gongs and bells, poignant flute and vocal melodies, transcended in sheer brilliance the specific implications of harmonic modes and other technical procedures. The intricacies of hand and foot gestures in dance accomplished the same transcending act, whatever their specific meanings may be.” – Mark Swed, LA Times 2018

“The ensemble touches the soul with a program that spans the spectrum of human emotion, from sublime to fearless, from reverent to unapologetically playful. Çudamani intrigues the mind and heart and a radiant flash of their eyes invites you into the transcendent experience of Balinese gamelan and dance.” –Boston University 2019 

“Cudamani quietly rebels against the formats that traditionally shape folkloric performances …there is no doubt that the performance brought us closer to the essence of a culture than most touring or touristic performances ever can, making us question and perhaps reject the ways that non-Western or pre-Western traditions are commonly presented on our stages.” — Los Angeles Times

“The best music and dance performance we have seen in more than 30 years of coming to Bali. Dazzling and definitely unique.”

“A rich immersive experience – memories for a lifetime.”

“The best I’ve ever seen. Fast and sharp while dynamic and beautiful, unrivaled in my experience.”

Internationally hailed as one of Bali’s most forward thinking music and dance ensemble, Çudamani is known for their exceptional creativity and superb artistry while always holding dear the classical treasures that have made Bali so renowned. Nurtured and trained in the village of Pengosekan, group members are considered among Bali’s most respected and accomplished musicians and dancers. While in great demand, nevertheless, Çudamani does not perform for tourists in Bali. They perform as a spiritual offering for temples and the village communities.

 

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