Blog post by Tina Winterlik © 2011
mar 14/2011
http://tinawinterlik.blogspot.com
Welcome to the Caravan!
Bringing you the Best in World Music and Dance
Bringing you the Best in World Music and Dance
http://caravanworld.homestead.com/
GONG! THE GAMELAN FESTIVAL
A Celebration of Indonesian Music, Dance, Theatre & Food
April 15, 16 & 17
Goldcorp Centre for the Arts
SFU Woodwards, 149 West Hastings St.
Tickets $12 each show, or $30 Festival Pass in advance.
Tix $15 at the door. Children 12 and under are free. Available SOON at www.vtixonline.com or at Banyen Books (3608 West 4th Ave.) and Highlife (1317 Commercial Dr.)
Raven's Cry Theatre, Sechelt
Main Performances - Wong Auditorium
Friday April 15, 7:30pm: Balinese Music & Dance, with Gamelan Gita Asmara and special guest dancers Dewa Ayu Eka Putri & Putu Widiantini
Saturday April 16, 7:30pm: Wayang Shadow-Puppet Theatre with Gamelan Madu Sari, and special guest puppet-master, Matthew Cohen. Opening the evening is Toronto’s Sunda Duo performing on traditional Zither and flute instruments. This promises to be a journey of magic and delight, certain to appeal to adults as well as children!
Sunday April 17, 3:00pm: Chamber Gamelan music, with Javanese Gamelan Madu Sari, and Sundanese (Western Java) Gamelan Si Pawit, and special guests Andrew Timar and Bill Parsons (Sunda Duo members). Featured pieces include traditional works, as well as an arrangement of Steve Riley’s “In C” and several original new compositions, taking listeners to the various islands of Indonesia and beyond.
Caravan World Rhythms, founded in 2000, is a non-profit charitable organizations whose mission is:
* To provide high-quality, engaging live cultural entertainment with artists from a diverse range of cultures and backgrounds
* To increase the general public's understanding of the different traditions of music and dance.
* To provide the public with the experience of "spirit" that underlies the expression of tradition-based music and dance
* To provide talented local world musicians and dancers more opportunities for exposure and integration into the local art scene.
CONTACT INFO
Caravan World Rhythms Society
#557-1917 West 4th Ave..
Vancouver, BC
V6J 1M7
email:caravan@telus.net
Tel: 778-886-8908
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