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Çudamani Music & Dance
Summer Institute. Bali, Indonesia 2010
Three week program JUNE 28 - JULY 17, 2010

Application due Feb 15, 2010 or until enrollment fulfilled!

Apply Online www.cudamani.org

Artistic Team: I Dewa Putu Berata & Emiko Saraswati Susilo
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For the fourth time, internationally acclaimed Gamelan Çudamani ensemble inviites you participate in the study of Balinese music & dance in Bali, Indonesia.

Intensive study with 6 master artists and a team of 12 assisting teachers using pedagogy developed collaboratively by Ibu Ni Ketut Alit Arini, Bapak I Nyoman Cerita and Çudamani; lectures and demonstrations by internationally renowned scholars and artists; observation of rehearsals, 'backstage' preparation and performances; visits to sacred sites and ceremonies. Participants engage with Pengosekan's community of artists, well known as weavers, painters, dancers and musicians. For the very first time, Çudamani will offer elective courses on the fine of making masks, bamboo instruments and offerings.

With the success of the 2007, 2008 & 2009 summer programs, Çudamani invites you to participate in a rigorous study of Balinese music and dance in the village of Pengosekan, Ubud, Bali. Çudamani has provided gamelan and dance instruction to hundreds of youth and adults over the past eleven years. The company's technical accomplishments on the seven-toned Semarandana are unparalleled.

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