Explore Balinese music through hands-on experience with the different instruments in a Gamelan ensemble. Practical experience is complemented by explanations of the performing arts and their role in Balinese society. Gain cultural awareness as you discover how the music and the dance of Bali work together. No musical background is required.
Course Information: Jun 2-Jul 14 • Wed/Mon • 5:30-6:20pm • 12 mtgs • No class Jul 5 • Location TBA (Please check later for room assignment) • $95

Please register by no later than May 27, 2010
Call 808•956•8400 or go to www.outreach.hawaii.edu/noncredit today

I Made Widana, BA in Balinese Traditional Music, has taught Balinese Gamelan music to students from Japan, the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, and England since 1996. Widana started learning traditional music and dance with his family as a child. He later received formal training at KOKAR, the performing arts high school in Sukawati, Bali and then received his BA in traditional music at the Arts Institute in Denpasar, Bali. As a musician in a performing arts ensemble, Widana has participated in tours to the US, Japan, and Europe. When in Bali, Widana teaches traditional gamelan music in villages, formal music studios, and dance studios. Since taking up residency in Honolulu, Widana has begun exposing local students and audiences to Balinese Gamelan music.

Anna Reynolds received her BA in Music composition from San Francisco State University and MA in Asian Studies from the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa. She will begin her doctorate in Asian Theatre with a focus on Southeast Asian performing arts at the University of Hawai‘i in Fall 2010. She has been passionate about Balinese culture and performing arts since residing in Bali to undertake intensive study of Balinese music and dance in 2003.

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