On the occasion of the exceptional visit to France of two Balinese artists invited by the Indonesian Embassy, the Gamelan Bintang Tiga ensemble immerses itself in Bali's Topeng, theatrical mask dance.

To serve music and dance in live interaction, the musicians train their eyes, and the dancers train their ears.
With an epic narrative adapted to the here and now, the traditional Balinese creative space is a vehicle for culture, education and philosophy. Teacher training and artistic residency: two dimensions of an action, culminating in a performance on Sunday April 30 at 5:00 pm at l'Embobineuse.

During this residency, the ensemble will work on the Balinese Topeng repertoire in its traditional form, through oral and collective transmission and presentation. Tradition knows no plays: the traditional codes of dance-music-action interaction and knowledge of the styles of dramatic character archetypes enable not only staging, but also live creation, always adaptable and always renewed.
Thanks to this system, in Bali, dance theater or puppet theater performances are given without prior rehearsal. The experiment was carried out with great success at the Indonesian Embassy in Paris, ending with Panji - Kuda Narawangsa, a narrative show (Arja dance opera, mask dances and shadow theater combined), by 35 musicians and dancers from the workshop, including several members of Bintang Tiga from Marseille.

Biographie(s)
Bali Topeng
Gamelan Bintang Tiga
Residence
Sat. April 22 -- Fri. May 5, 2017
Distribution

Nyoman Kariasa
musician

Ketut Sariana
musician

Gamelan Bintang Tiga
together 

Gaston Sylvestre
artistic direction

Jérémie Abt
musical direction

Kati Basset
scenography and artistic advice

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