IUP
INTERNATIONAL WEEK PRESENTS
INDONESIAN
CULTURAL ARTS DAY
SATURDAY,
OCTOBER 27, 2012
A
Celebration of Indonesian traditional and contemporary cultures
Highlighting
performances and workshops
by guest Indonesian musicians, dancers,
and
performing ensembles
Schedule:
9:30 am – 5
pm Indonesian Arts Exhibition Room, Ohio Room (HUB)
3:30 – 5
pm Public Workshops (no experience
necessary)
Traditional
Angklung (Bamboo Instrument) Workshop, Ohio Room
Traditional Indonesian Dance Workshop, Cogswell 126 (still tentative)
7
pm Indonesian
Cultural Arts Program, Gorell Hall
Sponsored
by the IUP Office of International Education with support from the Indonesian
Embassy
All
Events Free and Open to the Public
Student
Attendance Vouchers Available for Evening Program and Workshops
Recital
Attendance Available for Music Students
Spanning 13,000
islands and a great diversity of
people, Indonesia hosts a fascinating array of dynamic art forms. The IUP Indonesian Cultural Arts Day
will celebrate
the unique cultural arts of Indonesia on Saturday, October 27 with displays
featuring arts from different regions of Indonesia, workshop opportunities to
learn Indonesian music and dance, and an evening performance highlighting
different styles of music and dance from Indonesia. These events are the culmination of the
IUP
International Week as well as featured events of the IUP Family Weekend.
Throughout the day,
an Indonesian Cultural Arts
Exhibition will provide displays of Indonesian arts and crafts from 9:30 am to
5 pm in the Ohio Room in the HUB. During
the afternoon, all are welcome to experience Indonesian music and dance first
hand in two workshops. In the Ohio Room
in the HUB, the director of the Washington DC Anklung ensemble will teach
participants how to play traditional bamboo instruments. Those interested in dance can join
the traditional
dance workshop (details to be announced soon).
No prior experience is needed to participate in the workshops.
The
evening
Indonesian Cultural Arts program at 7 pm in Gorell Hall will present
traditional and popular Indonesian music and dance. Featured guest performers and
ensembles
include the Kolaborasi Gamelan Jawa (Javanese instrumental ensemble) and Calung
(a bamboo instrumental ensemble) from the Pittsburgh area, Balinese dancers and
the Anklung ensemble (another style of bamboo instrument ensemble) from Washington
DC, and Sundanese (Western Java) musical styles performed by Indra Ridwan,
faculty member of the Indonesian
College of Arts, Bandung and at Pasundan University
in Bandung, Indonesia. In
addition, IUP music faculty members Drs.
Chepaitis and Jennings will perform with the Kolaborasi Gamelan Jawa
ensemble. The program will conclude with
a performance of Dandung, a popular style of music, with a chance for audience
members to get up and dance.
All events are free
and open to the public. Attendance vouchers will be available
for
students for the workshops and evening program.
Recital attendance will be available for music students.
This program is
sponsored by the IUP Office of
International Education and the Indonesian Embassy as well as supported by the
Indonesian communities in Indiana, Pittsburgh, Monroeville and Washington DC.
For more information
please contact Kustim Wibewo at
(724) 357-5773 or Linda Jennings at (724)357-2649.