SPRING 2008

Saturday, March 29, 2008, 7:30 pm
Southern Exposure New Music Series
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

Galak Tika performs new and traditional works for gamelan and western instruments, plus will conduct a workshop for students, including Evan Ziporyn's classic Tire Fire for gamelan with electric guitars! Also featuring our guest dancer I Made Bandem!

Jointly sponsored by Southern Exposure, the Walker Institute at USC, and the Arts Institute at USC, as part of Asian Arts Week. University of South Carolina School of Music Recital Hall. (813 Assembly St., next to the Koger Center for the Arts), Recital Hall, rm. 206. Admission: Free; Contact: 803-777-4280

 

Saturday, April 5, 2008, 3 pm
Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY

Saturday, April 26, 2008, 8 pm MIT / Broad Institute Auditorium, 7 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA Spanning the past to the future, the local and the global, Galak Tika brings the ancient beauty of Balinese gamelan together with electric guitars, basses and keyboards. Featuring master dancer I Made Bandem performing traditional Balinese dances, as well as Evan Ziporyn's classic fusion rock gamelan piece TIRE FIRE! Special guests Eddie Whalen on electric guitar and Blake Newman on bass. Tickets: $15 adults, $10 student and seniors, $5 for children under 12 and MIT & Harvard students

 

Sunday, June 15, 2008, 7 pm
With Ensemble Robot @ International Festival of Arts and Ideas
World Stage, New Haven Green, New Haven, CT

Galak Tika once again teams up with Ensemble Robot for a Balinese - Electronic extravaganza! Don't miss this outdoor concert with rocking gamelan, electric guitars, and circuit-banging robots! More details soon!

 

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