Ryokai Gamelan Mandala
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Japan Gamelan Music Promotion Association
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
Reiwa 4(2022) 1st Term Creation Grant Category I Single-Year Grant
Business Overview
"Gamelan Mandala I" (2020) and "Gamelan Mandala II" (first performance in 2023) composed by Mamoru Fujieda are performed. In this performance, “Gamelan Mandala, ” which is a set of two pieces, was positioned as“ both worlds. ”. The gamelan was performed by Paragna Group, the only Sundanese music group in Japan. The dances are performed by Liant, Bovetaro, Miku Kawashima and Natsumi Sakusa, who have performed with Gamelan many times. A gong is placed in the center of the hall, and gamelan instruments are placed in a circle around it, representing a "mandala of resonance" to express the circular structure of the work. The audience surrounded the hall on all sides. Two pairs of male and female dancers perform as a symbol of yin-yang. It became an original work that embodied the world of Mandala while moving between instruments and spectators and took the whole hall as Mandala.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Friday, May 5, 2023 to 6 (Sat)
- Venues
- Jiyu Gakuen Asukan and Auditorium
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Profile
NPO Japan Gamelan Music Promotion Association
"Gamelan" is an ensemble mainly composed of bronze percussion instruments, and is loved all over the world as traditional music representing Indonesia, and many new pieces as well as classical pieces are performed in various countries. The Japan Gamelan Music Promotion Association is engaged in a wide range of activities to promote and popularize gamelan music, including concerts, workshops, and international cultural exchange programs. He is also working hard to create new gamelan music from Japan by collaborating with instruments from other genres, such as Japanese instruments, and publishing works in collaboration with dance.