Author Archives: Gamelan Kusuma Laras

Gamelan Kusuma Laras will perform with Ki Purbo Asmoro and members of his troupe, Mayangkara, on March 16, 2012, allowing New York City audiences the rare opportunity to experience a traditional Javanese shadow-puppet performance. For more information, visit kusumalaras.org/wayang2012

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Lincoln Center Presents: White Light Festival, November 14, 2011, 7:30 pm

What Makes It Great? with Rob Kapilow Part of the White Light Festival Monday, November 14, 2011 at 7:30 Tickets Walter Reade Theater 165 West 65th Street, New York, NY 10023 Map Gamelan Kusuma Laras I.M. Harjito, director Composer, conductor, … Continue reading

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April 2011: Hartwick College at Oneonta, NY

Saturday April 23, 2011 Gamelan Kusuma Laras visited Oneonta, NY, about 4 hours northwest of New York City, to deliver a workshop on classical Javanese Gamelan and to perform an evening concert. The performance is co-sponsored by the Hartwick College … Continue reading

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April 23, 2011: Hartwick College at Oneonta, NY

Gamelan Kusuma Laras will be visiting Oneonta, NY, about 4 hours northwest of New York City, to deliver a workshop on classical Javanese Gamelan music at 11:00 am, and to perform an evening concert at 7:30 pm. The performance is … Continue reading

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Past Performances

PAST CONCERTS: 2010 Gamelan Kusuma Laras directed by I.M. Harjito with Guest Dancers Triwik Harjito and Shoko Yamamura Saturday, December 11, at 8:00 PM Sunday, December 12, at 3:00 PM The Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia, 5 East … Continue reading

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December 2007: Gendhing Kombang Mara

Video by Ronald L. C. Kienhuis Gamelan Kusuma Laras, directed by I.M. Harjito. An excerpt of Gendhing Kombang Mara, pelog lima from the concert, Music and Dance of Java, performed in New York, December 1, 2007.

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March 2007: Wayang Kulit at Texas A & M

Photos by Debie Morris Texas A&M University’s Department of Performance Studies presented a Wayang Kulit Javanese shadow puppet and gamelan performance on March 23, 2007. The music was performed by Gamelan Kusuma Laras, the resident ensemble of the consulate general … Continue reading

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2006: Earthquake Relief Benefit Concert

Concerts to benefit 30 artist families who were left homeless by the earthquake in Java on May 27, 2006 Saturday, December 2nd – 8pm Sunday, December 3rd – 3pm at the NY Indonesian Consulate – 5 East 68th Street, NY

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December 2004: Wayang at Symphony Space, New York

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