SATURDAY, May 28, 2022

7  TO 11 P.M.

Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia
5 East 68th Street
New York City

Suggested donation $10. 

Please make your donation before coming to the performance.

Register and donate: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5410293

Audience members will get a take home Indonesian snack box!

Please bring proof of vaccination and wear a mask

Feel free to bring a pillow to sit on.  Chairs will be provided.

An informal music event in Java, a klenèngan features musicians who gather for a kind of jam session, often arranged by a family for a special event. Typically lasting until late at night, audience members are intimately involved, integrating the social with the musical. Guests come and go as they wish, quietly chat with other audience members, and immerse themselves in a transporting evening of music that draws from the Javanese classical repertoire.

Made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC). And, with a grant from the American Indonesian Cultural and Educational Foundation (AICEF). And, with support from the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia.

Saturday, December 7, 2019 8:00 PM                

Robert Browning Associates presents
​Saturday, December 7, 2019 8:00 PM                
GAMELAN KUSUMA LARAS with I.M. HARJITO
Guest Musicians: DARSONO HADIRAHARJO & HENI SAVITRI
Guest Dancer:  ANANG TOTOK DWIANTORO  
Music & Dance of Java

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GAMELAN KUSUMA LARAS 

and the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia present

KLENENGAN: A  SINGULAR EXPERIENCE OF JAVANESE MUSIC

I.M. HARJITO, Artistic Director

with Special Guests

DARSONO HADIRAHARJO

HENI SAVITRI

SATURDAY, June 29, 2019

5 P.M. TO 11 P.M.

(45-minute intermission approximately at 7:30)

Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia, 5 East 68^th Street, New York City

Admission is free and open to all

Donations gratefully accepted

Come and go as you wish

Gamelan Kusuma Laras presents an evening of Javanese music for the public in the klenengan format – an emblematic type of performance in Java where gamelan concerts on a stage are rare.  Klenengan are musical events featuring musicians who gather for a kind of Javanese jam session often arranged by a family for a special event, and which typically go until late at night.  Audience members are intimately involved in what is a lively musical and social event; all participants are seated at the same level, in a conspicuous demonstration of mutual exchange and egalitarianism.  Guests are invited to come and go as they wish, move around the space, quietly chat with other audience members, enjoy Indonesian snacks, and immerse themselves in a transporting evening of music that draws deeply from the classical repertoire.

Made possible in part with public funding provided by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State legislature. And, with support from the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia.

This December, Gamelan Kusuma Laras will present an informal musical event, klenengan, where musicians play throughout the night with the audience coming and going.  This event is free and open to all.

The klenengan will take place at the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, December 15, 2018 from 4 p.m. until midnight.   Doors open at 3:30 p.m.

Feel free to bring a pillow or mat to sit on.  Though rsvps are not required, we encourage you to let us know if you are planning to attend.

Seating is open.  Seats can not be reserved.  

This November, Gamelan Kusuma Laras is performing with the Keraton of Yogyakarta to bring to New York a rare performance of two classical Javanese dances that were once limited to only within palace walls. This collaboration has been made possible thanks in part to our renowned musical Director, I.M. Harjito.

The concert will be at Asia Society in the Upper East Side of Manhattan on Sunday, November 11, 2018 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. Tickets can are available for sale here.

In conjunction with a visit from Hamengkubuwono X, the Sultan of Yogyakarta in Indonesia, Asia Society hosts a performance by the court dancers and musicians of Yogyakarta.

The Keraton of Yogyakarta brings a rare performance of two classical Javanese dance forms performed by some of the finest dancers from Java: the Wayang Topeng, a masked dance for two dancers and the exquisite sacred Bedhoyo, performed by nine female dancers who symbolically balance the universe through the patterns created with the dance. The live Javanese gamelan will feature the musicians from the Court of Yogyakarta joined by members of Gamelan Kusuma Laras.

Co-presented with Yale University, Wesleyan University, and the American Indonesian Cultural and Educationoundation.

This December, Gamelan Kusuma Laras is partnering with Roulette to present a concert of court music and dance from Central Java, featuring our renowned musical director I. M. Harjito, and special guests Darsono Hadiraharjo, Midiyanto, Heni Savitri, and dancer Anang Totok Dwiantoro.

The concert will be at Roulette in downtown Brookyn on Saturday December 2nd at 8:00pm. Tickets and more information are available online through Roulette’s website.

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We will be joined by Anang Totok Dwiantoro, a graduate of Indonesia’s STSI conservatory in Surakarta, who is known for his mastery of the strong male style of Central Javanese court dance and Triwik Harjito.

Made possible in part with public funding provided by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State legislature.