Music and Dance from Bali, with Gamelan Lila Cita, Lila Bhawa Dancers and Special Guests

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This event is free to attend, but seats are limited, so please do sign up to attend, via the 'register now' button above.

About Lila Cita and Lila Bhawa:

Unlike the Western orchestra in which percussion instruments often play a supportive role, the Balinese gamelan orchestra, Gamelan Gong Kebyar, consists almost entirely of tuned bronze gongs and metallophones. These produce a fast and dynamic music, characterised by complex interlocking melodic and rhythmic patterns and punctuated by sonorous gongs.

Gamelan Lila Cita was founded in March 1992 by Andy Channing. Many of the members have studied in Bali and it is the only group in Britain that regularly performs a wide range of traditional and contemporary Balinese music. The group has performed throughout the UK and abroad, including performances at Fondacion la Caixa in Barcelona, St James’ Palace, Royal Opera House, Munich Stadtmuseum and Glastonbury Festival.

Lila Bhawa is a London-based Indonesian dance group, specialising in traditional dances from Bali and Java. The group was set up by Ni Made Pujawati in 2002 and includes a number of experienced performers, together with younger dancers who started learning in the UK.