Gamelan Sekar Jaya

For General Operating Support

  • Amount
    $70,000
  • Program
  • Date Awarded
    3/22/2011
  • Term
    36.0 Months
  • Type of Support
    General Support/Organization
Overview
Gamelan Sekar Jaya is a diverse sixty-eight-member Balinese music and dance troupe that fosters artistic exchanges between Bali and the United States through an ambitious schedule of workshops, performances, in-school assemblies, residency programs, and the creation of innovative new works of music and dance. Attracting 10,000 Bay Area audience members annually, the organization is also known for its ongoing exchange with Balinese masters, through its artist-in-residence program to train members via the same rehearsal-intensive manner of oral transmission traditionally used in Bali.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.gsj.org 
Address
3023 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA, 94705, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support  
Gamelan Sekar Jaya is a traditional Balinese music and dance troupe with more than 60 volunteer members. It fosters artistic exchanges between Bali and the United States through an ambitious schedule of workshops, performances, in-school assemblies, residencies, and the creation of innovative new works of music and dance. Reaching more than 10,000 audience members and 2,000 students each year, the organization is known for its ongoing exchange with Balinese masters through its artist-in-residence program. This grant to Gamelan Sekar Jaya advances the Performing Arts Program’s Communities strategy.
for fundraising planning  
Gamelan Sekar Jaya is a traditional Balinese music and dance troupe with more than 60 volunteer members. The organization fosters artistic exchanges between Bali and the United States through an ambitious schedule of workshops, performances, in-school assemblies, residencies, and the creation of innovative new works of music and dance. Reaching more than 10,000 audience members each year, the organization is known for its ongoing exchange with Balinese masters through its artist-in-residence program. This organizational effectiveness grant to Gamelan Sekar Jaya will support the organization to plan and implement a capital campaign to purchase its existing space in South Berkeley. This grant advances the Performing Arts Program’s Communities strategy by supporting a center of Balinese arts, culture, and community in its goal for a stable home.

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