Gamelan Sekar Jaya

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.

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.