Bagus kan!-workshops and performances
Aaron Hall and Nita Rahayu are delighted to offer the following
workshops and performances, which will support your Indonesian, music or arts
program. They are a series of authentic cultural experiences that will give your
students a real taste of Indonesian music, arts and culture.
Nita
was born in the cultural haven of Yogyakarta, and Aaron has spent 3 years there,1 1/2 years of which was spent studying gamelan full-time in
Institut Seni Indonesia - Yogyakarta. Both are accredited LOTE teachers, which puts
them in an ideal position to provide for your needs.
Workshops will be run by Aaron orNita, or one of their contacts with specialist expertise.
Workshops, workshops, workshops, workshops
Gamelan
The real thing. A central Javanese gamelan brought to your school. Your students will actually learn to playa genuine gamelan song on a genuine gamelan orchestra. Aaron offers gamelan workshops for schools and colleges. Instruments include Saron,
Bonang, Bonang penerus, Kendang, Kempul, Kedhuk, Kenong and Gong. Enough instruments to seat 16 students at a time. Workshops are adjusted to suit the particularage level of the students.
Pencak Silat -
Indonesian martial arts. Workshops start with a performance of pencak silat
dance, then the students are taught some pencak silat self defence and tenagadalam, a meditative style.
Kendang - West Javanese (Sunda) style drumming workshops. A class set of drums are brought to your school so that your students may explore the
scintillating rhythms of Sundanese drumming.
Village games -
Students play some of the games commonly played by Indonesian kids.
Angklung - Bamboo music
from Indonesia. Students will play an Indonesian song on the angklung.
Batik - Students use
the traditional wax on cloth method to make a piece of batik.
Village life - We use a traditional Maduranese sate cart to involve the students in a sate buying role-play.
Also jamu equipment for a jamu buying role-play and a kentongan for aronda role-play.
Cooking - The students
will cook nasi goreng or one of the delicious Indonesian sweet snacks.
Becak hire - An original becak from Yogyakarta plus a mini becak (that even the preps can ride) are available for hire.
Performances, performances, performances
Wayang kulit - The
delights and imagery of the wayang brought to your school. The traditional
stories of the wayang (adapted to be accessible to your students) from the Ramayanaor Mahabarata (the Indonesian epics originating in India) are combined
with the art of puppetry to entrance your students. Recently recieved the ultimate
accolade "Better than T.V." (Sean, grade 1, Dawes Rd. Primary School). The length of the performance may be adjusted to suit your
needs, but 45 min. is a common length.
The program
A popular format for the day is to run workshops in the morning followed by performances in the afternoon. The performance typically involves a wayang kulit performance by Aaron then performances by the students of the gamelan piece and dances studied earlier in their workshops (students in full dance costume) . An ideal way to finish off a successful Indonesian day.
Cost
Workshops (full day, gamelan, dance etc.) $380.00 per day, plus travel.
Wayang kulit performance costs $100.00 (if part of a workshop day),$340.00 if wayang only, plus travel.
Becak hire is $100.00 per day .
Travel costs. $40.00 per 50 km from Bendigo, first 50 km free.
Melbourne schools - NMR, WMR & EMR $80.00, SMR $120.00.
The travel fee may be
wavered for bookings of 2 or more consecutive days at the one school, or schools nearby.
Please note! These prices do not include GST, please add10%. GST component not taken from LOTE budget, but from school GST fund.
For bookings or inquiries, please contact Aaron or Nita:
Bagus kan! phone/fax: (03) 54392678
Box 821 email: bagus_kan@yahoo.com
Strathfieldsaye, 3551. ABN: 81 931 871 013