Topeng Monyer - Jepun Bali & UNMB

This is for the first time that we perform Topeng Monyer aka Topeng Bujuh. We were very happy to use the costume for the first time.
We performed it during the New Gamelan Welcoming Show, on the 18th of December 2023, at the National University of Music in Bucharest.
This performance was meant to be the official inauguration of the new gamelan set Semarandana, acquired by the National University of Music Bucharest in 2023 from Bali - Indonesia.
We aimed to show the multiple possibilities of Semarandana Gamelan, playing different pieces and dances, in various scales/modes.
The performers are students of the first year of study, in the Faculty of Interpretation, and members of Jepun Bali ensemble.
The students only learned how to play gamelan for a little more than 2 months, and they never saw gamelan instruments before.
Please enjoy!
Mohon maaf banyak salah, masih pemula!
Many thanks to Pak Kurniawan & Pak Suwitra from Gong Bali - Blahbatuh, for preparing, restoring and sending us this wonderful Semarandana set!
Many thanks to Pak Sumartawan for the mask (topeng buhuj)
Matur Suksema!
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