Julie Simon
Justine Kragen
Steven McDonald
Steven Pranoto
Reona Okada
Naoko Tasaka
Matt Ripley
Tyler Yamin
Johannes Rath
Ron Michelstein
Gus Gil
Laura Bilodeau
Vera Brink
Ingo Deul
Dan Chemistruck
Geoff Dent
Loren Nerell
Adam Berg
Josh Scanlan
Hirotaka Inuzuka
BURAT WANGI (fragrant offering) is an active Balinese music and dance group based out of the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia. The group was founded in 1972 by I Nyoman Wenten (artistic director), Nanik Wenten (dance director), and K.P.H. Notoprojo, the most prominent Javanese musician and composer in the 20th century.
At the present time, the group has 40 active members, (musicians and dancers). Their repertoire includes the newest style of gamelan orchestra Gong Kebyar, (modern Balinese orchestra), Semar Pegulingan (the Balinese courtly gamelan orchestra), traditional and new dance choreography, and the Balinese monkey chant (kecak).
Burat Wangi is well known throughout California for their well trained musicians and dancers. Burat Wangi has performed in many different venues including the Disney Concert Hall, Redcat theater, the Japan American Theater, the Herbs Theater in San Francisco, the Skirball Center, the Getty Center, the California Plaza, the Festival of Sacred Music, Lotus Festival, International Festival of Masks, CalArts annual World Music Festival, UCLA Spring Music and Dance Festival, World Drum Festival, Festival of Micro Tonal Music, and Theater de la Danza, Mexico City, to name a few. They also do many performances and lecture demonstrations at different colleges and high schools throughout California.
Can't wait for our spring/summer season! Good luck w the new music and dance pieces.. (and the singing.. who can forget the Legong Taksu singing! Haha!) See you at rehearsal
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