Gamelan: film double bill
Friday 19 June, 14.30–16.20
Stevenson Lecture Theatre
Admission free, booking advised
The Dancer and the Dance
This film introduces the effortless grace and physical rigours
of Javanese palace dancing.
Indonesia, 1988, 44 minutes
Tayuban: Dancing the Spirit in Java
This film looks at the different sides of an annual ritual held
in a Javanese village.
Indonesia, 1996, 30 minutes
Followed by a Q&A with the director, anthropologist Felicia
Hughes-Freeland.
Booking information
In partnership with the Royal Anthropological
Institute
Related to the display Gamelan: music of Java
Image: The Raffles Gamelan, 19th century,
from Java, Indonesia