Indonesian Art of Being a Prima Donna in America

 Indonesian Art of Being a Prima Donna in America

Gamelan is the nation's original Indonesian art, musical instruments of this metal in their own country in its development as dianaktirikan, sometimes he was branded as the outskirts of the traditional arts and outdated. This contrasts exactly happened in the United States, this Javanese musical instruments, has become one pedidikan curriculum in the country, Uncle Sam.
Slowly but surely, gamelan music and dance traditions of Indonesian origin who had entered the United States since 15 years ago, has now been included in the curriculum of education in the country, Uncle Sam is from nursery level up to college. Consider the course, leading universities like UCLA, San Diego, Berkeley, Wisconsin, Washington has made the traditional arts of Java has become one of the curriculum is more proud of them and again is that when the tape piece / song / composition gamelan "Puspawarna" brought in a landing mission the first man on the moon by Neil Armstrong and echoed throughout the world.
Although too late, interest in American society will be the Indonesian arts tradition is becoming more and more increasing, "Music and dance traditions of gamelan from Indonesia into the United States is indeed a bit late compared to other countries of origin of traditional culture, but nevertheless quite good progress and now have been included in educational curricula in these superpowers "said Director Sumunar Indonesian Gamelan Music and Dance.
Sumunar Indonesian Music and Dance itself is a performing arts organization that average faculty members, teachers and students in particular have a mission to promote knowledge and appreciation of music, dance and culture of Indonesia through its performances and learning. Activity-based organizations in Minnesota, the United States is focused on performing and teaching musical arts and dance.
Already there are 15 thousand more people of the United States who studied gamelan and dance from Indonesia.
President Sumunar Indonesian Music and Dance, Linda James at the ceremony said until now there have been 15 thousand more people of the United States who studied gamelan and dance from Indonesia and they already have 15 sets of gamelan gamelan all purchased from artisans in Bekonang, Sukoharjo, Java middle.

 
5-19 July 2010 On yesterday, the total of 18 American communities who are members of this Sumunar organizes tours to Indonesia with the aim will know more in the longer tradition of gamelan music and dances from their country of origin, their great hopes that art activities can be done in collaboration with art American gamelan origin of Javanese art.
Karanganyar Regent, Rina Iriani Sri Ratnaningsih, welcomed the arrival of delegation from the United States, who are capable of beating the Javanese gamelan and dance. "I was so amazed that Americans were also pleased with the Javanese gamelan and dance. We should also not be ashamed if gamelan and dance beat. " he said.
On occasion, Rina also offers the American delegation was to be able to come back to Karanganyar by bringing many participants will be provided entertainment and a variety of artistic traditions of a more complete Java anymore. Regents also participate in the opportunity to dance together with the delegation from America to dance Gambyong and also beating the gamelan.
Not only in the United States alone, the art of gamelan tradition to be excellent, but the artistry of the Japanese group was founded a group called Gamelan Gamelan Bring sexual intercourse. Not forgetting, arensemen gamelan also managed to steal the heart of the Norwegian society at the time of the player community gamelan, Gamelan Shokbreker playing with a combination of traditional gamelan music of Indonesia with modern contemporary jazz.