Gamelan DanAnda (GDA) is a Balinese gamelan orchestra based in Naarm/Melbourne. They mostly perform traditional Gong Kebyar, featuring shimmering cascades, virtuosic rhythms, and breathtaking crescendos. With community at their core, they move easily from community gatherings to major festivals. Teaching, preserving and presenting tradition, while fostering wild contemporary fusions.
Modelled on a Balinese organisation known as a Sanggar, Gamelan DanAnda is dedicated to increasing awareness of the unique features of Balinese Gamelan music, for audiences to enjoy, performers to understand, and composers to be inspired. This approach creates an environment where beginners and experienced players, students and professional performers come together to create a dynamic network of musical ensembles under one roof. Generous sharing of knowledge and teamwork are the key components to a successful Sanggar, as everyone benefits from a stronger community.
Be sure not to miss a special performance in Studio 5 on Global Village, from 5pm on Sunday October 25. Studio 5 Live is made possible by Carlton Audio Visual and is supported by the Australian Government through Music Australia and Creative Australia, its arts funding and advisory body.
