Bale Banjar Culture Club to Feature Peter J. Wilson and Made Sidia – World Renowned Producers of Balinese Stage Performances

Made Sidia

The next edition of the Bale Banjar Culture Club takes place at the Ayodya Resort Bali in Nusa Dua
on Sunday, May 13, 2018, features two performing arts luminaries –
Peter J. Wilson and Made Sidia speaking on combining tradition art
performance in contemporary theatrical settings.
Sunday - 13 May 2018
A Future for Bali Traditions in a Contemporary World
By Peter J. Wilson and Made Sidia
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Two legendary men of the theatre, Australian Peter J. Wilson and
Balinese Made Sidia, have collaborated in creating modern masterpieces
that include the longest running stage show in the Island’s history at
the Bali Agung Theatre at the Bali Safari & Marine Park and the two recently premiered Balinese Living Arts Shows in Ubud.
While music, dance and the fine arts are a central feature of
Balinese society, how is it evolving and adapting amidst the din and
competition of the “entertainment on demand” era? How do theatre, art
and social comment through the arts have a place within arts that are
steeped in a wonderful tradition?
Made Sidia and Peter Wilson have worked together over the past 20
years creating innovative ways of communicating Balinese culture based
on centuries old traditions, making the Island’s culture accessible to a
new generation of both Indonesian and international audiences.
Not to be missed! Two world-class storytellers and showmen at the height of their artistic powers.
Sunday – 10 June 2018
Watching Bali: readings from The Painted Alphabet and Other Works
By Diana Darling - Author
Diana Darling is an American-born writer and editor who has lived
in Bali since 1980. She spent the 1970s in Carrara (Italy) and Paris,
where she worked as a sculptor. She lives in Ubud in the family compound
of her husband, Anak Agung Alit Ardi, to whom she has been married
since 1992, the year of the publication of her first book, The Painted Alphabet (Houghton Mifflin), a novel based on a Balinese tale. The New Yorker
called it "a little gem of a novel." Since then, she has written for
numerous books and periodicals on Balinese culture and society. From
2002 to 2004 she was editor-in-chief of the magazine Latitudes.
She is currently a freelance writer and editor. Diana will share
excerpts from her writings that reflect a deep understanding of Balinese
culture and mysticism.
Sunday – July 8
“Bali 1964 to 2009: The Shadows that Dance in and out of my Memory.”
By Jan Mantjika – Auhtor and 50+ Year Resident of Bali
A young New Zealander when she first arrived in Bali with her
Balinese Columbo Plan husband and an infant daughter in 1964, Mantjika
was forced to comprehend her way through a confusing Babylon of new
languages; hungrily live from hand to mouth in a world of never-ending
shortages; cheerfully accept demands to fulfill the ritual and cultural
demands of being a dutiful Balinese wife; and negotiate daily life in a
country experiencing a whirlpool of nationalistic frenzy where
foreigners were often viewed with fear and loathing.
Arriving in Bali during the “years of living dangerously,”
Jan raised her young family from within the confines of a Balinese
compound while tumultuous events of precipitated by the “failed” coup of
1965 unfolded around her. Many historians claim that the bloodletting
and social upheaval that followed the "night of the generals" reached
its frenzied peak in Bali 1965-1966 as Jan protectively clung to her
children as angry crowds marched down Bali's streets. Food and daily
essentials, such as soap, were hard to come by as neighbors whispered
over backyard walls about acquaintances who had suddenly disappeared and
local rivers and beaches strewn with the bodies of the newly massacred.
Bali Banjar Culture Club
Held on the second Sunday of every month, the Bale Banjar Culture Club is a pioneering community outreach by the Ayodya Resort Bali to support and encourage a wider understanding of Balinese culture and history.
Each Bale Banjar Culture Club gathering starts at 7:00 pm. Admission is without charge with a cash bar available starting from 6:00 pm.
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