Book Launch - Balinese Dance, Drama & Music

Balinese Dance, Drama & Music
To be launched by Rucina Ballinger.

Author Rucina Ballinger is coming to Melbourne to launch Balinese Dance, Drama & Music: A Guide to the Performing Arts of Bali, an important book for teachers, performers, musicians and anyone interested in the complex Balinese worldview and the way this is expressed in performance. Lavishly illustrated, this book introduces the most commonly seen traditional performing arts in Bali and fully explains the history and function of each performance genre. The book is enhanced with a bibliography, a discography, and over 150 specially prepared watercolors of Balinese performers and performances.

Rucina has lived in Bali for over twenty years and been involved in the performing arts of Asia since l972. In recent years she has run numerous educational programs in Bali. She worked on an innovative Wayang Kulit show to assist in the counselling of those traumatised by the Bali bomb, and presently heads Yayasan Kemanusiaan Ibu Pertiwi (YKIP), a Bali-based charity providing health and educational support to Balinese with limited means.

There will be two opportunities to be part of the Melbourne launch of this wonderful new book:

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BOOK LAUNCH & VIDEO SCREENING :: Friday 16 Sept

Prior to the book launch, there will be a special screening of the video Shadows of Terror: How Wayang Kulit was used as a Tool for Post-Bomb Depression. The video portrays Wayang Dasa Nama Kerta (Ten Names of Peace), an innovative puppet show created after the Bali bombing to assist with trauma counseling.

Venue: Room 321, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, University of Melbourne
Date: Friday 16 September, Video Screening and Discussion - 4pm, Book Launch - 5pm
More Info: Michael Ewing, email mce@unimelb.edu.au or phone (03) 8344 0155

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BOOK LAUNCH & DANCE PERFORMANCE :: Saturday 17 Sept

Prior to the book launch and book signing by Rucina, there will be a dance performance by a Melbourne-based Balinese performer, with tips for teachers on bringing Balinese culture into the classroom.

Venue: Nusantara Indonesian Bookshop, 72 Maroondah Hwy, Croydon
Date: Saturday 17 September, Book Launch & Dance Performance - 1.30pm
More Info: email info@nusantara.com.au or phone (03) 9723 1195