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ARTAUD and THE BALINESE THEATER
Bali Purnati Center For The Arts and STUDIO 5 New York
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A fourteen day
festival workshop, returning to the magic that Antonin Artaud
found in the Balinese Theater |
June
2 through June 14, 2008
Bali Purnati Center For The Arts, Sukawati, Gianyar, Bali,
Indonesia |
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Produced by
Bali Purnati and STUDIO 5
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Who am I?
Where do I come from?
I am Antonin Artaud
and I say this
as I know how to say this
immediately
you will see my present body
burst into fragments
and remake itself
in ten thousand notorious
aspects
a new body
where you will
never
forget me.
excerpt from Artaud’s “To Have
Done With The Judgment Of God,” written shortly before
his death, noted as the epitaph of one who endlessly made
conscious of his principles.
Enter
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Bali Conservatory at Purnati
August 2nd - 27th 2008 |
For
3 weeks dive deep into the culture and soul of Bali white
staying at the Purnati Center for the Arts. Train in Balinese
dance, chant and perform the Balinese trance dance Kecak,
mask work, and Fitzmaurice Voice work. Explore the Balinese
phenomenon “Taksu” for all supernatural energies
that can be found in their way of life.
Our
goal is to incite experience of Balinese art forms and culture
to develop, culminate, and transform the western perspective
of performance theories and artistic mores. The Balinese
society offers a variation of possibilities. Upon arrival,
the first three days will be spent resting, adjusting to
the 13-hour time change, and most importantly “healing.”
Each student will be allowed to spend this time getting
massages, meditating, going to the ancient healing shores
of the black sand beaches, visiting the sacred and holy
places of the volcanoes Gunung Agung and Mount Batur. All
students are encouraged to begin collecting material on
Balinese art. In the “spirit of Bali,” each
morning will begin with a warm-up. The warm-ups will be
a physical introduction to the material students will be
working with during his or her day of Balinese training
while working on building a bridge into his or her own theatre
skills.
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VISUAL
AND PERFORMING ARTS |
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Yayasan Bali Purnati offers itself to
artists and cultural organizations. Because its setting
is at the same time intimate and yet accommodating to
large groups, it is perfect for workshops, seminars, think
tanks, performances, and exhibitions. It has hosted a
workshop for filmmakers from America and the BBC, a Wakaido
drum troupe of Nara, Japan, traditional and contemporary
music and dance performances, a number of painters, actors
and photographers residencies, and more.
The focus at Purnati is on the creative process, as participants
explore new thoughts and concepts while networking with
other guests aimed at international cultural, intellectual,
and artistic exchange.
Participants in Purnati programs have come from places
as far as Belgium, China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico,
Philipines, Poland, Singapore and the United States .
It has also been the birthplace and site of numerous meetings
and workshops held under the directions of the renowned
theatre director Robert Wilson to develop I La Galigo,
a theatre piece which was world-premiered in Singapore
in March of 2004.
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CULTURE
AND HERITAGE page |
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| The Bali Purnat
Center for the Arts was first officially dedicated, activated
and occupied at the beginning of this millennium. One of
its principle goals has been to study, interpret and document
the cultural heritage of Bali and other parts of Indonesia
in cooperation with both Indonesian and foreign artists.
This has been accomplished through a range of artistic and
community service activities. Indeed, the very first cultural
event hosted by the center was a presentation of the great
Gambuh operatic theatre form, which interpretations of Balinese-style
Ramayana stories.
Purnati has also been an active participant in local and
regional arts festivals in which it has premiered new modern
dance works performed by top Indonesian dance artists who
usually perform more well-known traditional pieces. Among
institutions which have participated in various intercultural
and heritage workshops at Purnati have been groups as diverse
as The Asian Cultural Council, The Japan Foundation, The
Young Presidents Organizations, the Hermes fashion house
of Paris, Change Performing Arts from Milan, Asia Society
Philippines and International Marketing Communication Forum
for Indonesian Performing Arts. |
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