Puspawarna - Many Kinds of Flowers

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Event Puspawarna - Many Kinds of Flowers
Venue The Performance Space (1983-2007), Redfern, NSW
First Date 27 November 1999
Opening Date 27 November 1999
Last Date 28 November 1999
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Cooperative
World Premiere No
Description "An evening of traditional and contemporary pieces evoking, through gamelan music, dance and song, the ancient and mysterious world of Java. Long slow archaic compositions with Sanskrit-derived texts intoned over interlocking gongs and percussion contrast with the sensuous lyricism of modern love songs." Public Launch of Langen Suka.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Dance
Secondary Genre Contemporary
Traditional
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Vi King Lim Orchestrator
Further Information From Performance Space Database: 20 Piece orchestra, singers and dancers. Langen Suka is a Javanese (new in 1999) performing arts collective in Sydney, using a full orchestra.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure The Performance Space Season Brochure Sept-Dec 1999
Performance Space Database
Event Identifier 26480
Dataset AusStage