Full Day Incursions
Aaron
Hall and Nita Rahayu are delighted to offer the following workshops and
performances, which will support your Indonesian, music or arts
program. They are a series of authentic cultural experiences that will
give your students a real taste of Indonesian music, arts and culture.
Nita was born in the cultural haven of Yogyakarta, and Aaron has spent
4 years there,1 1/2 years of which was spent studying gamelan full-time
in Institut Seni Indonesia - Yogyakarta. Both are accredited LOTE
teachers, which puts them in an ideal position to provide for your
needs.
Workshops will be run by Aaron or Nita, or one of their contacts with specialist expertise.
Gamelan
The real thing. A central Javanese gamelan brought to your school. Your students will actually learn to play a genuine
gamelan song on a genuine gamelan orchestra. Aaron offers gamelan
workshops for schools and colleges. Instruments include Saron, Bonang,
Bonang penerus, Kendang, Kempul, Kethuk, Kenong and Gong. Enough
instruments to seat 20 students at a time. Workshops are adjusted to
suit the particular age level of the students.
- Upper Primary & Secondary students will actually learn to play a genuine gamelan song
- Mid Primary will learn a simplified version
- Juniors will experiment with the fascinating sounds that the instruments make, to create their own patterns.
Nita has been immersed in Indonesian dance since a child, and now runs workshops for schools. The dances are chosen to suit the age level of the students, and will be choosen from Tari Topeng (mask dance), the Kecak dance (a chanting monkey motif dance), Tari Satria (warrior), Tari Kijang (deer), Tari Kupu-kupu (butterfly), Tari kelinci (rabbit), Tari Blek dik dot (Indonesian clown motif), Tari Saman (from Aceh), Tari Rampak (funny group dance from Java), Tari Gembira (the dance of joy) and Tari Lilin (candle dance). Tari tempurung (coconut), Tari Bamboo gila (bamboo dance) and Poco-poco (a modern aerobics style of dance) from Ambon.
Pencak Silat
Indonesian martial arts. Workshops start with a performance of pencak
silat dance, then the students are taught some pencak silat self
defence and tenaga dalam, a meditative style.
Kendang
West Javanese (Sunda) style drumming workshops. A class set of drums are brought to your school so that your
students may explore the scintillating rhythms of Sundanese drumming.
Students will make a batik handkerchief or picture on cloth. Senior Primary and Secondary College students will use the traditional hot wax on cloth. Junior Primary will use the cold wax method.
Village games
Students play some of the games commonly played by
Indonesian kids.
Angklung
Bamboo music from Indonesia. Students will play an
Indonesian song on the angklung.
Village life
We use a traditional Maduranese sate cart to involve the
students in a sate buying role-play. Also jamu equipment
for a jamu buying role-play and a kentongan for a ronda
role-play.
Cooking
The students will cook dadar gulung or one of the delicious Indonesian sweet snacks.
Mask making
Students will make an Indonesian mask using some traditional mask
patterns from Java, Bali or Kalimantan. Everything provided except
textas or other colouring implements.
Kasti
Students will play the Indonesian game kasti, similar to
softball.
Wayang kulit making
Students will make a wayang kulit puppet from cardboard. Students can
choose from Rama, Sinta, Rahwana, Naga, Garuda, or make their own
patterns. Most puppets have moving arms, legs or wings. Everything
provided except textas or other colouring implements.
An original becak from Yogyakarta plus a mini becak (that even the preps can ride) are available for hire.
Wayang kulit performance
The delights and imagery of the Wayang brought to your school. The
traditional stories of the wayang are adapted to be accessible to your
students. The stories come from the Ramayana or Mahabarata (the
Indonesian epics originating in India) or the cheeky and clever kancil
(mouse deer). Recently received the ultimate accolade “Better than
T.V.” (Sean, grade 1, Dawes Rd. Primary School). The length of the
performance may be adjusted to suit your needs, but 30 - 45 min. is a
common length.
The program
A popular format for the day is to run 45 min. (sometimes less for
Junior Primary) workshops in the morning followed by a performance in
the afternoon. The performance typically involves a Wayang kulit
performance by Aaron then performances by the students of the gamelan
piece and dances studied earlier in their workshops (students in full
dance costume). Parents are often invited to the latter part of the
performance to watch their children perform their dance or gamelan. An
ideal way to finish off a successful Indonesian day. View a full day incursion by Bagus kan! on http://www.youtube.com/user/baguskan
Cost
Workshops (full day, gamelan, dance etc.) $530.00 per day per facilitator, plus travel.
Wayang kulit performance costs an extra $100.00.
Becak hire is $100.00 per day.
Travel costs. $50.00 per 50 km from Bendigo, first 100 km free.
Melbourne schools - NMR, WMR $100.00, SMR & EMR $150.00.
Please note! These prices do not include GST, please add 10%. GST component not taken from LOTE budget, but from school GST fund.
For example, if Aaron and Nita were to come to your school to run gamelan and dance workshops, plus Aaron was to perform the Wayang kulit, plus you were to hire the becak for the day, and your school was in the Northern Metropolitan Region (making travel $100.00), then the cost would be: $530.00 + $530.00 + $100.00 + $100.00 + $100.00 = $1360.00 + GST $136.00 = $1496.00.
For bookings or inquiries, please contact Aaron or Nita:
Bagus kan!
phone : (03) 54392678
email : info@baguskan.com.au
Box 821
Strathfieldsaye,
VIC, 3551
ABN : 81 931 871 013
