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UpDate - Vol. 16, No. 28, April 24


                     Indonesian dancers to perform
     
     Dances with the Gods will spotlight the exotic beauty
of Balinese and Javanese music and dance at a special
performance at 3 p.m., Sunday, May 4, in Pearson Hall. The
performance is free and open to the public.
     Featured will be nine Indonesian dancers and more than
30 Gamelan musicians. The 90-minute performance will open
with the "Cedug Kembang Ure," a processional, religious
dance, accompanied by traditional Balinese music, where
dancers scatter flower petals to honor the diety. This will
be followed by the "Puja Suastiastu Dance," a welcoming
dance to honor distinguished visitors, which will be
performed especially for the Delaware audience.
     Other dances include the "Enggar-enggar Dance," a love
scene between Princess Dewi Sekar Taji and her husband when
he returns from an absence, and the "Merak Dance" or peacock
dance, based on the traditional movements of West Java.
     There also will be musical selections, such as "Garuda
Anglayang," which usually is played at the opening of art
festivals in Bali.
     The performance is sponsored by International Programs
and Special Sessions, the Delaware chapter of People to
People International and the Embassy of Indonesia.
     After a welcome by Jyo Patel, president of the Delaware
chapter of People to People International, Subekti
Dhirdjosaputro, head of the Educational and Cultural
Division of the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, will
make opening remarks.
     Lawrence Donnelley, international programs and special
sessions, will offer closing remarks.