What can we expect from the annual Spring Concert Gamelan DanAnda 2025?

Inspired by the iconic Australian native flowers, Balinese musician Yande King’s and Balinese dancer Putu Ayu Lestari have created Puspa Banksia dance. It will be performed with Gamelan DanAnda and Sanggar Lestari dancers at the Gamelan DanAnda’s annual Spring Concert on the 14 Sep 2025 at Collingwood Town Hall in Melbourne. What can we expect from this collaborative creation?

Top picture: Putu Ayu Lestari performed Puspa Banksia at Premier’s Multicultural Gala Dinner of Victoria, at Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, 2025. Pictures 2 and 3: Yande King’s and Putu Ayu Lestari performing at Nongkrong Festival 2024 in Melbourne. Photos: Private Collection.

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Apa yang dapat penonton nikmati dari Konser Musim Semi tahunan Gamelan DanAnda 2025?

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Putu and Yande are not stangers to Gamelan DanAnda. These two Balinese artists have collaborated with Gamelan DanAnda for years. As Yande told SBS Indonesian that Jeremy Dullard, the founder and director of the Melbourne based Balinese music academy, Gamelan DanAnda, was his student.

Putu and Yande told SBS Indonesian what the audience can enjoy on that day, including an exciting workshop. They explained why Balinese seem to have innate ability to dance or sing.'

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