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Felicia Danon North dancing traditional Topeng Rumyang Dance in Santa Barbara.
Note red Cirebon batik, Megamendung (Rain Cloud) motif
Gamelan Sinar Surya playing in Sundanese Degung style for tsunami relief benefit at Bali Trading Company, Santa Barbara. January 22, 2005
Wedding performance located in the Javanese Teakwood Pavillion on Vashon Island, Washington
Lecture Demonstration at Pacific Lutheran University. Tacoma, Washington
Members of Gamelan Sinar Surya in formal Javanese dress performing on our Prawa (5-tone) Gamelan.
Cirebon Court Dance "Tabur Bunga" performed by (l to r) Michelle Bobadilla, Nayelhi Ramirez and Margarita Ramirez
Cirebon "Tari Pangliman" dance performed by Edmundo Luna
"Topeng Rumyang" dance performed by Felicia Danon North
Our youngest member, 7-year-old Kimberly Toro, playing the "Brong" (Bell Tree)
Visit to the Keraton Kasepuhan, one of three royal palaces in the ancient Javanese kingdom of Cirebon
Main gateway to Kecirebonan Palace
Stone plaque in Cirebon Javanese script at main gate of Kecirebonan Palace
Woodcarving detail on Royal Carriage showing symbol of Kecirebonan Palace
Bronze Nagas (dragons) on a Gender at the Kecirebonan Palace, Cirebon
The late Ibu Anggari Wati, one of the last remaining Gender players in Cirebon, who we recorded at the Kacirebonan Palace
Bonangs at the Kecirebonan Palace, beautifully carved by Richard's late gamelan teacher, Pangeran Haji Yusuf Dendabrata
Ceremonial planting of Kluwen (breadfruit) tree at Kecirebonan Palace with Arts Director Pangeran Haji Tomy Dendabrata
Large gongs of our Cirebon pelog gamelan "Sinar Surya", at our studio in Santa Barbara
Suling (flute) stand with Nagas (dragons) of Gamelan Sinar Surya, Santa Barbara
Two gifts from the Kecirebonan Palace,left: Glass painting of “Mintaraga” (Arjuna Meditating) right: woodcarving , Kluwen (Breadfruit leaf) motif
The 5 masks of the ancient Cirebon Topeng dances in order of performance (l to r): Panji, Samba, Rumyang, Tumenggung, Kelana)