Dear Friends, Please forward this message to interested parties.  If
forwarding the message, please include it in its entirety.  Thank you,
and I hope to see many of you at this extraordinary event!  Please
remember to register early.  Frankie Anderson

Wednesday, September 10, 2003, 5:00 - 8: 30 PM
Deep Creativity: Creation & Community Through the Eyes of Balinese
Culture
With I Made Lasmawan, Michael Fitts, Dane Terry, and other members of

the Balinese Gamelan Tunas Mekar Orchestra and Community

All Edgewalkers Dialogues events are held at the downtown Denver, LoDo
Tattered Cover (Wynkoop and 17th) in the 3rd Floor Conference Room.
Networking begins at 5pm, program from 5:30-8:30pm. All events begin
promptly. Union Station lot parking recommended - - kitty corner from
the Tattered Cover entrance.  For registration and cost, see below.

Beckoning to westerners from the edge of a warm aquamarine sea on the
other side of the world, lies an Asian island still shrouded in mystery
and allure. A lush paradise that elicits visions of a country that
naturally evokes curiosity.... fascination.... introspection and
desire.

For those of us who've had the pleasure of visiting Bali, Indonesia,
the mystery, beauty and deep spirituality we've found there touches our
soul and lingers forever. But for those few who dig a bit deeper, one
soon discovers there is much more to this island culture than exotic
allure. The lessons of Balinese culture are not only for the heart and
soul*they're for the mind as well.

In a culture where everyone is an artist*and all play a critical part
in the Balinese community*creativity and a lifelong commitment to living
in connection to others, Earth and God are deeply held principles
integral to the Balinese concept of the village or Banjar. As a complex
tapestry of spirituality and practicality, the Banjar is actually the
foundation of
Balinese life and society. Deep within the Balinese soul, their innate
understanding of cooperation has much to teach us in our fragmented
western world. It is to this learning*a learning that our world needs
desperately*that we dedicate this magical evening of sharings, culture,
music, Agama Hindu ceremony, dialogue and much more.

Here is just a small taste of the evening the honorable Pak Made
Lasmawan and the talented members of the local Denver Gamelan orchestra
and Banjar have in store:

The education of a Balinese child begins with the introduction of the
concept of the 'Catur Guru,' the *Four Teachers' who provide all the
instruction necessary to transform the child into an adult member of the
village. These four are the 'Guru Rupaka,' the child's parents, the
'Guru Pengajian,' the village school teachers, the 'Guru Wisesa,' the
local civil
authorities, and the 'Guru Swadiaya,' the Balinese Hindu deities
(including the supreme God, Sanghyang Widi Wasa). These four sources of
learning occupy an ascending hierarchy, with the Gods' teachings
preeminent above the others.

These three elements of human social life are called 'Tri Kaya
Parisuda.' The goal of this instructional path is to bring about an
agreement in philosophy, conversing and acting among the village
populace.

Possessing an education built on this foundation is what permits the
Balinese to pass successfully through a world of 'Rwa Bhineda,' or
diametric opposites. The Balinese see our world as made up of countless
of these opposing pairs, such as male and female, day and night, and
most of all, good and evil. Believing the safety of their lives and
society to depend on a continuing balance of all these forces, Balinese
direct their prayers toward this end. [To make these principles even
more relevant, Pak Made will discuss this principle in relationship to
the recent terrorist bombing of the Kuta nightclub.]

To pursue this path is to realize a steady progress of 'Jati Diri,' the
individual's spiritual essence. And for every individual Balinese, the
most powerful expression of 'Jati Diri' is full participation in the
village political structure, or Banjar, and in the spirit of communal
work, or 'Gotong Royong.'

Please join us in this first ever Colorado-based rare exploration of
Balinese history and life; concepts of unity and balance; the organized
village or Banjar community; and the idea of connection as it relates to
hierarchy, nature, humanity and God. Come learn what the Balinese mean
when they say, "The circle of life never stops," and join us in the
never-ending global circle of life.

Master Balinese drummer and composer I Made Lasmawan was born in the
village of Bangah, in the Baturiti region of the regency of Tabanan,
Bali in 1958. Strongly influenced by his family and involved in the arts
since childhood, he received degrees in the Traditional Performing Arts
of Bali (KOKAR, Denpasar, Bali, 1977) and Traditional Indonesian Music
[STSI, Surakarta, Central Java, 1983). He is a prolific composer who
taught Balinese music at STSI until 1990, when he was invited to San
Diego State University to teach Javanese and Balinese music. Living in
Colorado since 1993 as
Artist-in-Residence with Gamelan Tunas Mekar, Pak Lasmawan also teaches
Balinese gamelan at Colorado College, Naropa University, the University
of Wyoming and the University of Colorado. Pak Lasmawan has traveled
throughout the world, and has taught throughout the U.S. He is
accompanied in the United States by his wife (a Balinese dancer), Ni
Ketut Marni and his sons, Putu Tangkas Adi Mayena (dancer and musician),
Ade and Aji. When in Bali, Pak Lasmawan continues to play a lead role in
the development of his home village's musical orchestras.

Michael Fitts, an integral part of the Colorado music community, is
president of Tunas Mekar, Inc., a Colorado nonprofit 501(c)(3)
organization, and respected founder of the "Synergy Music Group, Inc.",
a music promotion and entertainment company and jazz label that has
recorded some 30 leading jazz projects.

Dane Terry, a founding member of the Gamelan Tunas Mekar, lived his
early years on a U.S. Army post on a mountain in northern Ethiopia.
There he listened to Coptic drumming, American parade music, his
father's Stan Getz albums, and his mother's church organ playing. He has
resisted categorization ever since. Dane has played timpani with the
Pepperdine University Symphony, drums in the Arizona State Marching Band

and rock-n-roll guitar in Antarctica where he was a field engineer for
Antarctica Support Associates.

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or see below:

Member: $30 per event / $75 for series of 3
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Please Note: Preregistration highly recommended. These events often
sell out!

For payment, send check or call/fax VISA or Mastercard credit card
information to:

Cynthia Kemper, Founder
Edgewalkers Institute
P.O. Box 200116
Denver, Colorado 80220
tel: 303.333.1393
fax: 303.333.2523
ckemper@...

Please Note: Advance reservations [and cancellations] must be received
2 days before event. Space is limited!


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Founder & Publisher
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