Join Rhythmix and ARPD this summer as Performance, Art & Learning “PAL” in the Parks brings people of all ages together to experience and explore music, dance, visual art and educational opportunities through a series of family-friendly festivals and concerts in Alameda’s City Parks.

On Saturday, June 17th at Jean Sweeney Park, Gamelan Sekar Jaya’s jegog ensemble presents an interactive and engaging program designed to encourage kids and kids at heart to get out of their seats and bang on some bamboo!

Jegog is a dynamic and athletic artform from West Bali that uses giant bamboo instruments arranged in a four-tone scale, demonstrating the wide array of musical techniques that are possible with just a few notes. This performance includes exciting jegog standards like “Makepung” (“Buffalo Race”), a crowd-pleasing social dance called “Joged,” and a brand-new 2023 composition called “Bagog Gede” from Gamelan Sekar Jaya’s jegog director, I Gede Oka Artha Negara, which combines traditional jegog with a Balinese bronze instrumental genre called baleganjur. Audience members will get a chance to clap along, dance alongside the troupe, and even try out the instruments for themselves!

PAL in the Parks is made possible with support from the City of Alameda’s Recreation and Parks Department, Radium Presents, Rhythmix 2023 Sponsors and donors like YOU!