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GAMELAN SON OF LION INCORPORATED

New York, NY · EIN 133064502 · Form 990EZ · FY2023 · Micro (<$100K)

revenue

expenses

$2K

net assets

$2K

employees

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mission · from form 990

Gamelan Son of Lion is a chamber ensemble organized around the instrumentation of the Javanese gamelan orchestra. Gamelan Son of Lion's mission is to promote public interest in and exposure to the instruments of the Indonesian gamelan and the various musics which are played using them, to encourage the composition of new American gamelan music by commissioning, performing and recording such works and making them the focal point of the ensemble's repertoire, and to explore artistic collaboration by presenting both new and traditional productions with theatre groups, dance companies, shadow puppet performers and other artists.

profile · synthesized from sources

Gamelan Son of Lion is a chamber ensemble based in New York City that specializes in the Javanese gamelan orchestra. The organization promotes public engagement with Indonesian gamelan instruments and music, commissions and performs new American compositions for gamelan, and fosters artistic collaborations with theater, dance, and puppetry groups. Its repertoire centers on both traditional and contemporary works.

named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Collaborative Arts Projects

Interdisciplinary performances integrating gamelan music with theater, dance, and shadow puppetry in partnership with artists and performance groups

Gamelan Performance Series

Regular concert series featuring traditional and newly commissioned American gamelan music performed on Javanese gamelan instruments

New Music Commissioning

Commissions and premieres new works by American composers for the gamelan ensemble, forming the core of its repertoire

activities · 2 groups

What they do

Commissioning New Musical Works 2 activities
- Commissions new works in the American gamelan tradition
  
  Commissions and develops new musical compositions within the American gamelan music tradition.
- Performs and records original American gamelan music
  
  Creates and records new American gamelan music as a chamber ensemble using Javanese gamelan instrumentation.
Experimental Circus and Immersive Theater Production 1 activity
- Presents collaborative performing arts productions
  
  Produces and presents interdisciplinary performances in collaboration with theatre groups, dance companies, and shadow puppet performers.

financials · form 990EZ · fy2023

revenue

Total revenue$0

Contributions & grants$0—

Program service revenue$0—

Investment income$0—

Other revenue$0

expenses

Total expenses$2K

Program expenses—

Admin / overhead—

Fundraising—

Salaries & benefits$2K

Grants paid out$0

balance sheet

Total assets$2K

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Investments—

Liabilities—

Net assets$2K

5 years on record · 2019–2023 · YoY revenue -100.0%

leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2023

Who runs it

board members · 1

David Demnitz — Director

relationships · 3

Who they work with

dance companies Partner — Collaborates with dance companies in joint productions.
shadow puppet performers Partner — Collaborates with shadow puppet performers in joint productions.
theatre groups Partner — Collaborates with theatre groups in joint productions.

strategies · 3

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

Interdisciplinary Artistic Collaboration 35 orgs

methodology: interdisciplinary_collaboration
By collaborating with diverse performing artists across disciplines, the organization expands the expressive possibilities of gamelan music, because cross-artform experimentation generates novel artistic forms and broader audience engagement.
shared approach: Commissioning as Innovation →
Repertoire Innovation to Advance a National Art Form 35 orgs

methodology: repertoire_innovation
By commissioning and centering new compositions, the organization evolves American gamelan music into a distinct artistic tradition, because innovation in repertoire fosters artistic ownership and cultural relevance.
shared approach: Commissioning as Innovation →
Public Education Through Performance

methodology: public_education_through_performance
By integrating public performances with educational outreach, the organization increases awareness and understanding of Indonesian gamelan music and instruments, because live artistic engagement serves as a pedagogical tool for cultural transmission.