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GAMELAN SON OF LION INCORPORATED
New York, NY · EIN 133064502 · Form 990EZ · FY2023 · Micro (<$100K)
revenue
$0
expenses
$2K
net assets
$2K
employees
—
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
Cash—
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
    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.
  • 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.
  • Repertoire Innovation to Advance a National Art Form
    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.