TAM, Ensemble Surplus perform in ArtSummit
TAM, Ensemble Surplus perform in ArtSummit
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
TAM was established by graduate students at Ewha Woman University in 1980. Since its opening performance in 1981, the company has made 22 years of dance history. TAM put on occasional performances from 1981 and repertory work from 1990.
The company is due to perform at 8 p.m. on Oct. 3 and Oct. 4 at Graha Bhakti Budaya, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Central Jakarta, as part of Art Summit Indonesia 2004.
According to the summit, TAM has been recognized for its unique artistic style and its place in the field. Using various ideologies, themes and phenomena, TAM has faced on various approaches in every dance work, which has led the way for the development of modern dance in Korea.
TAM's unique choreographic style is reflected through its highly skilled and technically expressive dancers, who have the ability to crossover back and forth, from the meaning of abbreviation to exaggeration.
TAM's solo performance, starting in 1997, had also provided opportunities to introduce some excellent dancers.
On Oct. 4 and Oct 5 musicians Dieter Mack and Ensemble Surplus are due to perform at 8 p.m. at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta as part of Art Summit 2004.
Mack first toured Indonesia with a group of six musicians in 1988, at the invitation of the Goethe Institute. Although only contemporary music was played, the concerts were almost all sold out.
Prior to 1988, Mack's involvement with Indonesia was limited to Bali and Balinese music, which led to the founding of his own gamelan ensemble in 1982 in Germany. The 1988 tour marked his first international experience as a composer.
During the 1988 tour, Mack met for the first time with Slamet A. Sjukur, who, with Suka Hardjana, has become a long-time collaborator with him.
Ensemble SurPlus was formed in 1992 and plays chamber music ranging from duos to large instrumental combinations. Its primary objective is to give new or unknown works an optimal performance, regardless of compositional style or technical and intellectual demands.
One of the pieces due to be performed by the ensemble, Taro, is based on a simple musical theme (poko gending in Indonesian). The melody is presented in counterpoint with a rhythmic texture and is marked by a series of accents.