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Show Dudaya set for Kingsbury 1 J ' I Mil the stylized positions, Tnd Javanese dances reflect Different Dif-ferent styles and moods. Gelan orchestras perform on festive occasions and to accompany accom-pany dance performances and Sw plays. They are JjneJ to either a five-tone system or a seven-tone system, andemuc is played by memory. Both Javanese Java-nese and Balinese musicians rev- ere their instruments, some- of them regarded as the dwelling places of spirits. Tickets for the single perfoim-ance perfoim-ance of the company may be purchased pur-chased in advance through the U of U Lectures and Concerts office, Annex 1164, by phoning 322-6223 and at the door. General admission cost is $2.50, faculty and staff ?2, and U. of U. students $1.50. program features a monkey general gen-eral demons, fighting birds and many scenes acted out and danced in brilliant costumes. The history of music and dance in Indonesia goes back thousands of years. Hindus arriving from India in the 4th Century found many wooden and metal instruments. instru-ments. Ritualistic dances were part of the Indonesian religion, and all the performing arts spread quickly to the Hindu and Muslim courts. The dance-dramas gradually became the people's guide to moral behavior and a reflection of Indonesian philosophy. philoso-phy. The ceremonial dances are rooted in the idea of constant conflict between good and evil with the conviction that virtue will always triumph. Although similar in many of The Budaya Troupe from Indonesia In-donesia will perform in Kingsbury Kings-bury Hall Tuesday at 8 p.m. under un-der sponsorship of the University of Utah Division of Continuing Education. Representing the governments of Bali, Java and Sunda will be G dancers, a gamelan orchestra and a puppeteer. Most famous of the Budaya performers is Wayan Rindi, considered con-sidered in Bali to be the finest dancer in his native land. Two of his young girl disciples, Ketut Sukarni and Putu Sukerni, will dance the "legong," which won for them the first prize in the All-Bali Performing Arts Contest held earlier this year. Main attraction of the evening will be the presentation of the Hindu epic, "The Ramayana." This story in music, dance and puppetry tells of the search made by Rama and his brother Laks-mana Laks-mana for Rama's wife, Sita. The |