Full video footage of this iconic show from 2008 is now available on our Vimeo channel: https://vimeo.com/gamelanwellington
All the world is a stage and the men and women merely players; they have their exists and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.’
I Nyoman Sukerta as the soldier
This cross-cultural multi-media music-theatre performance was presented at the Adam Concert Room, NZ School of Music at Victoria University of Wellington in 2008.
It featured the Balinese mask dance master, I Nyoman Sukerta, alongside local actors Deborah Rea, Jessica Aaltonen and Salesi Le’ota, as well as Gamelan Padhang Moncar, Gamelan Taniwha Jaya, and a group of randai performers.
Director: Lilicherie McGregor.
Music: Gareth Farr, I Wayan Gde Yudane and Budi S. Putra.
Video: filmed and produced by Paul Wolffram - Handmade Productions Aotearoa 2008
Sponsored by Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, Asia New Zealand Foundation and the New Zealand School of Music.
For more information, see https://gamelan.org.nz/the-seven-ages-of-man/