For more than 40 years Gamelan Sekar Jaya has set the standard for Balinese music and dance in North America. The only foreign group ever awarded the Dharma Kusuma, Bali’s highest honor for artistic achievement, the Berkeley-based company is credited with helping spark a cultural renaissance in Indonesia that continues today. Commissioning leading Balinese composers and choreographers and collaborating with Bay Area artists across an extravagant array of disciplines, Sekar Jaya gracefully navigates a twofold path marked by both reverence for tradition and creative innovation. For this performance at YBG Festival, Sekar Jaya presents the bronze orchestra Gong Kebyar and shadow puppet theater Gender Wayang (featuring four musicians playing 10-keyed gendèr metallophones) performing works by resident guest music director I Ketut Cater and guest dance directors Ayu Sukmawati and Anak Agung Anom Putra. With 35 musicians and dancers this thrilling presentation features a playful monkey king.

Bring your family, friends, your picnic and your best dance moves! We are an all-ages venue

Yerba Buena Gardens is an ADA accessible venue. Please reach out to event staff if you need any assistance.

Yerba Buena Gardens in downtown San Francisco, on Mission Street between 3rd & 4th Streets. It is easily accessible by public transit. The closest parking garage is at 5th and Mission.

Yerba Buena Gardens is all outdoors. Be prepared for SF weather.

Picnic blankets (and picnics) encouraged. There are many food options nearby at the Metreon and in the surrounding neighborhood.

Seating is limited and prioritized for seniors and those who need them. Low lawn chairs and blankets are welcome.

Yes! RSVPs are free and optional. All events at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival are free of admission and open to the public to attend.