Robert Jarvis

Endangered Instruments Revived As Concert Serves Up Fresh Dialogue

'Rare' and 'endangered' are terms usually associated with animals and plants... but they can also be applied to three unique Indonesian musical instruments—the Bundengan from Central Java and the Rantok, and Gule Gending from Lombok. These instruments are barely heard and played outside of their home regions, much less anywhere else in the world.

DOTS+LOOPS LIMINALITY FESTIVAL Comes to Melbourne Next Month

Independent artist-run initiative, Dots+Loops, is expanding nationally this year, following the remarkable success enjoyed by its post-genre concert series productions over the past four years in Queensland.