Gamelan Sekar Jaya is a company of musicians and dancers, based in the Bay Area. Founded in 1970, the company specializes in the performing arts of Bali. GSJ has been called “the finest gamelan outside of Indonesia by Indonesia’s Tempo Magazine. The group has performed in venues ranging from New York’s Symphony Space to the Hollywood Bowl to remote village squares in Bali. GSJ fosters artistic exchange between Bali and the US through residencies, workshops, performances, and the creation of innovative new works of music and dance.