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Giri Kedaton gamelan ensemble

A vibrant immersion in the heart of Balinese music and dance

Bringing together passionate, dedicated musicians, Giri Kedaton brings Balinese music and dance to life in Montréal. At the heart of this encounter is gamelan: music shaped through listening, shared breathing and the joy of playing. For us, making music together is also a way to build connections and pass on a living culture.

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Directors

Pierre Paré-Blais

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Co-artistic director
Depuis 2015

I Putu Arya Deva Suryanegara

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Co-artistic director
Depuis 2022

Ni Lu Nyoman Srayamurtikanti

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Guest music and dance director
Depuis 2026

Pierre Paré-Blais
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Pierre Paré-Blais

Co-artistic director

Depuis 2015

Biography

Pierre Paré-Blais discovers the arts of Bali in 2005, after studying physical theatre at Marianopolis College. He travels there with the Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre to study masked dance (topeng) and shadow theatre (wayang kulit). This visit also introduces him to the gender, an instrument that accompanies shadow theatre, through studies with Balinese masters including I Anom Putra, I Wayan Mardika and I Kadek Budi Setiawan.

Back in Montréal, he begins studying electroacoustic composition at Université de Montréal in 2007. He discovers the gamelan course and soon joins Giri Kedaton, continuing the artistic connections he developed in Bali.

Pierre returns to Bali regularly to continue training with Balinese masters, learn new dances and refine his musical practice. These visits also offer opportunities to participate in performances and develop his practice alongside local artists.

Pierre has been co-artistic director of Giri Kedaton since 2015. His path brings together music, dance and theatre, nourished by his encounters with Balinese traditions.

I Putu Arya Deva Suryanegara
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I Putu Arya Deva Suryanegara

Co-artistic director

Depuis 2022

Biography

From Kerobokan, Bali, I Putu Arya Deva Suryanegara is a musician and composer. His practice brings Balinese gamelan repertoires into dialogue with electroacoustics, computer music and sonic experimentation. He explores tuning, spatialisation and resonance.

A graduate of the Indonesian Institute of the Arts in Denpasar in 2018, he earns a master’s degree in musical composition and sound creation at Université de Montréal in 2024, under the supervision of Pierre Michaud. His works and research have been presented in Indonesia, Canada and the United States.

Invited to Giri Kedaton as a guest musical director in 2019, Arya becomes co-artistic director alongside Pierre Paré-Blais in 2022. He is also a cofounder of the Naradha Gita arts collective and contributes to the exploration of Balinese music through his compositions, collaborations and publications.

Ni Lu Nyoman Srayamurtikanti
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Ni Lu Nyoman Srayamurtikanti

Guest music and dance director

Depuis 2026

Biography

Known by her stage name Sraya, Ni Lu Nyoman Srayamurtikanti is a Balinese musician and composer. Her approach draws on Bali’s musical traditions to create works that bring inherited repertoires together with new forms of expression.

She begins composing in 2017, guided by her father, a self-taught composer, and by encounters with various artists and teachers. She founds Sanggar S’mara Murti, an ensemble devoted to the practice and development of Balinese music.

Welcomed as a guest musician with Giri Kedaton during the 2023–2024 season, Sraya returns to the ensemble in 2026. She has since served as guest music and dance director.