Honoring Traditions
Gamelan Gita Santi
The Gamelan Gita Santi project was an idea from the Indonesian community. The Philadelphia Folklore Project helped to start this initiative to give the South Philly Indonesians traditional music access. The group is led by Tom Whitman who volunteers his time to teach. Tom is a professor and the Director of the Gamelan Semara Santi of Swarthmore College.
Modero & Company
Modero is a community-based group that was founded by Indonesian dance artist Sinta Penyami Storms. Modero started as a dance company in 2011 with the mission to preserve the traditional Indonesian culture through various aspects such as dance, food, fashion, and beyond. Modero is committed to working with the community in order to empower them by creating events revolving around performance arts, food festivals, social issues, art exhibitions, and much more.