Omar Musa and Mariel Roberts: 'The Offering' at Chora Ubud

Omar Musa is an author, visual artist, rapper, and poet. He has released four poetry books, including Killernova, and four hip-hop records. In 2015, he was named one of the Sydney Morning Herald’s Young Novelists of the Year. His debut novel, Here Come the Dogs, was longlisted for both the International Dublin Literary Award and the Miles Franklin Literary Award, Australia’s most prestigious literary award. His one-man play, Since Ali Died, won Best Cabaret Show at the Sydney Theatre Awards in 2018. He has performed at venues such as the Brixton Academy in London, the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York City, and The National Museum in Brasilia, Brazil. He is based between Brooklyn and Borneo.

Omar Musa adalah seorang penulis, seniman visual, rapper, dan penyair. Ia telah menerbitkan empat buku puisi, salah satunya Killernova, dan empat album hip-hop. Pada tahun 2015, ia dinobatkan sebagai salah satu Young Novelists of the Year oleh Sydney Morning Herald. Novel debutnya, Here Come the Dogs, masuk dalam daftar panjang International Dublin Literary Award dan Miles Franklin Literary Award, penghargaan sastra paling bergengsi di Australia. Drama monolognya, Since Ali Died, memenangkan penghargaan Best Cabaret Show di Sydney Theatre Awards pada tahun 2018. Ia telah tampil di tempat-tempat seperti Brixton Academy di London, Brooklyn Academy of Music di New York, dan Museum Nasional di Brasilia. Saat ini Omar berbasis di Brooklyn dan Kalimantan.

Mariel Roberts Musa, an American cellist and composer, is acclaimed not only for her virtuoso performances but also for her role as a 'fearless explorer' in her field (Chicago Reader). Her dedication to collaboration and experimentation as an interpreter, improviser, and composer has led to a diverse body of work that integrates avant-garde, contemporary, classical, improvised, and traditional music. She is notably a member and Co-Director of the Wet Ink Ensemble, which was named The Best Classical Music Ensemble of 2018 by The New York Times, and has also collaborated with the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), Mivos Quartet, Bang on a Can All-Stars, and Ensemble Signal.

Mariel Roberts Musa, seorang pemain cello dan komponis asal Amerika, terkenal tidak hanya karena penampilannya yang luar biasa, tetapi juga karena perannya sebagai 'fearless explorer' di bidang yang ia geluti (Chicago Reader). Dedikasinya untuk berkolaborasi dan bereksperimen sebagai penafsir, improviser, dan komposer telah menghasilkan ragam karya yang mengintegrasikan musik avant-garde, kontemporer, klasik, improvisasi, dan tradisional. Ia merupakan Anggota dan Rekan Direktur Wet Ink Ensemble, yang dinobatkan sebagai The Best Classical Music Ensemble tahun 2018 oleh The New York Times, dan juga telah berkolaborasi dengan International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), Mivos Quartet, Bang on a Can All-Stars, dan Ensemble Signal.