Festival of experimental composition with works for gamelan by Putu Septa and Zeena Parkins; Pamela Z's cross-media work Simultaneous; James Tenney's Three Pieces For Drum Quartet set to choreography by Nancy Karp; Peter Garland's song cycle Songs Of Exile And Wine; and Ingram Marshall's Dark Waters. San Francisco Brava Theater, 16–19 October, various times, $209–$71/pass, $66–$23/evening.