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| - Kecak Dance
Last Update : Sunday, March 18, 2007
The dark expanse of the banyan tree above the temple gate casts a dense shadow on the courtyard and the carvings that flicker like apparitions in the uneven light. A serpentine stream of bodies coils itself, circle within circle, around a large, bran - read more...
| | - Legong Dance
Last Update : Sunday, March 18, 2007
In legends, Legong is the heavenly dance of divine nymphs. Of all classical
Balinese dances, it remains the quintessence of femininity and grace. Girls from
the age of five aspire to be selected to represent the community as Legong
dancers. Con - read more...
| | - Oleg Tamulilingan Dance
Last Update : Sunday, March 18, 2007
A modern dance choreographed by the late Mario in 1952, Oleg Tambulilingan has become a popular addition to the repertoire of dances included in a Legong performance. Originally, it was danced by only one girl and called Oleg, a general term meaning - read more...
| | - Pendet Dance
Last Update : Sunday, March 18, 2007
Recently, pendet was introduced to open the Legong, Here, the young girls are accomplished members of dance troupe, and their movements are coordinated an exact. Toward the finished of the dance, the girls make praying gestures and throw flowers to t - read more...
| | - Ramayana Ballet Dance
Last Update : Sunday, March 18, 2007
Ramayana ballet The Ramayana has long been rendered on the Balinese stage through the Wayang Wong, a classical dance drama enacting scenes from the Hindu epic in sequel performances over a period of three or four days, A few years ago, a new dance in - read more...
| | - Mahabharata Epic - War of Bharata
Last Update : Sunday, March 18, 2007
Once there lived two families of the kuru clan descended from Bharatha: the Pandawas and the Korawas. The Korawas, wrathful sons of Drestarastra, born of Kuru royal race. Were the hundred sons of blind king Drestarastra. The five Pandawa brothers, ri - read more...
| | - Balinese Secret Ceremonial Dance
Last Update : Sunday, March 18, 2007
These ceremonial dances and dramas directly relate to religious ceremonies by serving an offering, a prayer, or an exorcism of e spirits. Presented with the active participation of the pemangku (the peoples priest and caretakers of the village temple - read more...
| | - Balinese Dances Culture History
Last Update : Sunday, March 18, 2007
In a pavilion near the temple, the dancer meticulously adds the finishing touches to his make-up-a curve to the eyebrow, three dots on each temple, a red spot between the eyes. He gives a last glance to the mirror and moves to his place. A signal and - read more...
| | - Topeng History
Last Update : Sunday, March 18, 2007
Topeng Inside the curtain booth, the topeng actor places his masks, all neatly covered with-white cloth, in their proper order of appearance. After dedicating an offering, he unwraps the first mask, eyeing it for some time as if he were taking into h - read more...
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