tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27934525150799564002024-03-04T20:09:02.762-08:00Bali dance and dramaBalinese culture, dance and drama.Cokiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655566860961297656noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793452515079956400.post-84604172403976717112017-07-12T17:37:00.000-07:002017-07-12T18:10:47.106-07:009 Balinese Dance listed in Unesco Cultural HeritageBy the end of 2015, nine Balinese traditional dances were set within the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity at the 10th Summit of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Windhoek, Namibia.<br />
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The ninth <a href="http://swastiastu.com/kintamani-bali.html">Bali</a> dances is Rejang Dance, Sanghyang Dedari, Baris Upacara, Topeng Sidakarya, Dramatari Gambuh, Sendratari Wayang Wong, Legong Kraton, Joged Bumbung, and Barong Ket Kuntisraya.<br />
For Balinese, dance is a reflection of life, the values of religious teachings, and the expression of human emotions.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06175520895132458327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793452515079956400.post-73603822820993561882016-08-11T19:42:00.000-07:002016-08-11T19:42:16.349-07:00Genjek<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Genjek a typical art Karangasem <a href="http://www.balivillashotels.com/">Bali</a>. The tradition of using vocal and accompanied by music like flute, drums and cengceng. Impression excited and happy emitted from the way they express the words rhythmically should a song. Some other people will imitate the sound of music as a complement of genjek especially the sound of drums and kempul . This art was originally developed in the eastern part of Bali ( Karangasem ) and subsequently known to all other parts of Bali . Even in northern Bali 's own art is sometimes equipped with staging Joged complete with musical instruments made after the artists Genjek completed.</div>
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Oleg Tamulilingan the dance for those who are in love. Oleg Tamulilingan came from two <a href="http://www.balivillashotels.com/">Bali</a>nese word, Oleg means graceful movement and Tamulilingan means bumblebee, combined to named a creative art of dance that was created in 1952. Inspired by the photographs of classical ballet duet "Sleeping Beauty" about the love story princess Aurora with her lovely Prince Charming, who shown to I Ketut Marya by a Western cultural observer that lived in Kaliungu, Denpasar, John Coast.<br />
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Oleg tamulilingan tells about a couple of bumblebees, which was having an romance in the flower garden. Performed by a couple of teenagers. This dance is very fascinating with a beautiful movement, Balinese dancer boys and girls always dreamed to performed this dance perfectly. Aside from being a symbol of romance, Oleg Tamulilingan movements also contains a Balinese beauty characteristic.<br />
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I Ketut Marya A.K.A I Ketut Mario by the western tongue and his oleg tamulilingan dance have been blend and legendary. Indeed, oleg tamulilingan created through a complicated process by a unique I Ketut Mario personallity. Artsitic expression that accumulated in oleg tamulilingan dance, it is entirely aesthetic formulations of I Ketut Marya. But the accompaniment which is a conceptual framework in a choreography, Mario supported by formidable gambelan (Balinese Music) expert I Wayan Sukra from Marga village Tabanan regency, and perfected by Anak Agung Gde Mandera, Gusti Kompyang and Wayan Lebah from Peliatan, Gianyar.<br />
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Tabanan government by the Education and Culture board of Tabanan built a in house stage named I ketut Marya stage to eternize his name as a legendary artist from Tabanan and also build a sculpture of oleg tamulilingan dancer in front of the building. Nowadays, to stimulate the youngster and preserve this artwork, Tabanan government had good intentions to held a Oleg Tamulilingan and Kebyar Terompong (other dance that created by I Ketut Marya) dance competition.<br />
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To be a performer of oleg tamulilingan dance needs a hard work to practice and learn the dance, its quite different with other modern Balinese dance. The movement are specific and has to be danced with sense of a happy lovers. It is kinda rare to see the performance of oleg tamulilingan in this day among the crowd of Balinese dance growth. But oleg tamulilingan always be one of material that need to be teach at a Balinese dance studio, so it will be keep alive and sustainable. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06175520895132458327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793452515079956400.post-68488560101084710562015-02-23T18:50:00.000-08:002015-02-23T18:50:03.718-08:00Legong Keraton DanceLegong is a form of<a href="http://balibeautytour.com/"> Balinese</a> dance. It is a refined dance form characterized by intricate finger movements, complicated footwork, and expressive gestures and facial expressions.<br />
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An extremely basic definition of legong is a dance traditionally performed by pre-pubescent girls in the palaces of feudal <a href="http://amazingbalitours.com/greatcombination.html">Bali</a>.<br />
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One translation is that the word is made up of two words. Lega meaning happy and Ing wong meaning person – put them together and you get: “something that makes people happy”. Another one is oleg meaning dance and gong meaning gamelan, the music that accompanies the dance.<br />
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Satya Brastha dance is one of the new dance creations . As part of <a href="http://bali.blog.com/">Balinese</a> performing arts , dance Satya Brastha can thrive in the community because of the unique composition of the dance , the dance that is easy to learn by the public.<br />
Satya Brasta dancer number amounted to 6 adults . Satya Brasta dance is <a href="http://balidancedrama.blogspot.com/">Bali dance</a> creations presented by a group of male dancers who tells of the epic battle between Gatotkaca with Karna that ended by the death of Gatotkaca by Konta Wijayakusuma weapon. The creator of Satya Brastha dance is I Nyoman Cerita , SST , MA in 1989 .<br />
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Panji Semirang Dance Chronicle in <a href="http://baliblog.blog.co.uk/">Bali</a>, depicting the odyssey Galuh Candrakirana disguised as a man to find his girlfriend Raden Panji Inu Kertapati. This dance includes son finely dance usually danced by female dancers. Panji Semirang dance is a creation I Nyoman Kaler in 1942.<br />
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History of Manukrawa dance , her movements are taken from classical Balinese dance combined with dance movements of Javanese and Sundanese , which has been modified in accordance with the demands of beauty .<br />
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As well as dance and dance Cendrwasih grouse from Bali . Manukarawa dance inspired from birds Manukrawa itself. Manukrawa taken from Manuk word meaning bird . So manukrawa is a bird that lives in the swamp. So do not be surprised if the dance movement resembles Manukrawa the swamp bird. Manukrawa dance is part of the Mahabharata Bale Gala - Gala team works Ramayana / Mahabharata Bali Province which shown in the <a href="http://baliblog.blog.co.uk/2013/06/10/bali-art-festival-16108006/">Bali Arts Festival</a> on 1980 .<br />
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This dance depicts a group of swamp birds that was joking fun while foraging . This dance is usually performed or played by small children, not adult transform. In terms of dance moves Manukarawa more squat - stand.<br />
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If viewed from the dancers performed by the children , not like other Balinese dance tends to be played by adults and has a magical value, Manukrawa has no particular purpose. In general Manukrawa dance only as mere entertainment for children. Besides, as a medium to learn as the bird manukrawa familiar with Balinese tradition.<br />
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In broad outline the basics of Balinese dance is divided into 3 parts: <b>Agem</b>, <b>Tandang</b>, and <b>Tangkep</b>. Djayus in theory of Balinese dance stating that basic for Balinese dance is agem, Tandang and Tangkep. As a clearer picture of the basic aspects of Balinese dance is described as follows:<br />Agem is, the attitude of the principal that contains a specific intent that is a staple of motion that does not change from one attitude to the other attitude of the principal subjects.Agem consists of a variety of forms for example, mungkah lawang, ngerajasinga, nepuk kampuh, ngeteg-pinggel, and others.Tandang is how to move a motion that the other principal subject movement, making it one continuous motion sequence.<br />
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Tandang consists of: Abah the displacement according to the composition of dance footwork, and parry the development of such luknagasatru hand, nerudut and ngelimat.Tangkep is inspiration dance expression that emits light through faces.Tangkep consists of some sort, for example: luru , the incredible joy embodied by the expression; encahcerunggu, to change from one expression to another expression, and maniscerungu, is a smile as he rolled his eyes. Tangkep determine ripeness without inspiration dance, dance does not seem alive. Thus Agem, Tandang and Tangkep is a unity that can not be separated. Terms of a perfection dance requirement is included in it. <br />Three factors mentioned above have the meaning of unity between wiraga, wirasa and wirama for the perfection of <a href="http://balidancedrama.blogspot.com/">Balinese dance</a>.Cokiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655566860961297656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793452515079956400.post-23722287588301329182013-09-15T17:21:00.000-07:002013-09-15T17:22:50.951-07:00Sharing Indonesia with the world<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45,"tn":"*G"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">It was so beautiful seeing the <a href="http://balidancedrama.blogspot.com/2009/06/pendet-panyembrahma.html">Panyembrahma dance</a>. This marvelous and
delicate dance is very popular for welcoming guests in Balinese society.
The dance is such a lovely form of hospitality and friendliness and is
presented with a showering of flowers. <br /> <br />
I had the unique pleasure to learn a little of the Panyembrahma dance
and I hope the next time I will be able to join and share more of
Indonesian culture with the world.<br /> From: Miss World - Peru</span></span>Cokiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655566860961297656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793452515079956400.post-85441444053752038502011-06-01T22:47:00.000-07:002013-06-03T17:19:45.014-07:00Janger Bali<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Janger Bali Is a kind of social dance, especially for the kids and young couple who is very popular in Bali. It is conducted by approximately 10 pairs of young people male and female. During the last dance of the female dancers (Janger) and groups of male dancers (Kecak) dancing and singing together. In general the songs are good in accordance with the nature of their lives.<br />
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Cokiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655566860961297656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793452515079956400.post-29113457770578796672009-08-27T10:28:00.000-07:002013-09-15T17:21:40.406-07:00Tari Pendet<blockquote>
Pendet is a traditional Balinese dance, in which offerings are made to purify the temple or theater as a prelude to ceremonies or other dances. Pendet is typically performed by young girls, carrying bowls of flower petals, handfuls of which are cast into the air at various times in the dance. Pendet can be thought of as a dance of greeting, to welcome the audience and invite spirits to enjoy a performance.<br />
Traditional Balinese dances are the oldest form of performing arts in Bali. Traditional dances can be divided into two types, sacred dance called Wali and entertainment dance called Bebalihan. Wali (sacred dance) is usually performed in some ritual ceremonies only because it has strong magical powers and only can be performed by specific dancers. Bebalihan are usually performed in social events. In addition to entertain, Bebalihan also has other purposes such as: welcoming guests, celebration of harvests, or gathering crowds. Bebalihan has more variations than Wali.<br />
Pendet is the presentation of an offering in the form of a ritual dance. Unlike the exhibition dances that demand arduous training, Pendet may be danced by anyone. It is taught simply by imitation.</blockquote>
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This Balinese dance depicts a group of Belibis (a type of wild duck) enjoying its natural surroundings. The coreography was inspired from the story "Anglingdarma." In this story, the king Anglingdarma was transformed into a Belibis duck by his wife. While transformed, he attempted to group with other birds but eventually failed because he's able to speak like a human. <br />
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In 1925 I Ketut Maria (also known as Mario’) the most famous Balinese dancer of this century, debuted his Kebyar Duduk a dance performed entirely while seated on the ground. With no narrative to tell, the Kebyar dancer presents a range of moods from coquettishness to bashfulness, and from sweet imploring to anger. Mario himself performed this while playing the trompong (a long instrument with 14 inverted kettle gongs), using theatrics and flashy moves to coax sound from the instrument.<br />
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The mass warrior dance, <b>Baris Gede</b> is often performed at temple ceremonies. Baris dances are rooted in courtly rituals of war; the term baris refers to a formation of warriors. Groups of men attired in military style headresses and bearing spears, krisses and shields form lines (baris) and enact a fearsome war dance in unison. The tempo builds up into a mock battle and sometimes eventuates in trance. This dance is generally unrehearsed, performed by men of the village as a guard of honour for the visiting deities.<br />
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This dance form has the special purpose of enlisting the help of the Gods in protecting the village from pestilence and danger. The word sanghyang means “deity” and performers of the sacred Sanghyang dances are said to be possessed by specific deities who enable them to perform supernatural feats. A chorus of men sing a hypnotic chant that summons the spirits, till each dancer falls into a swoon of trance. There are variety of Sanghyang dances, named according to the type of spirit they humour : <b>Sanghyang Dedari</b>, performed by young virgin girls go into trances on the shoulder of older men is a dance of angels. <b> </b><br />
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<b>Sanghyang Jaran</b>, a small number of men are put into trance, but their transition is much more violent they fall, convulsed, to the ground and rush to grab hobby horses. the pre-trance chanting, coconut shells have been lit, leaving red hot coals. The entranced dancers leap into the coals, prancing on top of them, picking up the hot pieces and bathing themselves in fire.<br />
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<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/T6BUZPOvWYM&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/T6BUZPOvWYM&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Cokiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655566860961297656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793452515079956400.post-32121793860517094932009-06-02T11:04:00.001-07:002009-07-04T09:39:01.928-07:00The Wayang<img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrt60hPOUhSGbR1PSAHhsLAKfQmZkavsz6gcXeaYLCDUZj6Qk9BEL1VN0V18kgIbWMW_PQKN6CMqs4VajKo1Fz9r7FjV9i6cb8JvS9JeY2cjVOfBKfVJ-Y9NwqqOOZIdnQFfweRT9P1Uk/s320/wayang01.jpg" border="1" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342792772340188498" /><br />The <strong>wayang</strong> puppet show is perhaps the most famous show in Balinese theatre, albeit the most difficult to understand. Basically an epic narrative, it is the key to Bali’s unique world of myths, symbols and religious beliefs.<br />The puppet master or dalang tells his story by projecting the shadows of the puppets he manipulates behind a white screen and a large lamp. He plays several characters at once, shifting from Old-Javanese to High-Balinese, singing and hitting a box to mark the rhythm. A good dalang is a one-man-show, being in turns smart, funny and melancholic.<br /><p>The dalang borrows the frame of his narrative from the great epics of the ancient Hindu tradition, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, although other stories may sometimes be used. He then creates his own episodes, usually concerning a hero’s quest for a magical weapon, heavenly secret or partner. The hero, accompanied by buffoons, succeeds eventually after tortuous adventures in the wilderness and fights with evil giants. The two sets of puppets – the heroes on the right, villains on the left – symbolize the eternal struggle between good and evil. But for the audience, the dalang’s ability to poke fun at everyone through the mouths of the buffoons is no less important than the narrative.</p><p><object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/5VPw3jcH7EI&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/5VPw3jcH7EI&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object></p>Cokiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655566860961297656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793452515079956400.post-50520658434098530682009-06-02T11:03:00.001-07:002013-06-03T17:25:52.636-07:00The Joged<img alt="" border="1" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hDX_hLdKN_Jg6ccgHKa1a1EFNsGgDFnSUxTRRnQVrlZYTQOgmIv4wQyKZ4-f1aJfckNEtRyXKhISkNXdoRTBs9imK2qiwa1k5hdKC_ZIUhmHwLCKDtNlQQyxNto9MIDT0gxl8-C6TLA/s320/joged.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342792506956035490" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 188px; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; width: 250px;" /><br />
The <b>Joged Bumbung</b> is one of the few exclusively secular dances of Bali in which the brightly dressed dancer invites men from the crowd to dance with her in a pretence of seduction. The music is made with bumbung (bamboo) instruments. This dance is very popular with tourists.<br />
The dance begins with a long opening sequence by the female dancer. Then, long shawl in her hand, she selects a man from the audience by either pointing with her fan or touching his waist. He (the pengibing) comes on stage to hoots from the audience and is expected to be as adept at teasing as the woman dancer. The beter he is, the louder the cheers and roars from the crowd. He may try to pinch her, dance hip to hip with her or even behave like an angry lover and try to hit her.<br />
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These dances are performed to welcome visiting Gods, who are presented with offerings of flowers. Nowadays tourists are also showered with flowers.<br />
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‘<b>Topeng</b>’ means mask and the mask dance relates the tales of Balinese and Javanese ancestors returning temporarily to inhabit the mask. Nowadays, the main stories with their princes and clowns are preceded by set of solo mask dances of the ‘strong warrior’, the ‘topeng tua’ – a fantastic dance showing the advance of old age in the king’s old counselor, and the ‘topeng dalem’ – showing the king in all his glory with enough clowns to fill a circus.<br />
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The famous <b>Legong Dance </b>is the epitome of classical female Balinese dancing. A court dance, it was created in the 18th century in the circles of the principality of Sukawati. According to legend, in the mid-18th century, I Dewa Agung Made Karna who was meditating for 40 days and nights saw two dancing celestial angles. After his meditations he passed on what he had seen and heard to his court dancers and musicians. The Sanghyang Legong was born.<br />
Now including a variety of modern ‘free creations’ (tari lepas), the legong is usually the first dance taught to beginners, Months of training are needed to master the perfect mix of posture (tangkep), movements and mimicry. Three dancers in glittering costumes, one condong lady-in-waiting and two princesses whose roles change according to the narrative usually perform it. The ancient legong used to have a storyteller’s accompaniment, but these days they only dance performances.<br />
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The <b>Barong </b>is the magical protector of Balinese villages. As ‘lord of the forest’ with fantastic fanged mask and long mane, he is the opponent of Rangda the witch, who rules over the spirits of darkness, in the never ending fight between good and evil. During the Galungan Kuningan festivals, the Barong (there are many types including barong ket, barong macan and barong bangkal) wanders from door to door (nglawang) cleansing the territory of evil influences.<br />
The fight between Barong and Rangda is also the topic of traditional narratives, usually performed in the temple of the dead. The most famous is the story of Calonarang, a widow from Jirah who is furious because she can not find a suitable husband for her daughter Ratna Manggali. All the eligible young men are scared of her black magic, so she gets revenge by wreaking havoc over the kingdom of Daha. The king, Erlangga, tries to punish her but all his attempts fail. She kills all the soldiers he sends to destroy her. Then Rangda decides to destroy Daha. She summons all her disciples and in the still of night they go to the Setra Gandamayu cemetery to present offerings of dead flesh to Durga, the goddess of death. Durga agrees to the destruction, although she warns the witch not to enter the city of Daha. But the witch does not heed Durga’s advice and the kingdom is soon hit by grubug (<i>a plague</i>) and the villages quickly become cemeteries, people dying even before they can bury their dead. Corpses are scattered everywhere and the stench is unbearable.<br />
The only person who can defeat the witch is Mpu Baradah. At the king’s request, Mpu Baradah sends his disciple Bahula to steal Calonarang’s magic weapon. Bahula pretends to ask for Ratna Manggali’s hand in marriage and while the witch is away, Bahula steals the magic weapon with the help of Ratna Manggali. Then he gives the stolen weapon to his teacher Mpu Baradah. The weapon turns out to be a manuscript containing the key to ultimate release (moksa) which has been used upside down by Calonarang.<br />
Bharadah goes to Daha to challenge the witch. With the help of the Barong, she is defeated. Before being killed, she asks to be released from her curse and purified.<br />
<object height="364" width="445"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/-bykYfNh_J0&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/-bykYfNh_J0&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object>Cokiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655566860961297656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793452515079956400.post-76965551723460268762009-06-02T10:16:00.000-07:002013-06-03T17:28:15.974-07:00The Kecak “Cak-cak-cak”<img alt="" border="1" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkG-Sw_QXhRv_zEVzM55c9c-b3hY8MXa8qNpLVzxUkSUs3adVOqpzfpjgtjmLBAXXY6cXknwMrtnFY_A0_Xwy9NSPLS6XUWwu6W21ZsLnavyj1vID9cbKPxsh72edcY3tol_pP2t-0S4/s320/Kecak.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342784787614837730" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 210px; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; width: 280px;" /><br />
This obsessive sound (resembling the chattering of monkeys) of a choir from beyond the dust of ages suddenly rises between the lofty trees. Darkness looms over the stage. Hundreds of bare-breasted men sit in a circle around the flickering light of an oil lamp chandelier. “Cak-Cak”. They start dancing to the rhythmic sound of their own voices, their hands raised to the sky and bodies shaking in unison.<br />
This is the unique Kecak, commonly called the “Monkey Dance” by tourists.<br />
Originally the kecak was just an element of the older Sang Hyang trance dance. It consisted of a male choir praying obsessively to the souls of their ancestors. At the initiative of painter Walter Spies, this religious choir was transformed into a dance by providing it with a narrative. The ballet is the Ramayana epic. The prince Rama, his wife Sita and his brother Laksmana are exiled in the middle of the forest. Rama goes hunting a golden deer at the request of his wife, who saw the strange animal and has asked him to catch it. While he is away, she is kidnapped by Rahwana and taken to the latter’s island kingdom of Alengka (Srilangka).<br />
Rama allies himself with the monkeys and in particular with the white monkey Hanuman. They build a bridge and cross to the island. War ensues until finally Rama defeats Rahwana and is again united with his faithful wife.<br />
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