Balinese theatre
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Balinese theatre and dramas include Janger dance, pendet dance performances and masked performances of Topèng. Performances are also part of funeral rituals involving a procession, war dance, and other rituals before the cremation of the patulangan. [1] Balinese use the word for both theatre and dance.[1]
- Arja (dance), Balinese dance-opera
- Barong dance performances featuring Rangda, a dancer with keris, Jero Gede (black masked figures) and Jero Luh (white masked performers)
- Barong Ket: lion barong, the most common Barong, it is the symbol of a good spirit.
- Barong Landung: giant barong, the form is similar to Betawi Ondel-ondel
- Barong Celeng: boar barong
- Barong Macan: tiger barong
- Barong Naga: dragon (or serpent)
- Gambuh, plays with chanting and music including the use of long flute like instruments
- Topèng, masked theatre
- , performances at temples during times of danger or difficulty that involve stories
- , popular theatre developed in the late 1960s
- , a group ballet form that emerged in the 1960s that includes a dhalang puppeteer giving dialogue and often a gamelan (orchestra), Sendratari or chant
Javanese Wayang shadow plays are performed in Bali.
Gallery[]
Preparing the feast before a Pandan War performance in Tenganan village, Karangasem Regency, Bali
Staged battle in Tenganan
Actors dressed as giants and evil spirits for a Barong Landung performance
Siege of a gate play in Bali (1910-1920)
Balinese performance
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "About theatre and dance in Bali". Balinesedance.org. Archived from the original on 2015-08-10. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
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