Bali Dances
Bali Arts Festival Dates
The one festival and time of the year I enjoy is the Bali Arts Festival. A potpourri of drama, dance and culture combine to make it one of the most enjoyable attractions of the year. Twenty provinces from Indonesia will join the festival this year by presenting their cultural arts and handicrafts as well as twelve arts troupe from eight countries. The international events would include a world `wayang` (puppet shadow) festival and an ASEAN ethnic music festival. The theme this year will be “Citta Wretti Nirodha” or a self-controlling behaviour toward the balance and …
Date: May 1st, 2008 |
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Enjoying a Balinese traditional dance performance
Balinese dances can be separated into 2 classes, dances for the gods and dances for the people. Balinese temples (pura) have 3 courtyards (outer, middle and inner) representing the transition from the domain of humans to the domain of the gods. The most sacred Balinese dances take place in the jeroan (inner courtyard) far away from the gaze of tourists.
Date: September 21st, 2007 |
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Ubud dance performance at the Royal Palace
A couple of weeks ago I attended a dance permance at the Royal Palace in Ubud, along with my friends from Oregon. Located on the main street, Jl. Raya Ubud, the palace is easy to find and the price of admission was 50,000rp. I skimmed over what I saw at the dance, so now I’ll describe the dances we saw, according to the official account.
Date: January 4th, 2007 |
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Balinese Dances
When in Bali you must see a traditional Balinese dance performance. One of the best places is the Royal Palace in Ubud. Here is a guide to Balinese dances.
Date: January 28th, 2008 |
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Balinese fighting dance in East Bali
Balinese fighting dance, I know what you’re thinking, slam dancing, head banging. Its not quite like that, but blood can be spilt. In the village of Seraya, in the SE corner of Bali, villagers hold a special rain dance, that is also part battle.
Date: January 6th, 2007 |
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Legong Dance in Ubud Bali
Visitors to Ubud usually end up at a temple dance. By that I don’t mean dressing sexy and grinding on the dance floor, I mean watching Balinese people perform traditional Balinese dances. On the main street, Jl. Raya Ubud, touts are out all day long, catching flies. I’ve never gone for it before, as I’ve always managed to see Balinese dances for free in villages around the island. Last night my friends were thinking about going for it, so I went along. There are many dances, but the one we saw was at the Ubud Palace at 7.30pm.
Date: December 22nd, 2006 |
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