Bali Dances
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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Friday & Saturday night events in Bali
This is the final weekend of the Kuta Karnival, a good opportunity to get down to Kuta Beach, and check out the nightlife activities.
Here’s some of the nightlife action in our part of the world.
Date: September 22nd, 2006 |
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Bali Nightlife: Check out BeatMag
Bali has a throbbing nightlife scene (I think that just about covers it), with lounge bars, nightlclubs, gay bars and everything else you can imagine. For newcomers and even people who live here, keeping up with all the the changes is difficult. One solution is BeatMag.
Date: August 12th, 2006 |
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Bali museum: Denpasar
The Bali museum in Denpasar was built in 1931 and it is unique collection of buildings and art. Designed by architect P.J. Moojen, the exterior walls, courtyards and gates, are designed in the style of a Denpasar royal palace.
Date: July 31st, 2006 |
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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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Onstage: Bali’s stage community
Bali has its own stage community, that holds performances of dance, theatre, film and art. The community is called Onstage. Recently I met Jane Chen, one of the people involved in Onstage. She gave me the history and details of an upcoming event.
Date: November 30th, 2006 |
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Sanur Village Festival - August 25th-27th, 2006
The village of Sanur is about to host a 3 day festival, involving sports and cultural events. I was checking out Sanur Village’s website and it had some interesting historical information, about the creation of the village. If you are staying in the Kuta area, you might stop on by the Sanur Village Festival. Hop on the Bypass and at the big roundabout you’ll head towards Sanur. Drive will take about 20 minutes.
Date: August 23rd, 2006 |
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BigExpo Nusa Dua Bali
Nusa Dua has a expo going on right now featuring a display of export products, and cultural performances. The expo started August 9th and runs till August 20th.
Here is a schedule of events at the BigExpo:
Date: August 10th, 2006 |
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Trance dances in Bali
When you say ‘trance dance’ one might imagine western tourists out of their head at Double Six at 4am. Bali has a selection of trance dances that go way back before Double Six, and that are not open for westerners.
Date: July 28th, 2006 |
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