Articles tagged ‘jaba tengah’

Trance dances in Bali

By Nick | July 28th, 2006 | Add a Comment »

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.

 

Pura Luhur Batukaru: Exploring the outer courtyard

By Nick | January 9th, 2006 | Add a Comment »

Heading inside the outer courtyard, I passed through a candi bentar (split gate). Balinese temples usually have either 2 or 3 courtyards (outer, middle, inner). The jaba (outer courtyard) is the realm of the people, where public dances will take place, the jaba tengah (middle courtyard), is a transition area between the realm of [...]