Articles in the Dance, Drama & Music Category
The village of Ubud will host Ubud Village Jazz Festival in August. This new festival will be agood addition to Ubud repertoire of festival that is already included Ubud Writer and Reader Festival and Bali …
A weekend mini festival entitle Indonesia Spirit Festival will be held December 7th to 9th, 2012 at The Yoga Barn, Ubud, Bali. The idea behind “Indonesia Spirit” is to attract social and …
November 2-5, 2012
The Nusa Dua Fiesta
Bali Tourism Development Corporation will hold The Nusa Dua Fiesta (NDF) within the Nusa Dua Complex on November 2-5, 2012. This four-day festival will highlight …
Lovina Beach will host Lovina Beach Festival from 20 to 22 October, 2012. This beach festival is an attempt from Buleleng’s government to boost tourism in Lovina.
The three-day festival will be opened on …
Tango lovers and enthusiasts will need to free their schedule from Nov. 28 through Dec. 4, for Tango in Paradise Festival that will be held in several locations across Bali. The venues of …
Uluwatu area is located in the end of Southwest Peninsula of Bali and well known for its beautiful cliff-top temple, great beaches, hot surfing spots, kecak dance and of course, cheeky monkey.
Uluwatu kecak dance tour …
Sanur Village Festival 2011, once again hosted the performance of Grup Gedebong Goyang or G3. The group comprises of four expatriate women : Rucina Ballinger, Kerry Pendergrast, Suzan Kohlik and Antonella De Santis, but only …
Though he learnt how to sing by himself, he is obviously inherited his grandfather’s and ancestors’ talent. His grandfather was a great topeng dancer while other ancestors were the experts in playing Balinese gamelan. And …
Resurrection is the right word to describe a unique musical instrument called “penting”. Penting is Balinese traditional string instrument that is played by picking the string with a pick made of buffalo hide …
Pangrebongan, the sacred events held 10 days after Kuningan Day, makes people come not only to pray but also to be entertained. After all the sacred precessions including ngurek (http://blog.baliwww.com/guides/256) ended in the afternoon, the …
Oleg Tambulilingan: Ni Gusti Ayu Raka and I Komang Urip Tribuana
Ni Jero Puspawati was once the dance queen of the Balinese stage. For more than 50 years, Jero Puspawati has shown her outstanding dancing skills, incomparable in her time. Now, she is already 72 years …
Grup Gedebong Goyang have revived after a three-year hiatus.
Rucina Ballinger, Suzan Kohlik, Antonella de Santis and Alex Ryan
with the Satya Hati Band will be joining the Kita Art Community on:
McPhee’s A House in Bali, the chronicle of his life there, is still considered a valuable introduction to Balinese culture.[citation needed] His posthumously published Music in Bali was the first comprehensive analysis of Balinese music …
Excerpt from McPhee’s “Tabuh Tabuhan”. Levi G. & Johannes N., piano.
TWILITE ORCHESTRA conducted by Addie MS
@ Sydney Opera House, concert hall.
July 21, 2009
A House in Bali, Evan Ziporyn’s dense syncretic opera, regales you with sounds, moves, images, and contradictions. It’s a little like visiting Bali for the first time. The strangeness can be overwhelming, but you’ll never …
Colin McPhee (March 15, 1900, in Montreal – January 7, 1964, in Los Angeles) was a Canadian composer and musicologist. He is primarily known for being the first Western composer to make an ethnomusicological study …
PieterdeRooijHolland | August 29, 2010
I made this tribute to Lotring on the 30th of August, 2010. [PdR] The video contains segments of wonderful and unique footage – from a 20-minute documentary published onhttp://www.youtube.com/user/jackusful by ‘Jacques’ – …
After the passing away of several Maestro of Balinese dancers, world community was shocked again by the report that Ni Ketut Cenik, a Maestro of Joged Pingit, passed away on July 24th. Now, Balinese and …
Out of many kinds of masked dances in Bali, Jauk and Telek can be categorized as the most singular one. Jauk is the male version of this genre while Telek is the female one. Jauk …
Yen gumanti bajang tan binaye pucuk nedeng kembang
disuba ye layu tan ade ngerunguang ngemasin makutang
becik malaksana de gumanti dadi kembang bintang
mantik di rurunge makejang mangempok raris ka entungang
Pura Luhur Batukaru, a unique sacred mountain sanctuary and royal temple of Tabanan dynasty, situated on the foot of mount Batukaru, 23 km north of Tabanan, built to venerate deities of mountains and lake.
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Based on …
Wisdom if you look carefully can be found everywhere, for Balinese traditional song is an important source of wisdom. The song “Bibi Anu” that is usually sung by expecting mother in bygone days is a …
So many people, young and old, men and women, natives and foreigners came in flocks to see a unique ritual in Banjar Kaja, Sesetan village, South Denpasar, a day after Nyepi. The old men from …
The word “ngelawang” in traditional art context is equivalent to “door to door art performance”. In the beginning of 19th door to door mask performance was an everyday spectacle. But since the beginning of 20th …
Sanghyang Jaran is a kind of trance dance in which the entranced dancers imitate the the movement of soldier on horseback. It is said that in Sanghyang Jaran dance, the dancers are possessed by ancestral …
In Bali, joyful atmosphere in a ceremony is often be built by a joged Bumbung (joged bungbung). The name joged bungbung is derived from the word joged that means “dance” – joged bungbung dancer is …
As twelve réyong are now omnipresent and taken for granted, the most common association with gamelan sekati is through the oncangan melodic figurations played by the gangsa section. Gamelan sekati is still performed in Bungkulan, …
Buleleng is not just rich with traditional art performances but also produces many creative modern art performaces, modern drama for instance. The example for this modern drama performace was staged on the opening night of …
Buleleng regency is rich with gamelan repertoires, Lelengoran is one of them. Lelengoran is a gamelan style that is considered as the prototype of the popular Kebyar style. Lelegoran was introduced for the first time …
One of many social art performances that are originated from Buleleng is Genjek. The word “genjek “is derived from the word “gonjak” means joke. It was born as a kill-time activity; it started through talking …
The International Conference and Festival Cultural Identity of North Balinese (30 July – 2 August 2009) is highlighted by painting, handicrafts and photos exhibitions, craftsmanship demonstration by Buleleng’s craftsmen and the performances of Buleleng’s art …
Mekar Bhuana’s four-day tour to Singapore with performances at the Esplanade Theatres on the Bay was a resounding success. Over two nights, the 26-strong semar pegulingan troupe presented five performances of rare court repertoire to …
Back in my childhood days, my friends and I used to play traditional Balinese children game called “meong-meongan” or “the cat” game. It is a simple game, derived from the well known theme of a …
Tantri can be classified as an individual genre in Balinese literature, deals mainly with fables; Tantri is similar to Aesop’s fables in Western literature. In its story, the Tantri usually gives moral teaching, promoting good …
Essentially, music, or sound is untamed energy which is open to interpretation. However, through the formation of man’s culture and civilization, music has been given meaning, symbol, usage or function within the context of man’s …
In Bali, the arts have a major role in the teaching of moralistic and spiritual values. The arts are one of the three elements that guide us in reaching enlightenment. From a young age, the …