(Indonesian Dancers)
Entwined with the stories of the Gods are Music and Dance, the never ending struggle between good and evil.
Cultural Shows
Rindik – Bamboo Marimba & Flute Gender Wayang – Mini Gamelan
(Traditional Music)
Rindik is typically performed with 2 or 3 musicians, using two bamboo marimba-like instruments with or without a bamboo flute
Jegog – Big Bamboo Orchestra
(West Bali Tribal Music)
Bamboo grown in west Bali, reaches monstrous proportions the likes of which are not known elsewhere on the island
Gamelan Balinese Orchestra
Gamelan Balinese Orchestra (Indonesian Dancers) Music Gamelan – Balinese Orchestra Show Description The Hindu-Balinese religion requires gamelan for the successful completion of most of the tens of thousands of ceremonies undertaken yearly. At a plethora of traditionally mandated…
Wayang Wong – Shadow Men
Wayang Wong – Shadow Men (Indonesian Dancers) Music Kecak Voices Show Description The heroes of the great Hindu epics, the “Ramayana” and “Mahabharata”, have served as role models for the Balinese for many generations. In the Wayang Wong, the ancient stories of the Ramayana are converted to mask dramas enacting…
Ogoh-Ogoh Re-enactment
Ogoh-Ogoh Re-enactment (Indonesian Dancers) Music Jegog – Balinese Big Bamboo Orchestra & Kecak Voices Show Description Initially, the giant dolls, popularly known as ogoh-ogoh, were created as the symbol of demonic spirits. In the Ngerupuk ritual, a sort of exorcism ritual taking place the night before Nyepi…
Pendet (Welcome) Dance
Pendet (Welcome) Dance (Indonesian Dancers) Music Gamelan – Balinese Orchestra Show Description As a Welcome dance, Pendet is the presentation of an offering in the form of a ritual dance. Unlike the exhibition dances that demand arduous training…
Kecak Dance
Kecak Dance (Indonesian Dancers) Music Voices of the Performers Show Description Of all the dances seen on Bali today, the Kecak dance is perhaps the most dramatic. Unlike other dances, there is no gamelan orchestra accompanying it…
Sanghyang Dance
Sanghyang Dance (Indonesian Dancers) Music Voices of the Performers Show Description Sanghyang dances developed from the essential religious function of maintaining the health and well-being of the village. They are performed to exorcise evil spirits…
Wayang Kulit
Wayang Kulit (Indonesian Shadow Puppets) Music Gamelan – Balinese 2 Players Show Description Balinese WayangKulit shadow play takes place as a part of temple celebrations or other religious gatherings. The purpose of the Wayang is to bless the occasion by inviting ancestral spirits…
Barong Dance
Barong Dance (Indonesian Dancers) Music Gamelan – Balinese Orchestra Show Description Barong, a mystical creature with a long way back and curved tail, represents the affirmative, the protector of mankind, the glory…
Baris Dance
Baris Dance (Indonesian Dancers) Music Gamelan – Balinese Orchestra Show Description Just as the Legong is essentially feminine, Baris, a traditional war dance, glorifies the man hood of the triumphant Balinese warrior. The word baris means a line…