Balinese theatre explained

Balinese theatre and dramas include Janger dance, pendet dance performances, and masked performances of Topèng. Performances are also part of funeral rituals involving a procession, war dance, and other rituals before the cremation of the patulangan. ^[1] Balinese use the word sesolahan for both theatre and dance.^[1]

• Arja (dance), Balinese dance-opera
• Barong dance performances featuring Rangda, a dancer with keris, Jero Gede (black masked figures), and Jero Luh (white masked performers)

Barong Ket: lion barong, the most common Barong, is the symbol of a good spirit.

Barong Landung: giant barong, the form is similar to Betawi Ondel-Ondel

Barong Celeng: boar barong

Barong Macan: tiger barong

Barong Naga: dragon (or serpent)

• Gambuh plays with chanting and music including the use of long flute-like instruments
• Topèng, masked theatre
• Calonarang, performances at temples during times of danger or difficulty that involve stories
• Drama Gong, popular theatre developed in the late 1960s
• Sendratari, a group ballet form that emerged in the 1960s includes a dhalang puppeteer giving dialogue and often a gamelan (orchestra), Sendratari, or Kècak chant

Javanese Wayang shadow plays are performed in Bali.

See also

• Balinese art
• Balinese dance
• Theatre of Indonesia
• Folklore of Indonesia
• Dance in Indonesia

Notes and References

1. Web site: About theatre and dance in Bali . Balinesedance.org . 2015-08-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150810101748/http://balinesedance.org/About_Theatre_and_Dance_in_Bali.htm . 2015-08-10 .