Stiti Dharma Online » Arts http://bali.stitidharma.org Bali for The World: Spiritualism, Tradition, Arts, Cultures, Tourism, etc Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:03:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=1473 Wayang Kulit http://bali.stitidharma.org/wayang-kulit/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://bali.stitidharma.org/wayang-kulit/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:21:21 +0000 Bhagawan Dwija http://bali.stitidharma.org/2009/12/30/wayang-kulit/ The Wayang show normally consists of small 4-pieces orchestra, which provides the musical accompaniment around 60 puppets carved out of flat pieces of water buffalo hide and the Dalang, or puppet master.

The Dalang has to be both incredibly skilled as well as knowledgeable. He not manipulates all the [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://bali.stitidharma.org/wayang-kulit/feed/ 1 Topeng http://bali.stitidharma.org/topeng/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://bali.stitidharma.org/topeng/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:21:13 +0000 Bhagawan Dwija http://bali.stitidharma.org/2009/12/30/topeng/ The Topeng, or mask dance, is one of the most demanding dramatic talents, requiring an actors skill and adaptability of mannerism and behaviour, in order to suite each picturesque mask.

Combined from ancient literature and local history, blended with a contemporary interpretation, that is personal teach actor. The characters [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://bali.stitidharma.org/topeng/feed/ 0 Sanghyang http://bali.stitidharma.org/sanghyang/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://bali.stitidharma.org/sanghyang/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:21:07 +0000 Bhagawan Dwija http://bali.stitidharma.org/2009/12/30/sanghyang/ The Sanghyang is a divine force that enters the body of the entranced dancer. The Sanghyang song beseeches the spirit to descend from the heavens.

In Sanghyang Dedari (the dance of the angels), tiny girls who have never danced before are able to give accomplished perfomances of the Legong, whilst [...] Related posts:

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The basic accompaniment to any such perfomance [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://bali.stitidharma.org/music-and-dance/feed/ 0 Legong Keraton http://bali.stitidharma.org/legong-keraton/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://bali.stitidharma.org/legong-keraton/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:20:46 +0000 Bhagawan Dwija http://bali.stitidharma.org/2009/12/30/legong-keraton/ Perhaps the most exquisite of Balinese dances is the classical Legong, a dance traditionally perfomed as entertainment for the King. Young girls wrapped from head to ankle in hand-painted gold mirrored headdresses topped with trembling frangipani flowers, glide and sway in a pantomime of delicate movements, which portray the ancient story of [...] Related posts:
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