Barong & Keris Dance Performance

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Barong dance is a typical Balinese dances from the Pre-Hindu cultural treasure. This dance depicts the battle between virtue (dharma) and evil (adharma). Being acted by virtue of the Barong, the dancers with costumes quadruped, while the manifestation of evil played by Rangda, the sinister figure with two pointy fangs in his mouth,There are several types of commonly displayed Barong Dance in Bali. Among them Barong Ket, Barong Bangkal (pig), Barong Macan (tiger), Barong Landung. However, among the types of Barong is most often a tourist treat is Barong Ket or Barong Keket which has costumes and dances quite complete,Barong Ket costume generally describe a blend of lions, tigers, and bulls. In the body decorated with ornaments from leather, pieces of mirror glass, and also features the feathers of pandan leaf fibers. Barong is played by two dancers (saluk interpreter / interpreter bapang): a dancer took a position in front of the motion plays Barong head and front legs, while the second dancer is behind the hind legs and tail plays Barong,At first glance, the Barong Ket is not much different from the usual Lion Dance performed by the Chinese community. It’s just that, a story that is played in this show is different, that is the story fight between Barong and Rangda are equipped with other figures, such as Monkey (friend Barong), Dewi Kunti, Sahadev (child Kunti), and followers of Rangda.

Kind of Barong Dance:

1.Barong Ket

Barong Ket or Barong dance Keket is the most widely available in Bali and most often performed and has a bevy of dance movement is complete. Of its form, Barong Ket is a mix between a lion, tiger, cow or boma. Barong Agency is decorated with carvings made of leather, affixed a sparkling mirror glass and fur made from perasok (fiber from the leaves of a plant similar to pandanus), fibers or some of crow feathers.

so barong dance is about the battle of good (Barong) against evil (Rangda), barong dance is held every morning at 9:30 am until 10:30 am which is housed in Batubulan village, Gianyar

2.Barong Bangkung

Bangkal big pig means old age, so it resembles a Barong bangkal or bangkung, Barong is also called the Pig or Barong Barong Bangkung. Generally staged around the village (ngelelawang) by two dancers on certain days that are considered sacred or the time of the plague attacked the village without bringing a play and accompanied by gamelan batel / tetamburan

3.Barong Macan

As the name implies, it resembles a tiger Barong and the kind of barong famous among the people of Bali. Performed by going around the village and sometimes comes with a sort of dance-drama Arja and accompanied by gamelan batel.

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