Bali Art & Dance

Baris Dance
Baris Dance Just as the Legong is essentially feminine, Baris, atraditional wardance, glorifies the man hood of the t...

Barong Landung Dance
The giant puppet dance take place annually on the island of Pulau Serangan and a few other places in southern Bali.

Gatot Kaca Statue
This statue was built in 1993, located at the center of road intersection at the northeast of Bali International Airport...

Kebyar Dance
It's a male solo dance like the Baris but with greater emphasis on the performer's individual abilities. There are vario...

Keris Dance
In the Barong play, Bali's mythical guardian, Barong, battles Rangda, the demon - Queen. barong's supporters are a group...

Painting
Ubud Style
influenced by the Western use of perspective and everyday-life subject matter, the Ub...

Puri Lukisan / Gallery
The Museum Lukisan Ratna Warta, usually called the Puri Lukisan (the palce of painting), was opened in 1953. Set amongst...

Textiles
One of the most striking things about Bali is the rich variety of cloths and materials that are to be seen in thousands ...

Topeng Dance
A mask dance where the dancers have to imitate the character represented by mask. A full collection of Topeng masks may ...


Barong and Rangda Dance
The natural world to the Balinese is one held in balance by two opposing forces: the benign, beneficial to man, and the ...

Carving
Stone Carving
Stone carvings were mainly used to decorate temple and palaces and the carvers had much more leeway...

Jangger Dance
The flute begins an eerie tune, and faraway voices chant a strange song that flows from a loud melody to a nearly inaudi...

Jauk Dance
The Jauk Dance As a classical solo performance expressing the movements of a demon, Jauk is derived from a traditiona...

Kecak Dance
The dark expanse of the banyan tree above the temple gate casts a dense shadow on the courtyard and the carvings that fl...

Legong Keraton Dance
In legends, Legong is the heavenly dance of divine nymphs. Of all classical Balinese dances, it remains the quintessence...

Pendet Dance
Pendet is the presentation of an offering in theform of a ritual dance. Unlike the exhibition dances that demand arduous...

Ramayana Ballet
Basically, it tells the same story of Rama and Sita as told in the Kechak but without the monkey ensemble and with a nor...

The Gamelan
Balinese music is based around an instrument known as the gamelan. The gamelan is such a central part of Balinese music ... Topeng Dance
A mask dance where the dancers have to imitate the character represented by mask. A full collection of Topeng masks may ...