This ritualistic dance-drama is performed during festivals and special ceremonies in Bali temples, writes Priti Agrawal In fact, dances are so much a part of Balinese daily rituals that they have ...

On Saturday, December 14, at 7pm, the community is invited to attend a magical gamelan music and dance performance event at Nusantara Arts. Since its inception, Nusantara Arts has become a cultural ...

On a sweltering afternoon, two dozen young men gather in a garden in Sanur ' they have come together to practice their barong routine ahead of this weekend's barong competition in Puaya village, ...

PIKIRAN RAKYAT - Bali, an Indonesian island renowned for its natural beauty, is equally celebrated for its rich cultural heritage. At the heart of this tapestry lies the enigmatic figure of Barong, a ...

There was joy and laughter in the yard of Fort Vastenburg, Surakarta, Central Java, in the afternoon of Oct. 6, with 30 reog (traditional masked dance) groups giving a remarkable performance at this ...

Like many Indonesians in Taiwan, this exhibition’s majestic, lion or panther-like Barong is a recent transplant. Arriving in 2014 from Bali, the colorful creature was commissioned by the Indonesian ...

This captivating dance is a form of a play which represents an eternal fight between the good spirit and the evil spirit. Barong (a mythological animal) represents the good spirit, while Rangda (a ...