5/5 Tim L. 8 months ago on Google • 543 reviews
An
enjoyable
show
for
an
hour’s
entertainment.
We
were
brought
here
by
our
driver
who
suggested
it
the
day
before.
We
had
time
to
kill
until
check
in
to
our
next
place
so
a
good
place
to
stop
and
enjoy
a
cultural
show.
Synopsis
of
the
show:
THE
BARONG
AND
KERIS
DANCE
The
Barong
play
represent
an
eternal
fight
between
good
and
Evil
Spirit.
Barong
(
a
mythological
animal)
Represent
a
good
spirit
and
Rangda
(a
mythological
monster)
Represent
and
evil
one
THE
DANCE
STARTS
WITH
MUSIC
OVER
TONE
Followed
by
his
friend
the
monkey,
The
Tiger
comes
up.
three
masked
dancers
appear
representing
men
making
palmwine
in
the
forest,
whose
child
is
killed
by
the
Barong.
The
three
met
get
angry
and
attack
the
Barong
which
is
helped
by
the
monkey.
During
the
fight
the
nose
of
one
of
the
three
me
is
bitten
off.
FIRST
ACT
Two
girl
dancer
appear
representing
the
servants
of
the
Rangda.
Looking
for
the
servants
of
Dewi
Kunti
who
are
on
the
way
to
meet
their
Patih
9
Prime
Minister).
SECOND
ACT
The
servant
of
Dew
Kunti
come.
One
of
the
servants
of
the
Rangda
changes
into
a
witch
enters
both
servants
to
make
them
angry.
The
meet
their
Patihand
go
together
to
Dew
Kunti.
THIRD
ACT
Dewi
Kunti
and
her
son.
Sadewa
come
up.
Dewi
Kunti
has
promised
the
Rangda
to
Sacrilfice
Sadewa.
A
witch
appears
an
enters
Dew
Kunti.
She
become
angry
and
orders
the
Patih
to
bring
Sadewa
into
the
forest.
The
Path
is
also
entered
by
witch
so
he
does
not
have
pity
on
Sadewa.
Sadewa
is
then
taken
into
a
forest
and
tied
up
on
tree.
FOURTH
ACT
Unknown
by
Rangda,
Siwa
god
appears
and
gives
Sadewa
immortality.
The
Rangda
appears,
ready
to
kill
Sadewa
andeats
him
up
but
Sadewa
is
still
alive.
She
then
surrenders
and
asks
him
to
redeem
herself.
Sadewa
agrees
and
kills
the
Rangda.
The
Rangda
goes
into
heaven
FIVFTH
ACT
One
of
the
servants
of
the
Rangda
called
Kalika
comes
up
before
Sadewa
and
ask
him
to
redeem
herself
too.
Sadewa
repuse
Kalika
gets
angry,
and
change
herself
into
a
boar
and
fights
Sadewa.
The
boar
an
be
defeated
she
then
change
herself
into
a
bird
but
defeated
again.
Al
last
she
changes
herself
into
a
Rangda.
Sadewa
cannot
kill
her.
In
such
cicumstanses
Sadewa
ditates
and
then
he
changes
himself
into
a
Barong.
Still
the
Rangda
seems
to
be
too
powerfull
and
the
fight
is
unended.
Followers
of
the
Barong
appear
and
help
him
fight
the
Rangda.