Kecak

Kecak is a Balinese performing arts are very famous all over the world. The thing that makes it so special Kecak is all music and sound in this dance of human origin. The human voice is compact and streak makes the atmosphere really alive. There are only a few sounds coming from a rattle at the foot of some of the dancers.

The dancers kecak with figures Hanoman

 Kecak is a Balinese performing arts that was created in the 1930s. This dance is performed by male dancers who sit lined up in a circle and with a certain rhythm called "cak" and raised both arms, depicting the current line of apes Rmayana helped Rama against Rahwana. However, Kecak derived from Sanghyang ritual, namely that the dancers dance traditions will be in unconscious condition, to communicate with God or spirits of the ancestors and then convey his wishes to the people. The dancers in the circle is wearing a plaid cloth like a chessboard circle their waists. Besides the dancers, there is also the ain dancers who portray the characters of Ramayana like Rhama, Shinta, Ravana, Hanuman and Sugriva.

Kecak dance songs drawn from ritual dances Sanghyang. In addition, do not use musical instruments, just use kincringan worn on the feet of dancers who portray the characters of Ramayana. Around the 1930s, Wayan modulus worked with German painter Walter Spies to create the Kecak Dance Trance by tradition and part of the Ramayana story. Wayan modulus at popularizing this dance around the world with his dance troupe Kecak. 

 

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