Sunday, January 23, 2005
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Four scenes from the Barong dance:
1 - The Gong (gamelan orchestra) plays an overture
2 - The entry of the Barong (a Good spirit)
3 - The Barong's hilarious Monkey friend
4 - Just two of the rest of the many characters.
This is a tale, like so many of Balinese folk tales, of Good vs. Evil (wait 'til you see the Evil Rangda witch), heroism, treachery, and True Love.
The costumes in this dance, like those of all of the "professional" troupes, are complex and beautifully made. At the end of this Barong dance, the two-man Barong costume is set up on a rack for the public to admire it.
