Bali Travel News

Despite showering by rains, the parade of Tanah Lot Arts Festival (TLAF) 2010 took place lively and vibrantly. More than 3,000 local artists featuring the region’s distinctive arts remained to perform the show vigorously. The arts displayed also varied ranging from classical arts to new creative and innovative arts. There were barong, rangda until a magical ngurek or stabbing dance that were able to hypnotize the audience not to move from their position.

Balinese arts are widely admired overseas. Many foreigners learn the art of dancing or the traditional Balinese gamelan music. Being unsatisfied with the lesson there, they ultimately came to the art resources to get the original in accordance with the supporting community. It is one of the reasons for foreigners to learn the dances and gamelan music in Bali.

Recently, 25 foreign artists from the United States, France, Norway, Singapore, and Jakarta came to Bali and took part in an intensive study program on Balinese gamelan and dance in the artist colony of Ubud, Gianyar. Such international activities lasted for three weeks and filled with various enchanting art activities.

GIANYAR—A total of 229 children and adolescents following the dance competitions of Tedung Agung Cup I taking place at Wantilan Hall, Ubud (Jul 24). The competition was held for two days and participated by ten existing dance studios in Ubud, Gianyar, Sukawati, Denpasar, Badung and Klungkung. Competition was divided into three categories, namely Female Dance consisting of Puspanjali Dance and Condong; Effeminate Dance consisting of Margapati and Terunajaya Dance; and Male Dance consisting of Baris Dance phase I, Baris Dance phases I and II, Kebyar Duduk and Topeng Keras Dance.