The dance drama performed by frangipani-crowned girls is an emblem of this tiny Southeast Asian island province Legong is a “balih-balihan”, or secular, Balinese dance form meant “purely for ...

Dewa Nyoman Irawan, a 30-year-old Balinese dancer, expertly twirls a fan in his right hand while performing intricate finger movements with his left, captivating his audience at the Viceroy Bali ...

The Legong Dance and Ramayana is performed in Ubud palace in Bali, Indonesia on January 17, 2012. (Henk Kosters /Flickr) ...

Entering the hectic backstage area of Taman Ismail Marzuki’s playhouse in Jakarta, I was immediately greeted by the big motherly smile of Ayu Bulantrisna Djelantik. Bulanstrina is direct descendant of ...

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