Once, I had to make a publication for Balitourus.com website. Excavated a lot of interesting information, learning the history of dance.
Mysterious dance "Kechak" (Kecak ind.) – "the Monkey's song Ramayana".
Photo by: wm-painting.ru
The dance performed by more than a hundred men, mostly dressed in plaid sarongs. In the process of the dancers sing "Chak-Chak" and throw up hands to the beat, shaking hands and much more ...
Balinese musical drama depicts the battle between Rama, assisted ape-like the Vanaras , and the evil demon Ravana.
Rama - avatar of Vishnu, the supreme god of the Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism.
The Vanar – race of ape-like warriors from Indian mythology. Described as brave, curious, hyperactive, prone to travel, a little irritable, loyal and honest. A little less than a man's height, body covered with a thin layer of wool, very strong.
Ravan, according to legend, indulged in hard austerities for ten thousand years, Brahma (God of creation in Hinduism) gave him the gift of invulnerability from the gods and demons. As a result, Ravan was able to take over all the three worlds of heaven, earth and the underworld. He also deposed from heaven, the other gods and forced them to serve themselves.
To get rid of the tyranny, Vishnu, at the request of the other gods, he was reborn as a mortal on earth, in the form of Rama.
The roots of the dance "Kecak" dates back to the trance and the exorcise, and to this day in some areas of Indonesia dance exorcise demons out of people.
In the 1930 yar, Walter Spies (German-Russian artist, choreographer and filmmaker) created a dance drama performance. Wayne Limbeck, W. Spis partner, organized study groups, and conducted numerous tours. As a result, "authentic Balinese dance" became world-famous.
Dance "Kechak", you can see many temples in Bali (sometimes Borobudur and Prambanan, island of Java).
Video excerpt from the documentary film the Baraka best shows all the magnitude of the dance "Kecak".
