Authentic Balinese Dance & Gamelan (10)
by kadek ferry 2010
The 3rd Evening Performance (August 28th, 2007)
This was a special evening of new creation dance and collaboration performances. Not like the previous performances which held at Balerung Stage, this third performance was held in an open stage Puri Agung Peliatan Palace, with the program “The Works of Guruh Sukarno Putra”. Guruh Sukarno Putra who is also a disciple of Agung Mandera created two Legong Dances in the Peliatan style, performed in this event.
The “Legong Untung Surapati” created in 1982 which tells of the struggle against the Dutch colonialists and the romanticism of the National Hero Untung Surapati. And The Legong Sri Sedana, new composition specially choreographed for this event. This dance describes the Goddess Sri and Sedana, who descended from heaven to earth to provide an abundance of prosperity and fertility of crops, especially rice (staple food) to people.
Besides those two Legongs as the opening was performed the Lambang Sari dance, and followed with various modern dances.
Author : kadek ferry © f-studio
Photo : Doc. Mengenang Sang Guru 2007 (Press Release)
