Catur Eka Budi. CV

Best barong dance Bali.start sharp at 9: 30am.worth the visit.this is third time.this year only.

Traditional barony show, they perform once a day 9: 30-10: 30
Even the dialogue is presented in Balinese, the performance is worth to watch.

It was nice seeing the performance. It's about Bali gods and goddesses and pretty easy to understand from the paper they share. I didn't take any photos here.

It was a good show. Baltic dance done by 2 female dancers was so beautiful to watch. Cannot hear their voices much though.

In my opinion it does not worth it.
Low quality show without showing the culture of the island

More for kids and exposure to Balinese culture in a nutshell. Costumes and music looked and sounded the part.

Not much can be learned on an educational basis but for entertainment and Instagram, it does served the purpose to show "I wss in Bali".

Prices are acceptable (Bali touristy programs do have higher than average pricing) for a 1 hour show.

Overall, pretty decent show but it will be once in a lifetime excursion.

We were brought here by our tour guide and not told exactly what it was (a bit of a language barrier). It's similar to a theatre play but with Hindu influences. Unfortunately, the stories are badly explained, the costumes are bad, it is very slow (we waited for an hour after the play began and a guy in a costume was just sitting still on stage with music playing) and it's very expensive (300,000 rupiahs). It was confusing, a waste of time and money, and we learnt nothing about the culture and had to leave mid-play as it was just a waste of time.

Waste of money and time. It is not a dance in terms of moving nicely to music, but more like a badly acted play. Some people in costumes were walking over the stage and sometimes shouting some words. No idea what was going one there for an hour. Nothing interesting at all, several people left early. Not worth the 100k, be careful when your driver takes you here.

Performance started around 10am. Decent entrance fee and performance. They printed out the story acts of performance in most languages. Performance lasted about 30min. Ended with the appearance of lion and the kris performance. After that pictures taking with the lion. Dont expect aircon, dedicated seating and cushion seats. And enjoy true feel of traditional Bali performance.

Decent cultural experience.got a printed handout for an explanation of the performance but somehow still feel can be packaged bit better

Sbg orang bali, tarian /lakon nya cukup bagus.tapi mengapa para tamu banyak yg meninggalkan panggung justru di pertengahan pertunjukan? Ini yang menurut saya perlu jd perhatian pengelola.
"They absolutely had no idea whats going on. Hhh"
Sedih jg saya menyaksikannya.
Sedikit saran, mungkin chapter nya perlu lebih disederhanakan agar lebih merefleksikan keterangan nya yg di famlet (act nya dibikin biar lebih nyambung antar 1 dgn selanjutnya.) misalnya, act saat Sahadewa vs kalika. Setelah interaksi sebentar, semua penari masuk. Trus beberapa menit kemudian muncul babi? Dan 3 orang lain nya. Jika anda tidak memahami cerita nya sejak dahulu, ini tentu saja membingungkan. Seperti. Ini cerita yg mana? Dan hei. Ada yg tau ini act keberapa? Karena kita yg awam "tidak bisa melihat " Hubungan nya!
Bisa saja kan. Dibuat. Misalnya, setelah berkelahi, hanya pemeran kalika yg masuk kegoa, lalu keluar babi nya? Dan setelah muter2 sebentar, akhirnya patih meminta bantuan rakyat utk menangkap nya.
Demikian pula dgn interaksi antara pemain dengan penonton. (ini menurut saya faktor paling penting yg justru diabaikan, pdhl ada drama/lakon disana) ada, namun sangat sedikit dan pd saat tsb penonton sudah bosan duluan.
Jadi ini seperti sekedar pertunjukan tari bukan hiburan, kurang berkesan.
Simple nya gini, gmna membuat orang yg ga ngerti bahasa, tapi dgn melihat/menonton saja mereka bisa memahami/menangkap maknanya? Menurut saya cara penyampaian nya yg perlu dirubah/diperbaiki/lebih disederhanakan lg agar bisa membawa penonton.
Saya sangat merekomendasikan pertunjukan kecak di uluwatu sbg salah satu referensi.
Terakhir, Saya cuma sopir freelance, bukan penggiat seni, apalagi Seniman. Mohon maaf klo kurang berkenan. Namun saya melihat potensi disini yg teramat sayang utk cuma begitu 2 saja.

An hour long performance of the traditional Balinese Dance form - Barong Dance. The dance is performed over the beats and music of traditional percussion drums and flutes, with actors decked in traditional ceremonial outfits enacting various roles. The dance itself is divides into 5 acts, telling the story of the fight between good and evil through mythical characters, animals and creatures.
Good one time experience.

The organiser should introduce all the actor and actress to the audience before start. Easier to more understand the stand

Bring a seat cushion, your butt will be sore!
The show was interesting to watch, but not worth the 100k rupiah entrance fee IMO. The musicians were often out of sync and the actors didn't really seem into it or like they even wanted to be there, like a teenager who just wants to get home to his Xbox.
I'm glad to have seen a show like that, but would not go back.

Not really good in moving as entertaiment, but they have good temple on the backside, you can visit the temple before or after the show, there is snack shop, and toilet, you can see 2 in one place, the show and the unique cremation temple
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Cheers, have a good holiday
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