Classical Barong dance with Rangda

From Pangal buaya (crocodile wood) made relief shows dance to the Barong. Cross the big picture for a detailed view. Choose other views, while you click on the small pictures.

The Barong is a mystic being which represents the good forces existing on the earth. Besides there is Rangda, the queen of the witches whom this embodies Nastily. The Balinese thinks that property and Nastily side by side exist (black / knows checked cloths are to be seen often). Therefore, there is in the following history which entwines itself round Barong and Rangda no winner. The dance begins with a prelude which has, actually, no connection with the history. It should introduce merely the Barong. After the prelude two girls dance the Legong (balinesischer dance). And then the history begins.

1. Act Two servants of the queen talk about the destiny of her beloved man, the prince Sadewa who should be sacrificed on this day of the death goddess Batari Durga. Their restlessness increases, as one of the witches (a schoolgirl of Batari Durga) appears. As soon as she has disappeared again, they send to the prime minister news that he may come fast.

2. Act of The prime ministers appears, followed in some distance of the queen, the mother sadewas. The queen is deeply disturbed with the thought to have to sacrifice her son. Because the witch fears, the queen could change her opinion, she bewitches the queen, so that this confused-begins to hit her son Sadewa. Finally, the queen orders to the prime minister to bring the son to the cemetery where the death goddess lives.

3. Act of The prime ministers, the Sadewa loves like his own son, refuses to explain the order of the queen, so that the witch pronounces a curse also about him. Thus the prime minister Sadewa brings to the cemetery where he binds him before the house of the death God to a tree.

4. Act The God Shiva appears in the form of a priest. When he sees Sadewa, he has pity on him and makes the prince immortal.


5. Act Batari Durga appears. When he sees Sadewa, it would like to carry out the sacrifice immediately. When Batari Durga recognises that Sadewa has become immortal, it is hit. To be released and to come to the sky, it asks Sadewa to kill them.

6. Act Also Batari Durgas the highest schoolgirl Kaleka would like to be released with pleasure. But Sadewa refuses to help her. Nevertheless, with the help of her magic forces verandelt Kalega to itself in a wild boar, it is hit by Sadewa. Also when she changes into a gigantic bird, it is defeated by Sadewa. When then, nevertheless, the shape of the black witch – the mighty Rangda accepts, Sadewa cannot hit them any more. With a renewed attempt, they to unterwerden, Sadewa changes into the Barong. They fight with each other. Because they are equally strong, however, nobody can defeat the other. As a result calls of the Barong his followers for the help.

7. Act The followers of the Barong appear, equipped with Krissen (Kris=Malaien dagger) of magic strength. When they attack the black witch, this moves them with the help of her witch's art into a mind mood in which they turn angry against themselves and pierce her bodies with the Krissen (at this moment the dancers can really be in a trance state) Then appears of the Barong and extinguishes the influence of the black witch on.

 

Lemart - Fernöstliche Schnitzkunst auf allerhöchstem Niveau. Als Weltenbummler und Kenner zahlreicher Kulturen und deren Handwerkskunst stellt die balinesische Schnitzkunst eine der höchsten Stufen der Vollendung dar. Dem interessierten Betrachter kann es passieren die Grenze zwischen irdischer und überirdischer Schaffenskunst zu verlieren. Jedes dieser Unikate ist ein Einzelstück, handgefertigt aus verschiedenen Hölzern, abhängig von den Arbeiten und Detailierungsgraden, Künstler erschaffen diese „lebendig wirkenden“ Figuren aus der fernöstlichen Mythologie in mühevoller Arbeit über viele Wochen, manchmal sogar über Monate oder Jahre. Kreative unwiederbringliche Lebenszeit gebündelt, konserviert in dem jeweiligen Objekt. Handwerkskunst aus Bali.