In harmony with modern life, people tend to take something more practical. Advancement of science and technology has enabled this and it is triggered by time efficiency. Healthcare, for instance, has improved the quality of human life significantly. When life is made easier, looking back to the past healings is not mistaken. Balinese have a [...]

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On Wednesday, October 14, balinese celebrated Galungan Holyday, a holyday to commemorate the victory of Dharma (virtue) over Adharma (evil). This holyday is considered the pinnacle of Balinese struggle to subdue the negative force of evil, and what is called evil here is the sad ripu (six internal enemies), they are kama (lust), loba (greed), [...]

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The head of Commission I in Bali’s House of representative, I Made Arjaya, said that the works of Balinese artists must be given the copyright so it will not be claimed by other countries.

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Hindus in Bali celebrated “Saraswati” day on Saturday, August 1st 2009 which is the day to commemorate the birth of science and knowledge. The ceremony was carried out in Jagatnatha temple in Denpasar.

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Painters specialized in painting the traditional Bali style, carried out exhibition in Damping Gallery, Banjar Kutuh Kaja, Ubud, Gianyar, started on July 24th through August 7th 2009.

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A local play called “sendratari” which presented various characters through choreography attracted attention from the locals and foreign tourists. Wayan Dibia, a lecturer in Indonesian Art Institute (ISI) Denpasar, said “the art was originally made to entertain guests for Indonesia and now become famous play troughout Indonesia including western Java and Nusa Tenggara.”

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Denpasar – Heads of Youth Organization in Bali joined the Bali Rescue Coalition (KPB) as the house of representative to be more critical in handling the city plan rules. I Putu Hendra Sastrawan, the coordinator of KPB, said “We asked the board to consider Bali’s beautiful nature. We don’t want Bali to be over exploited [...]

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Denpasar – Balinese artists from Sanggar Tari Dwi Mekar Banyuning in Buleleng regency will come to Australia. I Nyoman Durpa, the head of Sanggar Tari Dwi Mekar Banyuning, said “we would like to entertain the people of Australia and also to conduct some rituals in the fire site last February.”

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Denpasar – Bali is famous for its culture and the beautiful nature attracts the advertising industry. Several advertisements and commercials in television selected Bali as their background. Sido Muncul, the biggest traditional medicine company in Indonesia, also shot their television advertisement in Bali.

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With the exception of cultural uniqueness and allurement of its nature, Bali is also abundantly rich in traditional arts. Balinese arts are closely associated with religious rites of Hindus in Bali so the art of dance and gamelan music remain to exist up to the present. Within its performance, dance does not only function as [...]

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