Mysterious and enigmatic dance “Kecak” (Kecak ind.) - “Monkey song of the Ramayana”.
The dance is performed by more than a hundred men, mostly dressed in checkered sarongs. During the process, the dancers chant “Chak-Chak” and raise their arms to the beat, shake their palms and much more...
The Balinese musical drama depicts the battle between Rama, who was helped by the monkey-like Vanaras, and the evil demon Ravan.
Rama is an avatar of the supreme god Vishnu from the Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism.
The Vanaras are a race of monkey-like warriors from Indian mythology. Described as brave, curious, hyperactive, adventurous, a little irritable, loyal and honest. Slightly smaller than human height, the body is covered with a thin layer of wool, very strong.
Ravan, according to legend, indulged in severe asceticism for ten thousand years, as a reward Brahma (the god of creation in Hinduism) endowed him with the gift of invulnerability from gods and demons. As a result, Ravan was able to seize power over all three worlds, heaven, earth and the underworld. He also overthrew the rest of the gods from heaven and forced them to serve himself.
To get rid of tyra
y, Vishnu, at the request of the other gods, was rebo as a mortal on earth, in the guise of Rama.
The roots of the Kecak dance go back to trance and exorcism, and to this day in some territories of Indonesia I drive out demons from people with a dance.
In 1930, Walter Spies (German-Russian artist, choreographer and film director) created a dramatic performance out of dance. Wayne Limbock, Spies' partner, organized study groups and led numerous tours. As a result, “authentic Balinese dance” has gained worldwide fame.
You can see the “Kecak” dance in many temples in Bali (sometimes Borobudur and Prambanan, Java island).
Book a sightseeing tour at Balitourus.com and you will see the performance with your own eyes, a Russian-speaking Indonesian guide will complement the performance with stories about the culture and traditions of the paradise island of Bali.
Video fragment from documentary film by Barak, best shows the full scale of the Kecak dance.
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