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What is the Balinese Monkey Chant?
Today the Monkey Chant is a tourist-friendly Balinese spectacle during which over a hundred male performers wearing checked waist cloths, chanting “cak!,” gesture boldly with their arms to act out the tale in which the monkey-like Vanara aids Prince Rama in his fight against evil King Ravana.
What is Ketjak music?
Kecak (pronounced pronounced [ˈketʃaʔ] ( listen) (“kechak”), alternate spellings: kechak and ketjak), known in Indonesian as tari kecakilolahhe, is a form of Balinese Hindu dance and music drama that was developed in the 1930s in Bali, Indonesia.
Where did the Classic Kecak Monkey dance originate?
The performance is called a ‘Kecak dance’, an onomatopoeic title for the sound of the chant. It’s based on a traditional Balinese ritual but was actually created by a German man in the 1930s and based on the famous epic Hindu story of the Ramayana.
How old is kecak?
Known to the western world as the monkey dance, kecak was developed in the 1930s … [It] is often described as a form of gamelan suara (voice orchestra) and is named for the onomatopoeic sound cak or cek chanted throughout the performance.”
Who created Kecak?
dancer Wayan Limbak
The Kecak Dance is one of Bali’s most prominent cultural showcases, but it isn’t exactly an ‘ancient’ tradition. The dance was created back in the 1930’s, a collaboration between Balinese dancer Wayan Limbak and the German artist Walter Spies.
Who invented Kecak?
The Kecak Dance is one of Bali’s most prominent cultural showcases, but it isn’t exactly an ‘ancient’ tradition. The dance was created back in the 1930’s, a collaboration between Balinese dancer Wayan Limbak and the German artist Walter Spies.
What does the Kecak dance tells?
The Kecak dance is a Balinese art dramatic performance which mainly tells about the Ramayana and is played mainly by men.
What is the purpose of the Kecak dance?
Kecak Dance is said to originate from a Balinese ancient ritual called Sanghyang, aimed as a form of exorcism or to repel evil spirits in which dancers fall into a trance.