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Out of praying pan - According to Putu Wirata, the spirit of widow sacrifice lives on
in modern Bali. |
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After the Bom - What future is there for Bali's modern theatre scene? |
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Warung Society - Bali has its own history of communal philosophising and
coffee-drinking .... |
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Dangerous Times - Orchestrating a cremation in Ubud |
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Young Generation Ever true to its cultivated image of uniqueness, Bali has remained
safe for travel and riot-free in spite of the headline upheavals that have been
occurring...... |
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On Live the Banjar It could be
argued that there is no real urban Bali. What appear as cities are really just collections
of banjars - small communities bound by religion and a local brand of communalism. |
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Curse or Blessing ? These words, as appropriate as they might seem
today, referred not to the current economic and political crisis in Bali and Indonesia but
rather to the end of Bali’s first age of tourism as a result of the Great Depression
and the outbreak of the Second World War. |
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Freedom Fighters The unique struggle of Balinese women. The issue
of women's rights in Bali is a complex one and subject to a diversity of views among
Balinese women themselves. Andre Sjahreza spoke with a number of Balinese women and men
from a range of social classes and castes, and discusses how these factors affect their
views on the matter of equality between men and women in Bali |
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No Island is culture unto
itself Despite their intrinsic
absurdity, myths of racial and cultural purity continue to be upheld in many of the
world’s ethnic communities. Humans love to create myths and legends that can best be
described as tribal, designating themselves as the first, the best, the purest and the
closest to God. |
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Eternal Dances Balinese dances have become popular worldwide. To
discover the secrets behind this recent success, Andre Syahreza visited Printing Mas, one
of the well-known Balinese dancing art studios in Bali. |
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Ashes to Ashes, Balinese
Cremation Ceremony As long as
people could remember, Ngaben is always interesting even for local people. What is the new
about this event ? |
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Dramatic Revival. The popularity of the Gambuh has faded with the
force of time, but this form of theatre has continued to be a strong source of inspiration
for artistic creation in Bali over a number of centuries. |
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Trading Cultural Tourism. Benito Lopulalan traces the genesis of Bali's
'cultural tourism', and explores the development of the island as a merchant's paradise. |
