Barong dance is a very traditional play based on a story from Mahabharata. I was very impressed by the traditional stage on which this play is performed.
As you see here, keeping in mind all the necessary symmetries, elevations from the audience stand, the stage built in the stone has a very authentic touch of the Balinese culture. Even more impressive were the trees on the stage itself which had grown to full heights. Someone really thought through the design while building this open air auditorium some hundred years ago!
The character you see here is the Barong! He is a mythological character, supposed to be powerful and with magical powers. He helps Sahadeva, the youngest of the Pandavas, to defeat an evil witch.
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