Photo of Dwi and her son Gadek
At Purnati, I have a very sweet friendship with Kadek (second born) Dwi and her son, Gadek. We drove to Ubud and watched Barong dance the other night! It is my favorite Balinese tourist dance. It tells the story of an unhappy and evil, widow, who takes the form of Rangda – the evil spirit. The priests and townspeople assemble to defeat her with the help of Barong- a half lion, half bear beast who represents the good spirit. He defeats the widow but Randga is not killed, nor is her defeat shown on stage. This is for two reasons, one, to not upset Rangda and secondly, because the Balinese believe that a happy ending is not when good defeats evil but rather when the two find a happy balance! Hmm… sounds realistic to me.
Below is a picture of Barong:
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