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Jauk Manis Jauk Manis
Posted by: MekarBhuana

Video duration: 339 seconds

Pelegongan Performance of court demon dance, accompanied by our antique gamelan pelegongan orchestra played by 27 musicians.

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Semara Pagulingan Saih Pitu Practice Semara Pagulingan Saih Pitu Practice
Posted by: MekarBhuana

Video duration: 93 seconds

Mekar Bhuana's seven-tone semara pagulingan group practice in Sanur. This piece is called Sekar Gadung and was learnt by the group from a record from the 1970s. It is played in an old-fashioned style (nyotol in pengawak and nurut and nguncang in the pengecet section) in the selisir mode with the fourth tone as the false note (pemero).

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Pendet Dance Pendet Dance
Posted by: MekarBhuana

Video duration: 38 seconds

Mekar Bhuana's pendet dancers performing at a villa in Gianyar, Bali for a wedding in 2006.

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Pendet Offering Dance Pendet Offering Dance
Posted by: MekarBhuana

Video duration: 351 seconds

Our young girl dancers perform pendet, a dance which is based on a sacred dance - an offering to the gods.

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Legong Keraton - Garuda Legong Keraton - Garuda
Posted by: MekarBhuana

Video duration: 58 seconds

Mekar Bhuana performing Legong Keraton at Banjar Gerenceng in Denpasar. Their 11-year old legong dancer, Putu Mahayoni, (here dancing garuda) was winner of the 2002 Mayor's Trophy in Denpasar for Legong Condong.

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Baris Dance Baris Dance
Posted by: MekarBhuana

Video duration: 44 seconds

A baris dance performance at a villa in Gianyar, Bali. Taken in 2006.

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Legong Kuntul Legong Kuntul
Posted by: MekarBhuana

Video duration: 171 seconds

Evie and Ayu dancing Legong Kuntul (dance of the herons) for a pelegongan performance. It is the story of Dewi Sri's herons that have been sent down from heaven to signify harvest time in the rice fields. This dance is more than 18 minutes long and has six parts. This can be danced by multiples of two dancers. Our group perform the Badung version of Legong Kuntul.

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Pelegongan Practice3 Pelegongan Practice3
Posted by: MekarBhuana

Video duration: 71 seconds

Mekar Bhuana group practicing Sanur piece for wedding

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Seketi Seketi
Posted by: MekarBhuana

Video duration: 134 seconds

Performance at World Music Shanghai 2008. This is a Teges style piece that is played to accompany puppets while they walk.

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Pelegongan Performance Pelegongan Performance
Posted by: MekarBhuana

Video duration: 29 seconds

Finishing section of instrumental piece called Bopong composed by Wayang Lotring of Kuta in the 1920s.

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Tabuh Gari Tabuh Gari
Posted by: MekarBhuana

Video duration: 103 seconds

Closing piece and flower presentation at performance at Shanghai University in May 2008. This was part of our group's invitation to participate in China's Shanghai Expo 2008.

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Pelegongan Practice2 Pelegongan Practice2
Posted by: MekarBhuana

Video duration: 31 seconds

Mekar Bhuana group practicing unrecorded Lotring piece

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