Denpasar (Antara Bali) - A total of 16 artists from Bali provincial District of Gianyar will take part in the international Spiritual Kagura Festival in Hirosima, Japan from October 31 through November 6, 2013, a Balinese arts official said.
"Representatives of 15 countries are expected to participate in the festival and the Gianyar's artists will be part of the Indonesian representatives to the festival," chairman of the Balinese arts team I Nyoman Carita SST MFA said here on Thursday.
According to him, the festival will perform blend of arts, cultures and spiritual aspects from various countries.
The Balinese artists will among other things show several dances (tari) such as "tari legong, tari baris gede, tari legong Sanghyang and wayang lemah", he pointed out.
Nyoman, who once studied choreography in University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), has conducted well preparation for the Balinese artists to perform in the festival.
He said further that "Tari Legong Sang Hyang" once lured chief of Hiroshima cultural office when he visited and watched the dances in Ubud, Gianyar some time ago.
Gianyar regent, Agung Bharata, meanwhile, supported the artists participants in the international arts event in Japan. (*/DWA)
Balinese Artists to Join Kagura Festival
Kamis, 5 September 2013 16:39 WIB
