Cudamani's concert - what a show! (2)

I meant to put all of these photos within one post, but oh well... Back to the pictures:


Ah, the convenience of velcro and cloth-backed wood paneling. Usually these posts are made out of stone!! But, in this case, all you had to do was to rip the paneling off the velcroed frames. Very effective sets - the background sets were beautiful to look at.


The barong, protective spirit of the Balinese village, standing there majestically. This was the last item of the performance. When it's performed, the dancing style reminds a lot of people like an animated overgrown puppy. Despite the auspicious nature of this figure, the pelawatan (costume) itself is a pain to dance in - it's heavy. It's made of a huge bamboo frame decorated with tooled leather, pandanus fiber, and mirrors - not to mention the barong mask. Imagine putting a 35-50 lb. load on the back of your head. Top-heavy, to say the least... And the fibers make the costume a sweathouse. However, when you dance, you don't mind these minor inconveniences.

Well, that's all for the concert here - I wish that the rest of their tour be a success as well.