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THRS 312: Hindu Faith & Practice
Special Interest Topics
Balinese Dance

A study of Balinese dance reveals the close relation between religion, social life, and art in Hindu Bali, a culture in which there is famously no word for "art."

Barong

Video Resources

Bali, the Mystical Land. VHS. A film by Kari Soveri. Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1999. [Copley: VC 4934]

Kawitan: Creating Childhood in Bali. VHS. Directed by Eli Holander. Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning, 2002.

Legong: Dance of the Virgins.  DVD.  Directed by Henry de la Falaise. Chatsworth, Calif.: Milestone Film & Video, 2004. [Copley: DS647.B2 L44 2004]

Taksu: Music in the Life of Bali.  DVD. A film by John Pasler. Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Extension Media Center, 1991. [Copley: ML345.I5 T35 1991]

The Three World of Bali.  VHS. Watertown, Mass.: Documentary Educational Resources, 1981 [Copley: VC 4934]

Books

Arps, Bernard, ed.  1993.  Performance in Java and Bali: Studies of Narrative, Theatre, Music, and Dance. London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.

Bandem, I Made, and Fredrik Eugene deBoer. 1995.  Balinese Dance in Transition: Kaja and Kelod. 2nd ed. Kuala Lampur; New York: Oxford University Press.

Coast, John.  1953.  Dancers of Bali. New York: Putnam.

Cox, David.  1984.  Ayu and the Perfect Moon.  Carmel, Calif.: Hampton-Brown Books.

De Zoete, Beryl, and Walter Spies. 2002.  Dance and Drama in Bali. Hong Kong : Periplus Editions. [Copley: GV1703.B3 D4 2002]

Dibia, I Wayan. and Rucina Ballinger.  Balinese Dance, Drama and Music: A Guide to the Performing Arts of Bali.  Singapore: Periplus, 2004. [Copley: GV1703.I53 D54 2004]

Dunn, Deborah Gail. 1983. Topeng Pajegan: The Mask Dance of Bali. Thesis (Ph.D.)--Union for Experimenting Colleges and Universities. Uiversity Microfilms International, 1986.

Dunningham, Margaret M. 196?.  The Barongs of Bali: Rangad and Other Temple Rituals, Observations of the Balinese Folk Religion. Point Wells, Matakana, New Zealand: The author.

George, David E. R.  1991.  Balinese Ritual Theatre. Cambridge [Cambridgeshire]; Alexandria, VA, USA: Chadwyck-Healey, in association with the Consortium for Drama and Media in Higher Education.

Herbst, Edward, and Judith Becker. 1998. Voices in Bali: Energies and Perceptions in Vocal Music and Dance Theater. Middletown, Conn.: Wesleyan University Press.

Hough, Brett. 1992.  Contemporary Balinese Dance Spectacles as National Ritual. Rev. ed. Clayton, Vic., Australia: Centre of Southeast Asian Studies, Monash University.

Kleen, Tyra. 1936. The Temple Dances in Bali. Stockholm, Sweden, Bokförlags aktiebolaget Thule.

McPhee, Colin. Dance in Bali. New York: Dance Index-Ballet Caravan, 1949.

Young, Elizabeth Florence. Topeng in Bali: Change and Cotinuity in a Traditional Drama Genre. Thesis (Ph.D.), Univ. of California at San Diego, 1980.

Wiratini, Ni Made. Condong and its Roles in Balinese Dance-Drama. Thesis (M.A.) UCLA, 1991.

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