Title The Kecak and cultural tourism on Bali / Kendra Stepputat

Published Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2021 ©2021

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Description 1 online resource (x, 379 pages) : illustrations Series Eastman/Rochester studies in ethnomusicolog Eastman/Rochester studies in ethnomusicology. Contents Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note to the Reader -- Introduction -- Part 1: The Present -- 1 Kecak: The Music -- 2 Kecak: The Dance -- 3 Kecak: The Drama -- 4 The Social Organization of Kecak -- 5 Kecak: The Tourist Performance -- 6 From Sanghyang Dedari to Kecak -- 7 The First Kecak -- 8 Almost a Century of Kecak -- Appendices: -- 1. Kecak dan Wisata Budaya di Bali (Indonesian Summary by I Wayan Sudirana) -- 2. Kecak Groups of Bali in 2000-2001 (Badung and Gianyar) -- 3. Facsimile of a Letter from Walter Spies to Leo Spies, 1932 -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index Summary "The Kecak is one of the most well-known dramatic dance performance practices on Bali. It is based on stories from the Old-Indian epic Ramayana, performed by an ensemble of male and female solo dancers and accompanied by a group consisting of approximately 100 men, who function both as musical accompaniment and living scenery that can be flexibly choreographed. Since its genesis in the 1930s the Kecak has been almost solely performed in a tourist context. This book gives a thorough analysis and description of the Kecak in its present form and explores how the Kecak became and stayed a tourist genre for more than 80 years. The book is divided into two parts. The first part focuses on the Kecak in its present form, including musical, choreographic, and dramatic elements. The connection between cultural tourism on Bali and Kecak performance practice is analyzed in detail, including the dependency between tourism professionals and artists and ways of promoting the kecak. Tourists' perspectives on the Kecak are addressed separately. The second part deals with the genesis and development of the Kecak from the 1930s onward"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 29, 2021) Subject Rāma (Hindu deity) -- Songs and music Rāma (Hindu deity) -- Songs and music Rāma (Hindu deity) Dance -- Indonesia -- Bali Island Kecak (Dance drama) -- Indonesia -- Bali Island -- History Heritage tourism -- Indonesia -- Bali Island Balinese (Indonesian people) -- Music Music -- Indonesia -- Bali Island MUSIC / Ethnomusicology Balinese (Indonesian people) Dance Heritage tourism Kecak (Dance drama) Music Indonesia -- Bali Island Genre/Form History Music Songs and music Form Electronic book LC no. 2021018706 ISBN 1800103093 9781800103092

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