Bali Arts Festival 2007 Highlights

The Bali Arts Festival this year will prove to be one of the best with an excellent array of dance performances. Here is a list of the Highlights from the Jakarta Post.

Saturday, June 16

* 3 p.m. Opening ceremony and cultural parade; Puputan Margarana square, Renon, Denpasar

* 8:30 p.m. The Death of Niwata Kwaca dance drama; Ardha Candra amphitheater

Sunday, June 17

* 7 p.m. Cupak, Balinese traditional dance on gluttony; Ayodya stage

* 7 p.m. Chinese traditional dances; Ksirarnawa indoor stage

Monday, June 18

* 12 p.m. Joged Bumbung, vivacious and sometimes erotic dance; Ayodya stage

* 4 p.m. Leko classical dance; Ayodya stage

Tuesday, June 19

* 10 a.m. Balinese opera Arja, staged by children’s troupe; Wantilan stage

* 8 p.m. Gong Kebyar competition, featuring two children’s gamelan troupes from Karangasem and Bangli; Ardha Chandra amphitheater

Wednesday, June 20

* 7 p.m. Shadow puppet performance by I Gusti Ayu Putri, a female puppeteer from Badung; Wantilan stage

* 8 p.m. Gong Kebyar competition, featuring two children’s gamelan troupes from Badung and Denpasar, Ardha Chandra amphitheater

Unless otherwise noted, all events will take place at Taman Budaya Bali (Bali Arts Center), Jl. Nusa Indah 1, Denpasar; phone (0361) 227176.