Friday, November 25, 2011

Arja


Arja is a kind of Balinese opera, a dance drama performed by macapat dialogue.



 Arja dance drama is one of the arts that is very popular among the people. Arja name probably derived from the word Reja (Sanskrit) which means "beauty". Gamelan is usually used to accompany Arja called "Gaguntangan" the voice was low and tunable so it can add to the beauty of the song sung by the dancers.
Arja expected to appear in 1820's, during the reign of King Klungkung Bali, I Dewa Agung Sakti. Toward the end of the 20th century Muani Arja was born, where all the players are male, some female role. Arja was greeted with great enthusiasm by the public, especially since presenting fresh comedy.

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