Author : B. Arps
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135752036
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (357 download)
Book Synopsis Performance in Java and Bali by : B. Arps
Download or read book Performance in Java and Bali written by B. Arps and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-06-27 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The studies in this book examine traditional performance genres in the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali. They cover puppet and human theatre, dance, sung narrative, narrative temple reliefs, and vocal and instrumental music, span a period of more than a thousand years, and range over four cultural complexes: Sundanese in western Java, Javanese in central and eastern Java, Chinese in eastern Java, and Balinese in Bali.