Performance in Bali

<p>Leon Rubin and I Nyoman Sedana both international theatre professionals as well as scholars collaborate to give an understanding of performance culture in Bali from inside and out.</p><p>The book describes four specific forms of contemporary performance that are unique to Bali:</p><ul> <li>Wayang shadow-puppet theatre</li> <li>Sanghyang ritual trance performance</li> <li>Gambuh classical dance-drama</li> <li>the virtuoso art of Topeng masked theatre.</li> </ul><p>These culturally unique and beautiful theatrical events are contextualised within religious intellectual and social backgrounds to give unparalleled insight into the mind and world of the Balinese performer. </p>