A powerful new documentary, Dancing With the Gods explores Bali’s sacred Calon Arang dance and its timeless balance of good and evil. The film is dedicated to Prince Dr. Damien Dematra, whose legacy ...

BALI, Indonesia (AP) — Ketut Nita Wahyuni lifts her folded hands prayerfully to her forehead as a priest leads the temple gathering. The 11-year-old is preparing to perform the Rejang Dewa, a sacred ...

Ketut Alit Widiantari, along with more than 30 of her female friends, walked barefoot to the temple courtyard in her village, carefully balancing her movements while wearing traditional clothes and ...

Wearing the face of Patih Manis (above), a character in Bali’s dance dramas, means more than simply putting on a tapel, or mask. “When you dance with a tapel and perform its character, you undergo a ...