Balinese theatre

Balinese theatre and dramas include Janger dance, pendet dance performances, and masked performances of Topèng. Performances are also part of funeral rituals involving a procession, war dance, and other rituals before the cremation of the patulangan. Balinese use the word sesolahan for both theatre and dance.


 * Arja (dance), Balinese dance-opera
 * Barong dance performances featuring Rangda, a dancer with keris, Jero Gede (black masked figures), and Jero Luh (white masked performers)
 * Barong Ket: lion barong, the most common Barong, is the symbol of a good spirit.
 * Barong Landung: giant barong, the form is similar to Betawi Ondel-Ondel
 * Barong Celeng: boar barong
 * Barong Macan: tiger barong
 * Barong Naga: dragon (or serpent)


 * Gambuh plays with chanting and music including the use of long flute-like instruments
 * Topèng, masked theatre
 * Calonarang, performances at temples during times of danger or difficulty that involve stories
 * Drama Gong, popular theatre developed in the late 1960s
 * Sendratari, a group ballet form that emerged in the 1960s includes a dhalang puppeteer giving dialogue and often a gamelan (orchestra), Sendratari, or Kècak chant

Javanese Wayang shadow plays are performed in Bali.