Comments on: The Women’s Cak: un-Liberated? http://riohelmi.com/site/2008/07/the-womens-cak-un-liberated/ everyone is entitled to my opinions Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:53:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rio http://riohelmi.com/site/2008/07/the-womens-cak-un-liberated/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Rio Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:02:03 +0000 http://www.riohelmi.com/site/?p=106#comment-59 Bu Ru, Thanks for the correction and also your explanation of what you felt was wrong with the situation. I have to say that I do agree with you, the Sanghyang Jaran not only being fake but really so "addendum" like that it felt embarassingly forced. However as you know I can't tell my banjar what to do, all I can do is suggest. Best Rio ( I Belog to the faithful) Bu Ru,

Thanks for the correction and also your explanation of what you felt was wrong with the situation. I have to say that I do agree with you, the Sanghyang Jaran not only being fake but really so “addendum” like that it felt embarassingly forced. However as you know I can’t tell my banjar what to do, all I can do is suggest.

Best

Rio ( I Belog to the faithful)

]]> By: Bu Ru http://riohelmi.com/site/2008/07/the-womens-cak-un-liberated/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Bu Ru Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:52:21 +0000 http://www.riohelmi.com/site/?p=106#comment-58 Actually, I was in the SECOND women's kecak with Luh Luwih. We performed at the PKB/Bali Arts Festival in 2006. The first women's kecak was done by the PKK women of Mas village. I felt the women did a fine job (they are not hand picked musicians, but the Women's Auxilliary Group of Banjar Ubud Tengah) but the end was messy and then when it segued into the fake Sanghyang Jaran, I was outta there. The "fire dance" is not indigenous to Ubud (it was originally done in the neighboring village of Bona) but has been appropriated by many groups in Ubud. As Rio told me an hour after the show when he rang me to chastise me for sulking, the organizers told him "no fire, no tourists buy tickets". A sad state of affairs since the kecak itself is such a powerful performance on its own when done well. But let's support the women of Br Tengah Ubud in their barrier breaking Kecak! Bu Ru (rucina) Actually, I was in the SECOND women’s kecak with Luh Luwih. We performed at the PKB/Bali Arts Festival in 2006. The first women’s kecak was done by the PKK women of Mas village.
I felt the women did a fine job (they are not hand picked musicians, but the Women’s Auxilliary Group of Banjar Ubud Tengah) but the end was messy and then when it segued into the fake Sanghyang Jaran, I was outta there. The “fire dance” is not indigenous to Ubud (it was originally done in the neighboring village of Bona) but has been appropriated by many groups in Ubud. As Rio told me an hour after the show when he rang me to chastise me for sulking, the organizers told him “no fire, no tourists buy tickets”. A sad state of affairs since the kecak itself is such a powerful performance on its own when done well. But let’s support the women of Br Tengah Ubud in their barrier breaking Kecak! Bu Ru (rucina)

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