{"id":110499,"date":"2020-02-05T15:27:28","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T01:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=110499"},"modified":"2024-05-09T16:03:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T02:03:46","slug":"the-last-king-of-bali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/02\/05\/the-last-king-of-bali\/","title":{"rendered":"Balinese folktale takes the mainstage at Kennedy Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Iana Weingrad (Photo credit: John Wells)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An adaptation of the traditional Balinese folktale The Last King of Bali<\/em><\/a> makes its way to the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa\u2019s Kennedy Theatre<\/a> mainstage, February 7–16. The shadow theatre production features puppets, shadow actors, dancers, punakawan (clown characters) and live gamelan music that takes the audience on a journey filled with drama, love and battles.<\/p>\n

The story is centered around the last king of Bali, King Dalem Dimade, and his emissaries to defeat the powerful demon, Dalem Bungkut. Dalem Bungkut brings chaos and illness to a small community on Nusa Penida, a small neighbor island to Bali, during a Hindu ceremony, leaving the King of Bali as the village\u2019s only hope to end their misery.<\/p>\n

The Last King of Bali<\/em> is co-directed by professor and graduate student, Kirstin Pauka<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Event Information<\/h2>\n

The Last King of Bali dates:<\/p>\n