Baris the warrior dance

baris the warrior dance cuts an impresive figure in a gilded brocade cloak of ribboned pennants which fly out dramatically at every turn. in his performance , he enacts a young warior’s preparation for batle, guading himself into courageous mood, trying out his martial skills, showing pride at his calling and then expressing a whole series of emotions ferocity,passion, tenderness, rage-much of through the arresting movements of his eyes. in ist original sacred form, this was a devotional dance wich soldiers dedicated themselves and their weapons to the god

Baris, atraditional wardance, glorifies the man hood of the triumphant Balinese warrior. The word baris means a line orfile, in the sense of a line of soldiers, and referred to the warriors who fought for the kings of Bali.

the dance accompanied by gamelan gong.

The relation between dancer and orchestra is an intimate one, since the gamelan must be entirely attuned to the changing moods of the warrior’s imperious will. The dancer enters the stage-a field of action where he will display the sublimity of his commanding presence. At first, his movements are studied and careful, as if he were seeking out foes in an unfamiliar place.