Pronounced "
kechack", it is a performance based on the hindu tale
Ramayana, performed by silent characters that dance slowly while enacting the actions. A group of twenty or so men provide the music, by singing in a repetitive, non-melodic fashion. Most of them keep repeating chak, chak, chak, while one or two others provide a counterpoint. It's a very magnetic performance, especially when enjoyed at Ulu Watu temple's cliff, at sunset.
Monkeys on the way to the stage at Ulu Watu
A monkey up close
Sunset over the cliff at Ulu Watu
The singers/dancers sit down around the blessed fire and begin chanting. They only stand up a couple of times, during the performance, but move their arms a lot.
Prince Rama and his wife Sita, who's kidnapped later
A closer shot of the "orchestra"
The big bird Garuda (the Indonesian airlines are named after him)
The White Monkey King, a funny character and one of the story's heroes
The White Monkey King is set on fire by the enemies but manages to escape
Two "dancers" perform for us
Monkeys on the way to the stage at Ulu Watu
A monkey up close
Sunset over the cliff at Ulu Watu
The singers/dancers sit down around the blessed fire and begin chanting. They only stand up a couple of times, during the performance, but move their arms a lot.
Prince Rama and his wife Sita, who's kidnapped later
A closer shot of the "orchestra"
The big bird Garuda (the Indonesian airlines are named after him)
The White Monkey King, a funny character and one of the story's heroes
The White Monkey King is set on fire by the enemies but manages to escape
Two "dancers" perform for us
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