Kecak Dance: Bali’s Ramayana Chant, Origins and Fire Scene
Kecak dance is a Balinese Hindu dance-drama in which a circle of men chants “cak” in coordinated rhythm to act out scenes from the Ramayana, with a coconut oil lamp at the center and, in the best-known scene, fire. It was popularized in the 1930s and grew out of sanghyang, an older trance ritual. This […]
























