Image Courtesy: Pixabay The Spiritual Roots of Balinese DanceBalinese dance is more than an art form; it is a spiritual practice that reflects the island’s deeply ingrained Hindu traditions.

Much of Sasmita’s practice can be characterised as a modern reimaging of traditional Balinese Kamasan paintings. Like shadow puppetry, Kamasan painting used the ancient epics and mythological ...

Liu Kang’s colourful 1953 depiction of a graceful Balinese dancer was painted a year after the landmark Bali trip that helped define the nascent Nanyang school of painting. Liu visited the ...