Festival North Balinese Performing Arts

The lunch concerts and evening concerts take place on the outdoor stage of the Bali Taman Hotel, Lovina Beach. The program features a selection of traditional music and dance styles of the various cultural centers of Buleleng, introduced by I Wayan Dibia and North Balinese seniman tua (old masters). The evening concerts focus on specific topics:

- old fashioned mabarung (competition) between east and west Buleleng, featuring dances like Taruna Jaya/Wiran Jaya and Palawakia,

- rare and sacred ensembles, featuring a unique semar pagulingan from the Munduk/Gobleg area and a recently restored gong gede from Tejakula,

- contemporary works from A.A. Bulan Trisna (dance) and a newly commissioned work by I Gusti Bagus Suarsana (gong kebyar).

The program will be regularly updated on the schedule page.