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The Ketjak Dance
In its
pure form, the ketjak dance is a religious ceremony performedsometimes
for several hours on successive nights, for three to four monthsto
exorcise evil during times of peril and pestilence. The gamelan orchestra
that accompanies most Balinese dance performances is generally absent
during a ketjak performance, replaced by the sounds of a male chorus
similar to the rhythms of the gamelan. While audiences and photography
are not welcome during religious performances of ketjak, recently
the "tourist ketjak" has emergedan abbreviated version of
the dance, performed for entertainment.
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