Barong and Keris Dance is one of the cultural heritage of Balinese dance, which is an art form that is often associated with sepiritual. Where this dance symbolizes the battle of godliness and evil. Barong and Keris Dance are classic examples of how the Balinese people act out mythology that results in a combination of myth and history into one. Many tourists from foreign countries and local tourists watched the performance of the Barong and Keris Dance.
Barong and Keris Dance is taken from the story of Calonnarang, which tells the story of a widow from Jirah named Queen Calonnarang. Where Queen Calonnarang was very angry because she could not find a suitable husband for her daughter, namely Ratna Manggali. All the qualified young men were afraid of the black magic of Queen Calonnarang, so she took revenge by causing chaos in the Daha Kingdom. King Erlangga tried to punish, but all his attempts failed. She killed all the soldiers sent by the king to destroy him. Then Queen Calonnarang decided to destroy the Daha Kingdom, then she summoned all her disciples at night, and went to the cemetery of Setra Gandramayu to offer the flesh of the deceased to Goddess Durga or the Goddess of Death. Then Goddess Durga approved the destruction, warning Queen Calonnarang not to enter the Daha Kingdom. After that, there was an outbreak of disease (Grubug) in the Daha Kingdom, where many residents in the villages of the Daha Kingdom became sick, died suddenly and there was a very devastating earthquake. Hearing this, King Daha asked for help from Mpu Bharadah, a holy Hindu priest, to overcome the disease outbreak that occurred in the Kingdom of Daha. With a heart full of respect for the King of Daha, Mpu Bharadah undertook to overcome the plague (Grubug) that was currently plaguing the Kingdom of Daha.
At the request of King Daha, then Mpu Bharadah sent his son, Bahula, to steal the book of black magic (sihir) of Queen Calonarang. Where Bahula pretended to propose to Ratna Manggali, the daughter of Queen Calonnarang. After Bahula obtained the book of black magic, he handed it over to his father, where it was a manuscript containing the key to the highest liberation that had been used upside down by Queen Calonnarang. After learning all about the book of black magic from Queen Calonnarang, then Empu Bharadah and his son and his disciples went to the Kingdom of Daha, to challenge Queen Calonnarang. In such a great battle, finally Queen Calonnarang could be defeated. But before being killed, he asked to be freed from his curse and asked to be purified of his spirit.
Barong and Keris Dance is a Balinese dance that tells the battle between good spirits and evil spirits. In Balinese mythology, where Barong is a good spirit, while Rangda is an evil spirit. Barong and Keris Dance are indigenous Balinese cultures that existed before the entry of Hinduism into Bali. This hundred-year-old dance involves a mystical lion costume (Barong) played by two people and accompanied by Balinese music (gamelan), and often features a trance scene (ngurek) where dancers stab a kris into their own bodies but remain safe. Not just an ordinary dance, the Barong and Keris Dance is present as a reflection of life that depicts a classic example of the way Balinese people act out mythology, which results in a combination of myth and history into one reality. Barong and Keris Dance performances can usually be easily found in many places in Bali. However, the most popular is the Barong and Keris Dance performance in Batu Bulan Village, Sukawati District, Gianyar-Bali Regency, or Barong and Keris Dance performance in Kesiman, Denpasar.
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